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Anti-oppressive Social Work, 2007.
This paper discusses areas of social work as it relates to oppression within society.
2,117 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that social workers encounter a large number of people who have been marginalized in society, people who are formed by degrees of oppression and who must cope with the results of oppression in their lives every day. The writer notes that recognizing the source of oppression is a good beginning, and when the social worker cannot change the nature of the oppression because it is too widespread and too firmly entrenched, the goal would be to help the client cope. The writer concludes that the degree of oppression faced by a family should certainly not be increased by oppressive social work practices, and to the degree possible, social work should reduce oppression and not add to it.
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"One area of social work and oppression that has been given much attention involves the population of women, with part of the criticism deriving from more general issues of discrimination against women. This became evident in the 1980s, especially to feminist social workers. The women's movement emerged alongside social work and was shown to be increasingly critical of its narrow analytic framework and its restricted approach to practice. At the time, the radical social work movement was male-dominated and was also often insensitive to some of the basic realities of the world of social work, such as the fact that the large majority of both clients and workers are women."
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Melville's Attacks on Oppressive Social Codes, 2005.
A discussion on Herman Melville's strategies to attack the oppressive social codes, stereotypes and values of the America of his times, through four of his texts.
4,124 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper shows how Herman Melville critiqued the social values of his time. In works such as 'Bartleby', 'Benito Cereno', 'Moby Dick' and 'Redburn,' Melville offers very powerful social critiques in covert ways, as he enjoyed playing around with his readers. The paper shows that sometimes Melville seemed to be in favor of something when in reality he was against it and vice versa. Melville could not be direct on his condemnations of slavery, stereotyping and oppressive social codes. Instead, the paper shows, he opted for a more subtle way to express his opinions; playing with his reader's point of view without them even noticing.
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Introduction
Resistance against Oppression and its Consequences
Masculinity as a Strong American Value
America's Idyllic Affair with Europe
Racism, Stereotypes and Melville's Condemnation of Slavery
References
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"Herman Melville critiqued the social values of his time in a very slight and restrained manner. The only work, perhaps, that clearly and directly attacks slavery is "Benito Cereno"; however it is worth to state that "Bartleby", "Moby Dick" and "Redburn" also offer very powerful social critiques in underground ways. In Benito Cereno and Bartleby, for example, Melville presents an alternative to fight oppression: rebellion; as he criticizes the institutions of labor and slavery, Melville shows the pros and consequences of resistance against oppression. Melville also enjoyed playing around with his readers' values and ideals. In "Redburn" and "Moby-Dick," he portrays the American ideal of Masculinity and how hard life is for those who live outside such ideal. He also depicts the relationship between America and its past, Europe, as an idyllic affair. Finally Melville makes a mockery out of the American thoughts on race and attacks slavery in works such as "Benito Cereno," "Moby- Dick" and "Redburn.""
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Theory in Social Work, 2007.
A comparative analysis of the use of cognitive behavioural therapy and task-centred work in social work.
954 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the use of theories within social work in order to inform practice. In particular it compares two popular theories, cognitive behavioural therapy and task-centred work. It attempts to show some of the positive and negative aspects of the theories involved, in relation to service user's feelings at being the beneficiary of such work. It also looks at how the use of theories can influence the levels of empowerment, an anti-oppressive practice within social work, and the level of service user participation attained by the use of such theories.
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"Task-centred theory has five states to its approach which are exploring problems, reaching an agreement, identifying and objective, task achievement and finally termination of the work (Howe 1987). It is an approach which focuses on how individuals interact within their own environment, in order for improvements to be made in their current circumstances, by the accomplishment of negotiated and easily achievable tasks. This method relies on the service user making decisions about what they want changing and enables them to identify resources they already have in order to achieve this. This approach can increase the awareness and self esteem of service users and is in direct contrast to the theory of labelling (Coulshed and Orme 1998).
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Social Work and Justice, 2007.
This paper provides a historical perspective of social work in the United States.
1,222 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper evaluates the relationship of social work to social justice and contends that social work has a record of exclusion of oppressed or marginalized groups. The paper highlights the destructive imperialistic influence in the field of social work and education. The paper shows how immigrants are unwilling to interact with social workers because the immigrant's history provokes an anger and fear of social workers that is indeed justified. The paper asserts that change must begin at the level of interaction as opposed to waiting for the controlling imperialistic mindset to change.
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Objective
Introduction
Imperialistic in Thought and Basis
Problems in Social Work Practice Explored
The Solution
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"In understanding the historical perspective of social work in the United States one must first gain an understanding of the basis of the formation of the United States in its' thought and rationale of order within a governmental system. In a speech on social work Ruth G. Dean from the Simmons School of Social Work stated that: "Social work, it seems, now content spending more time doing paperwork than working with people. We talk and write in the professional patois of pathology rather than with words that worry life and insight into dreams and aspirations and hope.""
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Oppression in Works of Foucault, Fanon and Lacan, 2008.
An examination of the different ways that Michel Foucault, Frantz Fanon and Jacques Lacan address oppression in their works.
