Sociology papers

An evaluation of a qualitative research report, "In Their Own Words: Battered Women, Welfare and the Family Violence Option", by J.L. Postmus.

This paper discusses the necessity to adapt to the increasing elderly population in order to meet specialized health care needs of geriatric individuals.

This paper focuses on the understanding of the housing market, discussing the price of housing and sudden changes in the prices - so as to explore the sustainability of the argument that there exists a housing bubble that is about to burst.

This paper examines the United States Supreme Court, looking into its history and procedures.

This paper discusses law and justice in the US, focusing on the US Supreme Court.

A historical look at the continuity of ancient and modern practices in hospitality.

This paper discusses the influence that television advertising has on children in particular with regards to sex and violence.

Looks at the problem of immigration, especially illegal immigration in the United States.

A close look at the health disparities present in rural communities in the United States.

This essay is an analysis of the idea of "Englishness", as discussed through policy, society and literature in Great Britain throughout history.

This essay compares two early Japanese texts, "Shomonki: The Story of Masakado's Rebellion", translated by Judith Rabinovitch, and "The Tale of the Heike", translated by Burton Watson.

This paper discusses families' experiences in the withdrawal of life support in the intensive care unit.

This paper explores the Industrial Revolution and its effects on English society.

This paper explores social work in healthcare nonprofit organizations via an interview with a social worker.

A look at the effects that watching violence on television can have on children.

A summary and reaction to the article "Private Schools are not Emotional Havens for Teens", by Toni Terling.

An investigation into whether violence on TV affects children.

The author criticizes Andrew Lam's article, "Too Much Self-Esteem Can Be Bad for Your Child" by making the argument that Lam fails to make a strong case by generalizing and using limited source data.

This paper looks at organizational behavior and discusses the matter of socialization at Coca-Cola.

This paper argues that human rights are not an internal state affair and rejects that attempting to impose universal human rights is simply Western cultural imperialism.

An overview of the novel "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier.

The author of this paper discusses both the social consequences of infanticide in traditional third world countries and the social acceptability of neonatal euthanasia in Western cultures.

This paper explores the relationship between African-American women and the selling of drugs.

This paper discusses job growth in uncommon professions and takes a look into professions in the 21st century.

A review of an online article about social work and the repercussions of a professional who failed to provide an adequate response.

This paper discusses the gaps in health insurance coverage in the United States, particularly affecting low socioeconomic status families and individuals.

This paper compares the Church of Christ Church and the Assembly of God Church (AOG).

This paper discusses how the media affects adolescent girls, in particular as it relates to the subject of sex.

An analysis of the inherent conflict always present between democracy and diversity and the need for multicultural education in schools.

This paper discusses the debate about the precise role of multicultural educational programs for teachers.

This paper discusses the motivations behind procreation and sexual attraction.

This paper discusses how online dating has changed the nature of social interaction.

This paper assesses the effects and consequences of shoplifting from the personal view of the author.

This paper looks at the issue of privacy and surveillance and discusses where and how we should draw the line between them.

This paper focuses on the problem of emotional child abuse, while looking at the issue of child abuse in general.

A review of Habeeb Salloum's article "The other Canadians and Canada's future."

An explanation of the three types of organization systems.

A look at the argument that Canada's public policy towards poverty is failing.

An analysis of the impact of globalization in terms of the immigrant population of the Greater Toronto Area.

Argues that Christianity impacted and continues to impact North American culture in unique ways.

This essay discusses the promotion of cinema in terms of genre categories, target audiences and stars.

This paper discusses physical space barriers decreasing the quality of education for minorities in the United States, as presented to the New York City Council Education Committee.

Looks at messages relating to body image and society from Catherine Pigott's online short story "Chicken Hips".

This paper discusses the issue of sexual harassment and focuses on NBC's television show "The Office".

A review of the theoretical basis of the study by Cynthia Lietz, "Uncovering Stories of Family Resilience: A Mixed Methods Study of Resilient Families, Part I."

Looks at "The Miracles of Our Lady of Rocamadour", translated and edited by Marcus Bull, to understand the concepts of need in the Middle Ages.

This paper looks at the impact of television violence on aggression in children.

Looks at the uniqueness of county Yorkshire and the city of York, during the Middle Ages, through its hospitals, almshouses and leperhouses.

