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"Canadian Families: Diversity, Conflict and Change", 2002.
Summarizes the themes and conflicts presented in "Canadian Families: Diversity, Conflict and Change" regarding the family of contemporary society.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, $ 75.95
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The authors examine the many themes and conflicts that surround the discussion of the family today. They reveal how the definition of "family" that the social elites construct is very different from what reality actually is. They show how economic realities, violence within the home, and discrimination on all levels, affect families in all walks of life. The authors do an excellent job in demonstrating how the division between men's and women's tasks have significantly changed since capitalism has become embedded within the society.
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Family Diversity, 2004.
A sociological investigation into the concept of family diversity.
1,708 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses how the term ?family diversity? is used in sociology to explain the different types of situations in which a family can exist. It examines how for many years the nuclear family has been thought to be the most normal and best situation in which to live, not only by functionalists and New Right thinkers, but also by ordinary people in society. It looks at how research shows that the nuclear family is actually in the minority when looking at different family types and assesses the significance of the ideological claim that the nuclear family is ?normal, natural and best? using different sociological theories which either challenge (feminism) or support this claim (functionalism).
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"The ideology of the family itself is very nuclear, suggesting that marriage, and a clear division of labour within the marriage is vital for the family to survive happily. Functionalists see the family as an important, primary agent of socialisation with its main function to socialise new generations into the culture of their society, teaching them vital norms and values, which works both positively for the individual and for society overall. Talcott Parsons (1955), one of the leading supporters of the functionalist view claimed that the nuclear family originated after the effects of industrialisation had required a more mobile workforce and only a nuclear family unit could allow this."
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Family Diversity, 2002.
A sociology paper discussing the diversity of the concept of the "ideal" American family.
2,015 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines the concept of the typical American family and discovers that no such concept exists. It looks at the diversity of American society and within this diversity, the different types of family structures which exist. The writer states that just as the American people are diverse, American family should be diverse too.
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"The typical American family may be an ideal, but it will never be a practical option. Even if the American family could be achieved on a broad level, it would only produce many problems for society. The better solution is to recognize that the American family is as diverse as the American people. Rather than trying to reduce this diversity in the family, it should be embraced, with every family free to create a structure that works for them."
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Diversity and Conflict, 2007.
This paper examines the results of cultural, ethnic and gender differences in the workplace.
934 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper discusses the barriers women and minorities face in today's workforce. The paper explains how workplace diversity affects conflict in two different ways. The paper discusses how conflict can work to an organization's advantage in certain circumstances and is often desired as a basis for making decisions.
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"Diversity in the American workplace is very important but corporate culture in this country works against women and minorities to a certain extent (Tannen, 1995). The conversational styles that most women use tend to be less popular with businesses and corporations than the conversational styles that men use. Because of this, women are often overlooked for promotions, are seen as less confident, and are not considered as worthwhile when it comes to individuals giving their ideas and helping out with teamwork. Much of this comes from childhood when little girls were taught to be nice to other individuals and help to downplay their weaknesses, while little boys were taught to play up the weaknesses of other individuals and claim strength and domination if they were able (Tannen, 1995; Adams & Galanges, 2005)."
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The Canadian Family Compact, 2008.
This paper discuses the influence and privilege of the Family Compact on Canadian history prior to the 1867 Constitutional Act, through which the Dominion of Canada was born.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains that Canada's early history, as a colonized territory of the controlling British Crown, rendered its lands, resources and peoples to the disposal of interests that often tended to favor both the desires of the overseas kingdom and the financial comfort of the domestic English. The author points out that the Constitution of 1791, from which all other Canadian Constitutional Acts have since proceeded, created a government composed one part of representational office, where a Legislative Assembly would be chosen through a public electoral process, and one part of a governor-appointed cabinet level office, where an Executive Council would hold jurisdiction in some manner over public affairs. The paper relates that the Family Compact, which constituted the Executive Council, was composed of an extended British clan, with generations of affluence and a closely intermingled bloodline predestining them to the entitlement to rule colonial affairs in this region of the New World.
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"Though the Executive Council had not explicitly been designated a part of Upper Canada's parliamentary body, its occupants represented a staff beholden to the lieutenant governor in his responsibility to administer government to the province. ... The members that made up this council were, contrary to the members of parliament, not subject to democratic process but rather, were a self-proclaimed family of elites whose interests ran parallel to those of the Crown. Selected with only the discretion of the governor, their influence over the Legislative Council, which ultimately figured to be exceedingly incursive, created legal and political systems which were grossly distorted in their bias toward Canadians of British nationality."