1,264 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses the theory of oppression and analyzes how it is addressed in fundamentally distinct ways in the writings of Michel Foucault, Frantz Fanon and Jacques Lacan. The paper then explores, in turn, how each thinker develops his respective understanding of the concept. The paper focuses, in particular, upon points of convergence between psychological and political oppression.
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"While it may be objected that this is "reading" too much into what was simply an act of rape, Fanon's text makes clear that French colonial power was by no means simple. In fact, the colonial authorities deployed not only torturers but also doctors and psychiatric specialists to subjugate the Algerian people to French power (Fanon 284). The act by the French interrogator of not only raping the woman, and thus satisfying his own anger, but of also stressing that the woman tell her husband is revealing of the complexity of this act for the French."
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Child Abuse and Anti-Social Behavior, 2004.
Examines the connection between child abuse and anti-social behavior and discusses solutions.
6,050 words (approx. 24.2 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 143.95
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Recent studies reveal the significance of parenting in the cross-generational transmission of aggressive or problem behavior up to three continuous generations. Stable evidence has long recognized and documented the negative effects of aggressive or harsh and inconsistent parenting and identified the need for interventions that would foster better parenting skills. These findings provide the direct link between the incidence of child abuse and the emergence of problem behavior later in life. This paper shows that, while child abuse occurs in all social, ethnic, and income groups, it is most common among poor, under-educated, and dysfunctional families and committed mostly by parents themselves who are young, unmarried or separated, lonely, and coping with life?s stresses. This paper inquires into and understands the details that link child abuse with the development of problem behavior and what approaches can be made in addressing this reality.
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Findings
Discussion
References
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"Another study offered evidence of this intergenerational continuity (Conger 2003) wherein aggression in youth is often followed by aggressive parenting and that kind of parenting, in turn, appears to contribute to aggression in children. This particular study expounded on the utter significance of parenting in the intergenerational transmission of antisocial or problem behavior, as previous findings already documented, and how normative approval of aggression, aggressive fantasies and verbal aggression maintain aggressive behavior through time."
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Anti-social Behavior as a Result of Substance Abuse, 2002.
A study into the connection between drug abuse and anti-social behavior in young adults.
3,557 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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A report based on a study conducted into the association between substance abuse behavior and antisocial behavior. The paper reviews the results from a sample of 72 adolescent males remanded to a residential treatment facility in Delaware. Conclusions drawn include that juvenile crime is prevalent in our society and that it is increasing and that substance abuse is a strong component in the commission of juvenile crime.
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"While the reviewed literature indicates a connection between antisocial behavior and substance abuse that may be the result of personality, genetics, and demographic factors, it is important to evaluate the general quality of the existing studies in order to determine how much confidence to place in these findings. In this regard, there are some problems."
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Anti-Social Behavior in Females, 2002.
Examines antisocial behavior and conduct disorder in females.
2,490 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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This paper examines existing research to discuss antisocial behavior in females with co-morbid diagnoses of ADHD and conduct disorder. It explains the fundamentals of both conditions and the factors that led to the association of males with the disorders.
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"Detention centers and residential treatment facilities are replete with male and female youth that have been in and out of the juvenile justice system for many years. Although the majority of the populations in these facilities are male, the number of female juvenile offenders is continually increasing. Many of the children in these facilities have a history of behavioral difficulties that may or may not have been diagnosed during much of their childhood."
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Social Self and Socialization, 2005.
This paper discusses our social selves and our socialization into the world we live in.
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This paper analyzes the combination of our social selves and our socialization into the society of our birth and development. The paper looks at the ideas of how we develop a social self, how society plays a huge role in this process and how these two become interlinked in our personality. The paper concludes that our social selves become a central aspect of how we are.
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"Human beings are born with an ability or nature to become social beings and if the child is raised typically they will develop their social self, or become a part of society in one facet or another. This social self is developed as the child begins to feel emotions and correspond these same emotions to the selves they recognize as their parents or guardians. From these insights, it is important to then consider the impact that this has upon the type of person which we become."
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Socialization and Social Groups, 2002.
This paper analyzes what makes us human by discussing various social organizations.
2,169 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper explains that, although a child?s family is the most influential force in a child?s social development, environmental factors, such as friends, school, church, and other social organizations, also have an effect on socialization. The author describes many types of social organizations, including fraternities and sororities, religious groups, fine arts groups, and sports groups, whose members share similar goals and interests and play a role in the socialization process. The paper states that what makes us human is our ability to pick up societal norms and social cues from people and things that exists outside the boundaries of the immediate family.
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Introduction
Definition of Socialization
Social Organizations
Fraternities and Sororities
Religious Groups
Fine Arts Groups
Sports Groups
Sociological Analysis of What Makes Us Human
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"Religious groups are also important social organizations that aid in the development of socialization process. Social organizations that have a specific religion at the core can include; a church, mosque or temple, or a gospel choir. Membership to these religious groups allows individuals with the same belief systems to come together to worship and form friendships. The purpose of these groups is to strengthen the faith of members. This strengthening may be accomplished through mentorship, guidance and increased knowledge of the standards of the faith. Religious groups also provide individuals with a support system, which aids in the process of socialization."