Looks at the issues of multiculturalism, as presented in Gregory Nava's 1983 film "El Norte".

An analysis of how Fred Wah reflects on his multicultural heritage in his biofiction work, "Diamond Grill".

An analysis of the significance of multicultural psychology in the movie "Tortilla Soup".

This paper discusses sports and game players and looks at the cultural aspect of this issue.

This paper looks at the importance and urgency of programs and attention to the issue of adult social care.

A look at how mass media, because of its prevalence and pervasiveness as well because it has its own agenda and motivation, molds public opinion as much as it reports it.

A reflection on an article by Pamela S. Haag "'The Real Thing': Ideologies of Love, Modern Romance and Women's Sexual Subjectivity in the United States, 1920-40".

This paper argues strongly against the ideas in "Technology Will Save Billions from Starvation" by C.S. Prakash and Gregory Conko.

This paper explores the issue of excess foods on the market by discussing the world food trade, dumping and biofuels.

This paper discusses the impact of TV violence on society and, in particular, on children.

An analysis of the effect and impact of violence in the mass media on children and adolescents.

This paper looks at religious and philosophical factors as influencing health care structures.

A personal view of the social construction of race, gender, class and sexuality as it pertains to individuals.

This paper discusses the empowerment of nursing and its importance in nurse-patient relationships.

This paper looks at women heroes portrayed on television, focusing on the series "Heroes' directed by Tim Kring.

Looks at gender and sexual inequality in the workplace.

A discussion of the relationship between work and home according to "There's No Place Like Home" by Arlie Hochschild and "Two Ways of Thinking about Money" by Jerome Segal.

This paper discusses the impact of violence in the media on children.

This paper discusses the roles of principals and the importance of establishing strong working relationships within the school teaching team.

This paper discusses why free trade, as it is presently constituted, does not diminish world hunger.

This paper discusses post traumatic stress disorder, focusing on children and disasters.

Looks at the impact of the Industrial Revolution.

Discusses the intersection of race and class in William Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!".

Examines the social aspects of race through the writings of Alain Locke in his essay "The Concept of Race as Applied to Social Culture" and Ralph Ellison in his novel "Invisible Man".

The paper discusses how biased societal forces benefit heterosexual, white, wealthy males.

An analysis of the child exposure to television and a look at the
link between TV violence and an increase in aggression in children.

This paper argues for a mandatory foreign service for all young Americans in order to achieve true diversity in America.

This paper discusses how and why propaganda was used more during World War I than in any earlier war.

This paper looks at Thomas Paine as a rugged individualist.

This paper discusses the phenomenon of social loafing and looks at its impact on groups.

This paper discusses whether music influences political opinions.

A review of a book by P.S. Rothenberg entitled "Race, Class and Gender in the United States".

This paper provides a review of Kevin Phillips' book, "Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich".

Analyzes the extremely popular Internet social network known as MySpace.

This paper looks at the part played by sexism in the Canadian women's hockey field.

This paper discusses the influence of western civilization on the social status of women in Japan and China.

Looks at the development, failure and ultimate repeal of prohibition, which was a period of illegalization of alcohol consumption in the U.S.

An overview of women's participation in the world of politics.

This paper argues that the judicial process does not result in racial discrimination.

This paper discusses the statement "In my opinion, it is too easy for people to blame their failures on things like racism."

Examines the motivation of philanthropist Baron Edmond James de Rothschild as presented in Ran Aaronsohn's book "Rothschild and Early Jewish Colonization in Palestine".

This paper discusses Roy Tarpley's substance abuse issues and his subsequent suspension from the NBA (National Basketball Association).

This paper proposes a solution to attain the elusive goal of true diversity in America today.

A look at how different cultures view the concept of time.

Examines the assumption that the violence in video and computer games contributes to aggression and violence among young players.

This paper examines the fate of traditional newspapers in the Internet age.

This paper explores the global incidence of tuberculosis.

This paper discusses the book "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, focusing on the social implications of striving to be human.

An analysis and evaluation of two opposing viewpoints on the living-wage laws debate.

This paper examines standards and policies of care that are sensitive to the ethnocultural needs of the patient.

This paper looks at how the writer's attitudes towards poverty have changed after reading the first four chapters of "Poverty and the Modern Welfare State" by Raphael, Dennis.