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Families in Canadian Society, 2002.
Summarizes the research and evaluations of a sociological research study conducted on Canadian families.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 133.95
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This essay contains varied responses to issues that concern a sociological study of Canadian Families. Included in this paper is a summary of research conducted by the writer (telephone surveys), and summary explanations of general issues that relate to families in Canadian society, such as family income, poverty and single-parent families, effects of stress and family crisis, and at-risk youth.
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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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Immigration and Canadian Diversity, 2007.
This paper discusses the issue of immigration and diversity in Canada, while looking at accounts regarding Chinese immigrants in the 19th and 20th century.
2,182 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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In this article, the writer discusses two news accounts that presented similar backgrounds regarding the Chinese immigrants in the 19th century and the 20th century. The writer compares and contrasts events taken from these two time periods with academic sources detailing the same. The writer notes that economic strife and the hope of acquiring wealth, while apparently more pronounced in the 20th century, was the primary motivator for these people to take life-threatening risks as well as the risk of being turned back. The writer points out that the politico-social climate had perceptibly changed since 1860, particularly regarding the shift of perceptions of immigrants by native Canadians from a racial, white superiority perspective against the backdrop of colonialism to that of cultural paranoia fueled by biased media coverage and political secondary gain. The writer concludes that although steps have been taken to control immigration, cultural diversity remains elusive. This paper includes a detailed summary and notes regarding each of the sources.
Outline:
The 19th Century
20th Century
Conclusion
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"This was one of the first accounts of local press during the 1860s regarding the arrival of Chinese migrants to British Columbia. Being of a foreign land, they initially shared the white man's dreams of finding fortune in the new province similar to the California gold rush. It was an equal proving ground where, literally, one could keep what he reaped from the mines. However, as the fervor of finding instant fortune soon died down in the south, so did the gold rush in British Columbia. This did not mean that other industries were in lack. Indeed, the lumbering and agricultural industries were also abundant, owing to the gold rush that had to be sustained by settlements and towns requiring building materials and a means with which to feed the inhabitants."
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Work and Family Conflict: The Dual-Earning Family Problem, 2000.
A look at the conflict between work and family that two-income families face and the lack of support they receive from employers.
6,096 words (approx. 24.4 pages), 29 sources, $ 143.95
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"One of the largest transformations in family life over the last decades has been the rise of the dual-earner family. The number of families which are dual-earner, married couple households has increased dramatically, having overtaken "traditional" breadwinner/homemaker families in number as early as the mid-70s, continuing into even through the late 1980s and 1990s. Despite the phenomenal growth in this segment of the population, very little has been done to meet the growing needs of dual-earner families. With the prevalence of mothers and fathers in the work force, inevitably we find that there is a conflict. Caregivers in the workforce face the difficult decision to choose between their family and their jobs, and unfortunately, most employers do not do enough to help."
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Conflict in the Family, 2002.
This paper explains conflict within families in respect to the shifts in family structure caused through social changes.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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Currently, many researchers who study the structure of the family in respect to traditional and cultural differences suggest that the alteration of the traditional family structure has directly resulted in conflict within families.
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Conflict Within the Family, 2005.
A review of domestic conflict and conflict resolution, focusing on what is healthy and what is not.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses conflict within the family in relation to married couples, courts, and adolescents. The paper further discusses the types of conflict resolution, and places focus on the concept of the win-win approach to conflict resolution within the family. Through research the paper discusses concepts that have been tested that provide information on positive outcomes in conflict resolution associated to this concept.
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"When conflict occurs within modern society it is often exhibited through two predominant types of confrontation. Destructive conflict involves outcomes that are based on competition during the conflict. In this instance there are generally two opposing forces that are determined to dominate the other, and the stakes become higher between the individuals as they attempt to take measures to inflict emotional pain on each other. Constructive conflict, however, allows individuals to learn, and grow through the experience that is progressed through the idea that both parties will ultimately "win" in the outcome of the exchange. Cahn (1994) contends that constructive conflict is, by nature, a method of developing socially, and maintaining intimacy between couples (p. 114). Cahn (1994) suggests that every person must possess his or her individualism, as well as the association with a family unit (p. 114)."
