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Families in Canadian Society, 2002.
Provides sociological responses to five specific lessons that focus on the family in Canadian society.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 106.95
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Each of the five lesson presented in this paper responds to particular questions that are focused on a required text, "Families in Canadian Society" and addresses issues of sociological theory as it pertains to Canadian society. Family structure, diversity and analytical frameworks for study are covered, as well as detailed discussions of family dynamics in contemporary Canadian society.
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Iranian Integration into Canadian Society, 2005.
This paper discusses the benefits of education, power and difference in Iranian integration into Canadian society, making use of the story "Newcomer" by Mehi Yaifani.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the learning of English as a second language in Iranian integration into Canadian society. The writer looks at how Susan, the main character in 'Newcomer' by Mehi Yaifani, relates a reflection of the advanced state of education, power (economic), and differential teaching, which is invaluable to foreign citizens wishing to integrate into modern Canada. The writer points out that by realizing the power of English as a second language in Yaifani's tale, one can observe the efficiency that allows Susan to feel less alienated by her teacher's application of these educational principles in Canadian official language policy.
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"This ESL study examines the story "Newcomer" by Mehi Yaifani, and seeks to understand how education, difference, and power interrelate within the cultural aspect of Susan's narrative in this text. By understanding the aspects of education and cultural difference in Canadian culture, Yaifani reflects her main character, Susan, as a participant in the Canadian English speaking ESL educational community. By realizing the success of multi-cultural second language programs in Canada, Susan is one of many that are supported in Canada's diverse educational system. In Yaifani's story, a young woman named Susan is having trouble understanding her teacher while taking an ESL (English as a Second Language) class."
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Canadian Society, 2005.
An analysis of the racist origins of Canadian society in the 19th century.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the position of Adele Perry in which she discusses the desire of Canadians in the eighteen hundreds to construct a white society that would be the settler working class in British Columbia. The paper suggests that according to Perry this occurrence is ignored in the realm of Canadian politics, but is an issue that deserves understanding because of the racist manner in which society conducted itself.
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Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society, 2005.
This paper presents the thesis that physical and social attributes, such as race and ethnicity, determine social interaction and involvement within society.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 62.95
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The paper maintains that there is a tendency among white people living in Canada to downplay or ignore the relevance and importance of race or ethnicity, or even to be utterly unaware of it. However, people who belong to minorities in Canada contend that race and ethnicity have a powerful influence over social interaction and involvement within Canadian society. This paper shows that the people belonging to minorities are in fact correct: race and ethnicity do, to a large extent, determine social interaction and involvement within Canadian society.
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The Aging Canadian Society, 2005.
This paper analyzes the costs associated with health care in the Canadian aging society.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper explains that Canada is in the midst of a health care crisis because of the increased costs associated with an aging population. The author points out that the problem is complicated by the increased pharmacological and technological needs of elderly patients. The paper is an extensive literature review, which provides a variety of perspectives.
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"Canada is in the midst of a health care crisis. Already facing the need for substantial changes in the health care industry, the country must also find ways to manage the increased costs that accompany to an aging population. Quite often, these issues interact with one another: how is it possible for a health care industry so in need of reform provide for the increased pharmacological and technological needs of elderly patients? In order to find solutions that will alleviate the difficulties facing both aspects of this situation, it is important to further understand how they interact."
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The Cold War's Impact on Canadian Society, 2002.
Discusses the impact of the Cold War on Canada.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay discusses the impact of the Cold War on Canadian society. . While the Canadian government was more liberal in dealing with internal security, it also tightened up on democratic rights to a certain extent.
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Violence In Canadian Society: A Rising Trend?, 2001.
An examination of increasing violence in Western society
4,065 words (approx. 16.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 109.95
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This paper addresses the wide range of studies which indicate that rates of violent crime have increased signigicantly within Western society since the 1960s. The author argues that the fluid nature of violence over time are not taken into account in these studies and looks at possible reasons why.
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"Open any newspaper, or tune in to any news broadcast today, and you will receive accounts of many incidents of violence. Over time these incidents will take on any number of forms. Any specific incident, which occurs, especially in the case of murder, will almost certainly be disseminated on the news. These incidents will include homicides, violence against women, violence by and against children, labour violence and violence in the workplace, violence perpetrated by police officers, and non-culpable forms of violence such as car accidents, and wars (Ross, 1995). This coverage is conducive in adding to the position held by many in the media that violence in Canada is more widespread than it was fifty years ago. They would argue that ?Canada of the early twenty-first century is a more violent place in which to live than Canada in the 1950s."
