Sociology papers

An exploration of the pros and cons of affirmative action and a proposed solution to achieve diversity in colleges through different means.

An examination of the relationship between domination and resistance and how it impacts how individuals relate to one another.

This paper outlines Australia's ideology behind the broad policy goals of assimilation and critically assesses its impact on the education of Indigenous Australians.

An assessment of the health risks facing the homeless individual/family.

This essay is a comparative book review of Valerie J. Matsumoto's "Farming the Home Place" and Karen I. Blu's "Where Do You Stay At,"

Analyzes an interview describing the family life of an African-American student.

This paper discusses the lack of ethnic diversity in American mainstream media.

This paper describes the life of a woman identified as "P." as told through an interview conducted for a social work project.

A review and analysis of the book "Road to Whatever: Middle-Class Culture and the Crisis of Adolescence", by Elliot Currie.

A review and discussion of the article "America's 'Near Poor' Are Increasingly at Economic Risk, Experts Say" by Erik Eckholm.

An overview of four methods of punishment and their success in deterring crime.

This paper reviews three articles to analyze and discuss cross-cultural communication.

A paper examining the efficacy of a group of students' collaborative efforts on a case study.

An exploration of Emile Durkheim's view on crime and its role in society.

A review of the article "But That's Just Good Teaching! The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy" by Gloria Ladson-Billings.

An evaluation of the movie "A Lesson Before Dying" directed by Joseph Sargent.

This article looks at the subject of low paid single mothers and related issues such as welfare and family roles.

Looks at the building and maintaining of trust in society.

A paper discussing N. Podhoretz's essay, "My Negro Problem - and Ours", which praises the black male body.

This paper looks at the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as within the Department of Justice and not Homeland Security.

This paper looks at the history of the bourbon beverage and discusses the contributions it made to American culture.

This paper looks at the issue of seeking a peaceful government by studying the philosophies of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.

An in-depth exploration of the aggressive behavior demonstrated by adolescent boys and girls.

This paper discusses the disparities in Cambodian and American culture and the consequential difficulty Cambodian immigrants face in adapting to an American way of life.

Looks at the acculturation and assimilation of Lebanese-Canadians, especially as related to the larger political context.

A look at the socialization theories that explain Lizzie Borden's criminal behavior.

An examination of the sociological perspective through the fictional depiction of an owner of a corporation exploiting the labor of illegal migrant workers.

A look at the Amish people who are unwilling to assimilate into mainstream American society.

An essay aimed to help those in management positions address conflicts that may arise from multicultural leadership.

A study on how religion impacts medical and science-based health care goals and the pursuits of the western medical practitioner.

This paper looks at how vampires transgress boundaries in Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'.

Looks at identity, which is developed through culturally defined language, as presented in writings by Deborah Tannen, Richard Rodriguez, Gloria Anzaldua and Amy Tan.

Compares two essays, "I Want to be Average" by Mike Rose and "America the Beautiful: What We're Fighting For" by Dinesh D'Souza, to determine, which posses the better argument for conformity.

A review of the theme of love in the stories of Nicholas Sparks.

An argument against the belief that violence in video games leads to increased violence among children or adults.

This paper highlights the negative aspects of a lifestyle where one pursues money.

A review of the book "Down These Mean Streets" by Piri Thomas.

An analysis of the effects of postmodernism and the discursive construction of spaces in "A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters" by Julian Barnes and "Field Study" by Rachel Seiffert.

A comparison and analysis of the works "Living It Up: America's Love Affair With Luxury", by James B. Twitchell, and "American Mania: When More is Not Enough", by Peter C. Whybrow.

A discussion of the barriers that black women face in the corporate world of the United States.

Looks at the criminal justice policies of home confinement,electronic monitoring and the exclusionary rule.

This paper argues that P. Bourdieu's sociology of taste does not encroach on I. Kant's theory of pure aesthetic judgment.

This paper discusses how Puritanism informs the overreach of science as portrayed in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "The Birthmark".

This paper discusses Ralph Waldo Emerson's work "Self-Reliance" and looks at the mystical message of the essay and its susceptibility to misinterpretation.

The paper explains why Dracula remains the iconic vampire in popular culture.