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Social Systems and Socialization, 2004.
A comparison of the effect of social systems, both home and school, on a person's development, written from a personal perspective.
3,897 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 106.95
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This paper addresses the social systems that were present when the writer was growing up and considers how they impacted on his socialization. Being born in 1979, these systems mainly represent those in the 1980s and early 1990s. The writer then considers the systems that were present in the generation prior to his own, which also equates to the same generation as his parents. This information is obtained by interviewing a married couple, both born in the early 1950s. These systems represent those in the 1950s and early 1960s. Finally, the writer compares and contrasts the two socialization experiences and considers how these differences in socialization may have resulted in differences between himself and the people of his parent?s generation.
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"An individual becomes the person they are because of their socialization. The social systems a person interacts with, especially as a child, influences both a person?s beliefs and their actions. According to Bronfenbrenner, there are four levels that make up the social system: the micro, the meso, the exo, and the macro. The microsystem is described as ?a pattern of activities, roles, and interpersonal relations experienced by the developing person in a given face-to-face setting? (Bronfenbrenner,1993, p. 15). The main examples of microsystems are family and school. The mesosystem is described saying it ?compromises the linkages and processes taking place between two or more settings containing the developing person? (Bronfenbrenner,1993, p. 22). School is the major example of a mesosystem where school compromises the linkages and processes taking place in the family environment. The exosystem is described as ?the linkages and processes taking place between two or more settings, at least one of which does not contain the developing person but in which events occur that indirectly influence processes within the immediate setting within which the developing person lives? (Bronfenbrenner,1993, p. 22). The major example of this is the parent?s workplace, where decisions made there indirectly impact on the individual?s family environment."
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Social Workers and the Social Construction of Sexuality, 2007.
A look at the attitude of social workers in the UK towards sexuality.
3,025 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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This paper explores the attitude in the UK today, of social workers towards sexuality, noting that they are hesitant about even broaching the subject. The author discovers that, both in the United Kingdom and the United States, most of the attention for this subject has been directed at sexual abuse cases of children and vulnerable adolescents.
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Introduction
Sexuality as social construction
Marginalization
Same-sex couples and child adoption
Sexuality and the aged
Conclusions
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"Within the areas of social work sexuality needs to be debated more openly. But it needs to be done so based on a more sophisticated understanding of sexuality's meaning and power. Before the arrival of Michel Foucault, who as a French philosopher revolutionised our understanding of sexuality, the implications of maintaining attitudes as cited above - both open and hidden - had been scarcely realized. Most of the time people took it on trust, from both popular writers and medical experts, who convincingly based their explanations on a supposedly rigorous scientific footing, that sexuality was in the main a biological construct, with clear demarcations as to what constituted man and woman as well as the purpose of both in the evolutionary scheme of things. (Wilton, 2000, p.163) But more recently, people have come to appreciate how untenable and arbitrary this division could be. This misconception has been expressed by Ann Oakley particularly well."
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Social Learning and Social Control Theories On Crime, 1999.
Defines, analyzes and compares the basic concepts of two approaches to an understanding of the nature and cause of criminal and deviant behavior.
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Why do people perform criminal acts? Is it something in their genes? Something in the hand of fate? Is it something that they learn the way that other people learn to recite the names of the presidents or their parents' trade?
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"Social Learning Theory and Control Theory: A comparison of two models for criminal behavior
Why do people perform criminal acts? Is it something in their genes? Something in the hand of fate? Is it something that they learn the way that other people learn to recite the names of the presidents or their parents' trade?
Many criminologists, along with a high percentage of the sociologists and social psychologists that have studied criminal behavior, have selected this final explanation: People learn to be criminals in the same way that people learn any other kind of voluntary behavior. Scholars who believe this to be the case are adhering to social learning theories - or to related differential association theories - of criminality."
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Social Work Theory for Practice in Australia, 2004.
Explains how anti-oppressive social work theory can be used in the case of an Australian Aboriginal women and her struggles.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper looks at a particular case set in Australia and dealing with an Australian Aboriginal. It describes the problem, and offers some suggestions as to what can be done for the client, and discusses the use of anti-oppressive theory in this case.
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Becoming a Social Worker, 2007.
A social work application essay.
926 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper looks at the life of an Ethiopian student who wants to study social work. It explains the student's history and relevant experience. The writer believes that a significant social work problem is patient advocacy in hospitals. The writer also points out that living in Ethiopia taught him that perseverance in the face of adversity and oppression requires determination in order to change one's life. The writer worked as a patient representative and hospital assistant for four years and discusses how within this work he found that his greatest ability to assist others existed through helping patients with their health care and life issues.
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"I was born in Ethiopia and immigrated to the United States in 1999. As a child in Ethiopia I was exposed to extreme poverty and the lives of people that were impacted by extreme poverty and health concerns that often disabled them permanently. Many of these health concerns would have been easily treated in the United States or addressed in a manner in which the individual could have existed normally. Yet, in Ethiopia the resources do not exist to assist people in this manner, and therefore, they rely on support from the community to endure these issues."
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