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Racism and Canadian Society, 2008.
This paper discusses the statement "In my opinion, it is too easy for people to blame their failures on things like racism."
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this essay, the writer argues that the statement, "In my opinion, it is too easy for people to blame their failures on things like racism", is incorrect and is one that is usually put forward by people who have never experienced racism. The writer maintains that the reality is that many failures are caused by important factors such as racism. This should be acknowledged, and then steps should be taken to address the racism in our society. The writer argues that pretending that racism is just an empty, self-serving excuse obscures the reality of the racism in our society. The writer concludes that when a black person says their failure is a result of racism, they are far more likely to be correct than incorrect.
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"As a result of this failure, many consequences flow. For one thing, the little girl is never cast as the heroine, and all the audiences who see the school plays over the years have their racist assumptions that heroines/princesses etc. are always white reinforced. Thus, the systemic racism is bolstered, reinforced and perpetuated to a new generation. The effect on the girl herself is that she is repeatedly sent the message that she is not good enough to be the princess/heroine - no matter what she does. The girl is likely to internalize a very deep level of unworthiness, and a resultant crippling lack of self-esteem. Contrast this with the raised self-esteem that will be fostered in the white girls who were picked for the roles. After that, all of these girls go on to university. Which girls are more likely to do well at university, and then go on to successful, well-paid careers? And taking this even further, which of these girls are likely to raise children who have every possible advantage in life, and who will do well when they grow up?"
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Women and the Canadian Old-Age Pension System, 2008.
A historical overview of the Canadian old-age pension system with regards to female employees.
1,285 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines the history of the entitlement of women in the Canadian old-age pension system. The paper points out that, although at first limited, the scope of Canadian women's enfranchisement in the successive public pensions schemes instituted between 1928 and 1985 did gradually widen, allowing more and more women to receive pensions. The working premise of the paper is that this progress was foremost the fruits of women's own labors, literally as well as figuratively.
Women in effect earned the right to a pension by earning a living in increasing numbers. The paper concludes that, in order to do this, women had to overcome the prevailing social mores, prejudices, institutional resistance and male-dominated cultural stereotypes.
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"Data from the 1901 Canadian Census records a total male population of 2,066,000 and a total female population of 1,957,000. Out of this 1,618,000 men but only 215,000 women were gainfully employed; in other words, 78.3 percent of Canadian males earned their living by working whereas only 14.4 percent of Canadian women did. (Series D107) Some thirty years later, on the heels of Canada's first full-fledged public pension, 78.5 percent of Canada's 4,206,000 men and 19.4 percent of its women were gainfully employed. The raw numbers are particularly revealing: 3,296,000 men but only 752,000 women reported having a job. Yet, even if these results are skewered by the Great Depression, there were still over three times as many women working in 1931 than 1901."
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"The Ugly Canadian: The Rise and Fall of a Caring Society", 2002.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper evaluates Barbara Murphy's argument in "The Ugly Canadian: The Rise and Fall of a Caring Society".
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This paper discusses of potential the actuality problems that have developed in the Canandian culture.
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To Age or Not to Age, 2008.
This paper discusses plastic surgery, the media, and the public.
2,529 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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In this article, the writer notes that those in the media and public eye are constantly scrutinized regarding their looks and their age. Women, more so than men, are expected to appear young and vibrant, and many have turned to plastic surgery to achieve this goal. More and more men in the media, however, are also jumping on the surgery bandwagon to compete with their younger male counterparts entering the industry. The writer discusses that this move toward plastic surgery is a wonderful method of turning back the clock on aging as long as it is a voluntary, informed choice, and not done with trepidation as a desperate act to restore youth. The writer argues that having cosmetic plastic surgery should remain a personal choice and whether one decides to alter, improve, or enhance their appearance should not be a reflection, either positively or negatively on their character, as it should not on the individual who decides to forego the procedure. Although those physically attractive people in the media and in society in general often receive preferential treatment and are perceived by others as more sociable and intelligent, it is not perception that is important, but how one feels about themselves on the inside that really counts. The writer concludes that this is what should lead us regarding any decision we should make about the media, plastic surgery, and our lives in general.