Looks at the interracial relationships in Wallace Thurman's "The Blacker the Berry".

Looks at gender and social issues in drama as pioneered by Caryl Churchill's "Cloud Nine" and David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly".

An argumentative essay that examines the question of whether or not making English the official language of the U.S. would be an act of patriotism or an act of racism.

This paper explores human sexuality being the subject of disciplinary action as a means of molding the individual to the norms, ethics, and values of society.

A persuasive paper blaming the American economic and justice system for the high rate of incarceration and specifically, of racial minorites.

This paper provides an examination of Charles Dickens' novel 'Hard Times' and the allegorical significance of Coketown, applying sociological and historical perspectives.

A consideration of the pros and cons of the Internet, while arguing that it is an overall force of good.

A rebuttal to C.P. Snow's proposition, in his work "The Two Cultures", about the two different cultures of the scientist and the literary intellectual.

This paper looks at the issue of social inequality and discusses that a person's position in society is determined by economic status.

A discussion of the Facebook networking site, with a focus on its voyeuristic and exhibitionist tendencies.

A discussion on how cultural movements or advertising are brainwashing American society for the sake of profit.

An exploration of the reasons behind the rise in birthrate in the United States.

An analysis of the seventh chapter in Eric Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation" entitled "Cogs in the Great Machine".

A research proposal to explore the role of higher police education in police officer success.

A examination of the family planning methods utilized in Bangladesh and how they are changing due to aid from family planning workers.

A statistics research paper about the gambling habits of local residents of Las Vegas.

An analysis of how Jewish film represented American culture, 1920s-1980s.

This paper compares and contrasts two theories about the cause of rape: trait theory and social learning theory.

A research proposal to explore the factors that contribute to the high rate of kidney failure in African-American men.

An in-depth discussion of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, the oldest international migration agency.

A social worker's account of how social work values and theory can be applied to a medical case involving the Hmong culture.

An exploration of the causes and effects of society's over-reliance on medication for every ailment.

A discussion on the levels of poverty and absolute poverty in the United States.

An in-depth examination of the globalization of American media and its effects on cultures around the world.

A review of "The Long Tail: How Technology is Turning Mass Markets into Millions of Niches" by Chris Anderson.

A review of Mike Davis' "City of Quartz" and its perception of Los Angeles in contrast to public perception of the city today.

An argumentative paper on the ethics of modernizing indigenous cultures through the introduction of information and communication technology.

This paper explores the failings of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program in assisting women and minorities in the US that are trapped on the poverty line.

A paper on the fast food industry's oppression and domination of society.

Analyzes the popular 1960s television series "The Andy Griffith Show".

A description of the violence and harsh living conditions in refugee camps in Sudan and Chad.

A description of four different cases of sports violence.

An exploration of the research on the low paid working mother.

An analysis of the factors that influence the ability of citizens to attain an education within China and Canada.

This paper discusses the need for a new, more holistic approach to language learning and teaching.

Explores the many changes in the Iraq since the second Iraqi war.

A review of "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman.

Looks at the classical and positivist schools of criminological theories.

A review of the article by A. Blumstein "Youth, Guns, and Violent Crime".

This paper examines 'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams, concentrating on symbols and the importance of the family unit.

An overview of the field of criminological theory.

This paper compares the works Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz" and Billy Bob Thornton's 'Sling Blade'.

Argues in favor of traditional gender roles.

This paper examines various elements of society found in the movie 'Taxi Driver', directed by Martin Scorsese.

An argument that Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" fits into the genre of fairy tales.

This paper looks at the differences between men and women relating to the issue of compulsive gambling.

A discussion on the system of managed care and Medicaid in the United States.

An analysis of the employee stress at the radiology department in the Community General Hospital.

Looks at the ways the Internet, called the information superhighway, has led to a do-it-yourself society.

This study investigates how different naming and categorising systems express the different cultural values of the speech community.

This paper discusses learning English as a second language through the case study of a Korean student.

This paper investigates the relationship between gender and language.

Presents an interview of a Mexican-American coworker, who recently relocated from El Paso, Texas, to New Jersey.

A review of the book "Medicine and Western Civilization" by S. Marcus, S. Kiceluk and D. Rothman.