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Correctional Staff Work and Family Conflict, 2008.
This paper analyzes a study of possible antecedents of correctional staff work on family conflict.
1,504 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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The paper reviews a study done on one mid-western correctional facility that explored the possible antecedents of correctional staff work on family conflict. The paper examines the measures of validity and reliability, as well as proposed changes in methodology for increased validity and reliability. The paper also looks at methodology for the reliability of future studies.
Outline:
Part 1: Validity and Reliability in General
Face Validity
Content Validity
Criterion Validity
Predictive Validity
Construct Validity
Alternate-Forms Reliability
Inter-observer Reliability
Inter-item Reliability
Part 2: Improvements in Reliability and Validity
Replication of the Study
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"Self reporting studies are inherently, unless carefully crafted, in the areas of validity and reliability. When reviewing validity, the three measurement areas of idiosyncratic individual errors, generic individual errors, and method factors are all difficult to overcome in self reported studies. The perception of self and of surroundings can be as varied as the individuals self reporting the results to the researchers. Further, the motivation to be completely accurate and candid with the researchers is not evident, especially in this case where the researchers were paying for the results. The researchers chose to study only one correctional facility, and of the 450 possible respondents, received only 275 responses. (Lambert & Hogan, 2006, p.21) These factors lead to the low levels of validity and reliability further explored below."
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Work Family Conflict, 2002.
A study into the conflicts faced by working parents.
5,073 words (approx. 20.3 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 127.95
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This paper explores the issue of working parents and the conflicts they face between juggling their family responsibilities with their work schedules. Specifically, the paper makes reference to a large number of studies conducted into this issue, including Chow and Berheide, Voydanoff, Frone, Russell and Cooper, Bronneberg, Hammer, Allen and Grigsby and Frone, Yardley, and Markel in 1997. The paper looks at working mothers and the effects on their own and their children's lives.
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"Research has been conducted in the field of work-family conflict for a number of years. Initially studies on family and work were being conducted as being two separate areas of research. But later research has focused to be dealing with the interrelationship between family and work and between work and family. Based on quantitative survey research, present research aims to promote a relationship between work, family and community."
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Conflicts of Interest for Canadian Financial Planners, 2008.
A discussion of various conflicts of interest that exist for financial planners in Canada.
1,065 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper addresses conflicts of interests facing professionals in financial planning in Canada. The paper points out that the Financial Planner Standards Council (FPSC) was put together in 1996 in order to better regulate the rapidly expanding industry and to reduce or eliminate the potential for abuses in the industry - the most common abuses being the potential for conflicts of interest for the financial planner. The paper delineates 3 types: financial, structural and personal. The paper concludes with the suggestion that one of the best ways to protect the interests of financial planners is to become certified through the FPSC.
Outline:
Introduction
Conflicts of Interest
Conclusion
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"Another type of conflict may develop when the financial planner actually holds some type of formal or informal position of influence over that of the client. These are termed structural conflicts and while not very common are certainly difficult to regulate or prevent (List). Many of these types of conflicts of interest are prevented by the standards to which all Canadian financial planners must adhere to in order to remain certified financial planners through the Financial Planners Standards Council in accordance with its code of ethics."
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The Families in "Swiss Family Robinson" and "The Borrowers", 2006.
A comparison of the families and their experiences in the novels "Swiss Family Robinson" and "The Borrowers".
2,120 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper studies the family members and dynamics in two American novels about marooned families. The paper compares the personalities and character traits of the matriarchs and patriarchs, as well as the children. Another similarity discussed is the scenes in which the families are forced to venture into unknown territory in order to survive. The paper also illustrates how both books reinforce the traditional values of the nuclear family. In fact, the paper concludes that the most important lesson from these books is that the family will pull together to surmount obstacles and to counteract adversity.
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"The Robinsons reached their unlikely new home when they were shipwrecked on their way to settle in a place that was not their home. We are not told how the Borrowers came to be living under the floor, but we do find out that at one time there was a colony of Borrowers, some of whom were extended family, living in the same house. Both environments require the participation of both mother and father to survive. In both, the father leaves the home every day to obtain the things necessary for survival. In both, the mothers stay home and prepare meals, provide clothing and keep the home comfortable and clean. In both, the home - no matter how undesirably located - is a haven for the family, the place where they feel safe and where they enjoy each other's company."
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