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"One such example of a female broadcaster who has refused to change her appearance is that of Stephanie Edwards, who had hosted the televised versions of the Rose Parade for many years and was the ongoing spokesperson for Lucky's Supermarkets in their broadcast and print advertisements. Her co-host for the yearly parades was a male game show host and media celebrity, Wink Martindale, who is now the spokesperson for Orbitz, a travel agency. While Stephanie's older co-host, Wink, continued to receive his 5-year contracts, Stephanie was given 1-year contracts instead. Additionally, her contract with Lucky's restricted her to radio spots only. Today, Stephanie Edwards is nowhere to be seen in television media, however, as stated Wink, looking as if he has had some "work" done himself, is successfully doing television commercials for Orbitz."
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The Functional Purpose for Racism in Society, 2008.
An argument that there is no functional purpose for racism in a civilized society, contradictory to Jefferey Reiman's views in Frances Henry and Carol Tator's "The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society."
955 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the Marxist-functionalist perspective that racism serves to reinforce and organize social structures of societal control. It looks at Jefferey Reiman's views as expressed in Frances Henry and Carol Tator's "The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society." The paper argues that Reiman is incorrect and that there is no functional purpose of racism in a civilized society, but rather that racism is destructive in a free and democratic societal framework.
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"Functionalism does have some useful insights to offer. While all behaviour is not caused by social structures, much of human behaviour is influenced by social structures. However, this does not mean we should accept racism. Rather, it is all the more reason to reject it. The more we can change to a society that is not built on racism, the more individual people will not become racists. And the fewer racists there are, the less pain and suffering will be caused by racist actions and statements. Therefore, we should be looking for social structures that perpetuate or create racism, and trying to change them. We should not assume that it is all for the best. That is a simplistic assumption. It is also contrary to the human quest of trying to improve things. Anyone can see that we do not have a perfect society. If someone is a functionalist, they will assume that social structures cause this imperfection. From that point, instead of accepting the imperfections, we should look for ways to remove them - not to accept and justify them."
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Conservatism within Society, 2008.
A review of the definition and examples of the application of conservatism within Canadian society.
1,805 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 58.95
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This paper discusses the definition and application of conservatism within society. It provides examples from within Canadian society of equality of opportunity and freedom and how these concepts relate to conservatism. The paper also discusses why the author feels that she can be considered conservative due to the views and beliefs that she holds.
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"Another way of viewing this aspect of Conservative tradition is found in their ideas of marriage. Conservatives put emphasis on the idea of a traditional family in that this is the environment where a child is supposed to be taught the values of a society with the hope that they will eventually become a vital member of that society (Macpherson, 1980, pg 72-74). However, this theory seems very dated by today's standards because it is becomes very difficult to prove that a child will flourish only when in the presence of the traditional family, and not in one consisting of a single mother, or two homosexual parents. In this aspect, among other issues such as abortion, conservatism seems to have similar views on these subjects as the church, which may in part stem from historical tradition. In my opinion, the church should not so greatly interfere with political issues that governments' actions are completely influenced. These two organizations should be treated as such because they both have completely different agendas, with the government leading an entire society, and the church only acting as a leader to a select representation of that society. Even though this doesn't seem to occur as drastically as it did throughout modern history, it should still be enforced that these two institutions be completely separate."
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The Canadian Senate in the Democratic Age, 2000.
This paper explores potential for the Canadian Senate to serve a more prominent role in the national political system.
1,930 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper refers to concepts of proportional representation, regional representation and asymmetrical federalism in reference to the status of Quebec in Canada. It calls for a reformed and strengthened Canadian Senate to promote provincial interests within the federal system.
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"Still, in the current Canadian political context, the Senate does serve some functions. However, the potential exists to expand its role and structure to serve a more active role in the Canadian political system. Specifically, the Senate ought to be reformed and strengthened to promote provincial interests within the federal system. Existing models and concepts of Senate reform will be critically evaluated before a model is presented which will attempt to rectify existing problems, as well as to avoid potential failings which critics of Senate reform often predict."
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Canadian Ethnic Relations, 2002.
Explores the 'everday' of Canadian society and how ethnic relations follow a pattern of exclusion.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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As a way to begin to understand how Canadian society is structured aa a racist/sexist patriarchy, it is crucial to find examples of these relations in the 'everyday' experiences of social life. This paper will argue that it is easier for the middle and upper classes to deny racism, because they may not be able to identify the way gender and ethnicity are woven through class dynamics. This paper will consider in more detail this notion of the "everyday" as a site for understanding the relations of racism, of sexism, and of class privilege in a Canadian context. This will raise the abstract idea of the "everyday" into concrete forms and particular relations that have a materialist base in society. This paper will also argue that class privilege covers much of the racist and sexist assumptions so that it is difficult for certain classes to identify the whiteness of domination as an economic structure, because they are so implicated in all that the class privilege provides.
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