Child, Youth Issues papers

Incidence, economic & sociocultural factors, role of media, laws & shelters and fear of reporting.

Definition, prevalence, effects (behavioral, emotional, psychological, social, interpersonal), treatment (focusing on Murray Bowen's dysfunctional family systems therapy & its limitations).

Argues against forced marriage between pregnant teen mother & father & examines alternatives (abortion, adoption).

Examines the issues facing the therapist: safety of the child, legal aspects, parental resistance, confidentiality, parental power and control.

Examines the effects on the surviving spouse (depression, suicide), special problems of the aged, Alzheimer's, stages of dying and interviews with survivors.

Examines the impacts of divorce on the children in the family, using written material & anecdotes from personal interviews. Discusses both short & long term effects.

Legal, ethical, social & practical aspects of debate over notification laws.

Effects of lesbian parenting on psychosocial functioning, emotional health, sexual identity and self-esteem, compared to heterosexual mothers.

Theory & practice, humanistic techniques, patient-therapist relationship, interventions, role of family and effectiveness.

Research proposal to determine relationship of viewing violence & aggressive behavior of 6- to 16-year-olds.

Definition, types, victim profile, masochism, psychological impact, changing social & legal views, feminism, law enforcement & prosecution, counseling, future.

Prevalence, social, psychological & physical reasons for, focusing on Baltimore, Maryland.

Examines cultural & ethnic bias against single parenting in sociological studies & movement to eliminate that bias.

Examination of the types of services social workers perform in the adoption process.

Discusses the ramifications of deregulation the adoption market. Some pundits are endorsing the outright sale of children or, as they euphemize, the sale of parental rights.

Explores the issue of the developing baby market for adoptive parents. Examines the history of paying for children, including surrogacy, some of the legal issues involved, & the ramification either a fee for services or a price for the child itself.

This paper discusses the epidemic of teenage suicide in the United States and the problems of prevention.

Looks at the stress factors that teenagers have to combat daily.

A summary of the results of researches conducted on the effects of early non-parental child care on the development of young children.

An examination of boot camps as used to solve youth crime problems.

Compares & contrasts mid-1990 cases: the kidnapping & killing of 12-year old Polly Klass & the drowning by Susan Smith of her 2 sons. Discusses circumstances, motivation, politice investigations, infanticide.

Effect on human development. Defines various types of abuse & discusses studies that demonstrate developmental problems of sexually abused children into adulthood.

Need for study. Hypotheses, theory, definitions, assumptions, limitations. Overview of the issue.

Analysis of book by Linda Gordon on the politics and history of family violence in 19th and early 20th Centuries. Author's thesis.

Discusses book on domestic upheavals of the late 20th Century; postmodern family patterns.

Discusses attachment strategies; their importance and influence of previous environment.

Research questions, significance of study, literature review and methodology.

Discusses various therapeutic models: Psychoanalytic, Client-centered, Rational-Emotive, Cognitive Behavior, Family therapy, Groujp therapy, Gestalt.

Value & advantages of open adoption incl. child's psychological development. Adoptive & birth family issues.

Discusses public policy approaches taken by U.S. state & federal authorities to problems of substances that may be hazardous to health of fetus. Cites court cases.

Discusses statistics, social/environmental/behavioral causes & effects. Prevention programs; punishment strategies.

Argues it is immoral; creates a fearful, angry environment; does not teach children lessons of right & wrong.

Discussion of author's themes & analysis of social attitudes. Historical value.

Analysis of factors that caused reduction in teen drug users. Marijuana as a gateway drug.

Discusses data; use of Iinternet for communication & consumerism; teens as a target market. 2 figures.

Male-female & family relations in 1999 film. Gender & social roles.

Reviews studies on battering of lesbians by their partners; lack of resources, incl. Shelters; societal issues.

Psychological effects on adopted children; reasons for adoption, issues incl. "telling."

Examines impact of the disorder on parents & siblings of autistic child. Diagnostic problems, assessment issues, education & placement.

Review of book on family violence, from 1870 to the 1960s. Historical & political arguments.

Discussion of issues: identification & counseling of those at risk, incl. secondary victims (children). Punishment of batterers. Education of healthcare professionals. Public education programs.

Societal attitudes & laws; types of sex offenses. Trends in reporting; increase in arrests & convictions; incarceration; diagnosis, treatment programs & funding.

Examines beliefs, home life, parenting goals, education, community values.

Reasons, problems, suggested solutions. Research study of Hispanic grandparents, data analysis, 1 Table.

Discusses growing problem, causes & effects, role of justice and school systems & social workers. Cites reports & studies.

Why adolesdcents join. Urban underclass. Family envuironment. Prevention programs.

Discusses spousal & child abuse, elder abuse. Strengths & weaknesses of 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); legal issues.

Examines decline in 20th century of corporal punishment in U.S. Historical overview, legal issues, research studies, implications incl. Problems of violence.

Defines its use in family systems theory; how it functions in therapy sessions.

How major 1950s-1980s sitcoms reflect family values. Effects of advertising, revenues, cultural conflicts & issues.

Development by Murray Bowen; his findings; differentiation & role of emotional reactivity & anxiety.

True story of court case re: death of children by leukemia resulting from industrial chemicals. Focus on grief of parents, reasons for settlement.

Collection of 16 young adult stories in "Am I Blue?" that deal with gay & lesbian teens, their friends & parents. Positive message conveyed.

History of nurse-midwifery centers; reasons for existence; how they operate & how regulated.

Discusses & compares concepts & advice of four experts: Dr. L. Emmett Holt, Dr. John Watson, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Dr. Penelope Leach.

Examines development of child reared without siblings. Discusses birth order & studies on "onlies." Argues that an only child is not at a disadvantage.

Selected correspondence between superintendent of 19th Century orphanage & poverty stricken parents who left children, foster families & children who left orphanage. Critical review of historical material.

Examines scientific studies on benefits of breast feeding infants re: health, mother-child bonding. Concludes more research needed.

Discusses some of the causes for the increasing trends of juvenile violence & crime. Focuses on intra-familial causes such as beatings, molestation, & incest.

Elaine Tyler May's "Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold covers historical development of family unit, social, economic, political forces and the breakdown of traditional family.

Effects on communication; interactioin patterns; verbal, non-verbal, parental behaviors.

Problems of children's access to unsafe sites. Cites specific dangers. Action plans to address child safety.

Domestic abuse in U.S. Physical and psychological effects. Battered women's syndrome. Children of abuse.

Argues that parents convicted of child abuse should have children taken from them. Protection of child most important factor.

A humorous essay of what the Goldilocks story is really all about.

A discussion on the increasingly urgent need for parents to participate in their child's education.

An examination of the issue of gay parenting in the United States.

An analysis of the economic aspects of investing in a higher education.

An assessment of the lives of an elderly couple and their mentally and physically disabled grandson.

A look at the development of child labor during the British Industrial Revolution and its problems.

A study of different parenting styles and their influence on a child's life.

A discussion on the new law passed in Massachusetts which forces clergymen to report suspected incidents of child abuse.

By examining the movie "Trainspotting" (1998), the paper looks at the effects of drug abuse on youth in society.

A research study that claims that boys rejected by their peers will become aggressive.

A paper which discusses the emotional well-being and development of children from single parent families.

The paper discusses two essays written by leaders in the field to expose the facts and problems of the child welfare system.

An analysis of the first chapter of this book by Kathleen Stassen Berger which introduces the fundamentals of human development.

A paper which argues the need to increase Texas driving age to 18 in order to eliminate its number one killer among teens.

A discussion on teenage pregnancy as a sociological problem.

An in-depth sociological study into the phenomena of body piercing including types of piercings, standards and stereotypes.

The paper discusses the major causes of adolescent suicides in America today.

A discussion of poverty in urban areas in general, using Panama City as a case study.

A discussion on the physical, emotional, mental, financial and interpersonal facets of raising a child as a teenage parent.

An in-depth study of the response distortions of parenting measures used to assess risk for child physical abuse.

An examination of various social problems affecting students in American schools - violence, drugs, teen pregnancies and more.

A review of two books: "The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America's Changing Families" by Stephanie Coontz and "All Our Kin: Strategies for Survival in a Black Community" by Carol Stack which emphasize the position of the family in today's world

A look at the changing financial responsibilities of women in this day and age.

A discussion of child abuse and the treatment of abusers in America.

A study of the orphan train movement that began in the USA at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

This paper discusses the month-by-month physical development of infants.

The paper examines the question of what constitutes a nuclear family in today's society.

An examination of the concept of filial piety and obedience to one's parents and superiors as it relates to Confucian society.

A research proposal on the topic of child sexual abuse.

A study on child abuse and its affects on the growth of a child into a healthy adult.

A study on the New Jersey legislation, "Abandoned and Medically Fragile Infants Assistance Act of 1995".

An examination of a law on liabilities when reporting abuse cases to the authorities.

An analysis of the child abuse reporting statute of the state of Massachusetts.

A summary of the article by Susan Dwyer Amussen "The Family and the Household" which describes family life during the Elizabethan era.

A definition of this form of abuse and its effects on children.

An introduction to Reye's Syndrome - a rare childhood disease.