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The Character of Marital Discourse, 1994.
A comparative analysis of the relationships of the Ramsays in Virginia Woolf's "To The Lighthouse" and the Helmers in Henrik Ibsen's "The Dollhouse".
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper compares and contrasts Virginia Woolf's "To The Lighthouse? with Henrik Ibsen's "The Dollhouse". It focuses on the marital relationships of each work's central protagonists. The paper describes how the women of these couples are subject to male domination. The author states that in both works the marriage relationships are determined by the characters' perceptions of themselves and of their spouses, as well as by the degree to which their needs are fulfilled by their spouses.
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"In Virginia Woolf's "To The Lighthouse" and Henrik Ibsen's "The Dollhouse" the texts revolve around intrafamilial relationships and focus on the marital relationship of the main characters. Perhaps because of the very different genres to which the two works belong, the marital relationships of the two couples, different types of characterization define the Ramsays and the Helmers. The Ramsays are characterized by their modes of speech, with little characterization through action, whereas the relationship of the Helmers (as characters in a play) is defined largely by their actions towards one another.
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Marital Counseling, 2002.
Examines the effects of pre-marital and marital counseling on marriage longlevity and divorce rates.
3,278 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 94.95
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Due to the astounding body of evidence suggesting that marriage failure generally results from a breakdown of communication and from unrealistic marriage expectations and/or on spousal perceptual biases, it seems that marriage counseling and premarital counseling could in fact be highly useful tools for assuring the survival of a marriage. By performing a literature review on several sources on the subject of divorce statistics and the history of marital counseling, the paper suggests that couples who received marriage counseling during marriage or pre-marital counseling before marriage report a lower rate of divorce than those who never had the benefit of counseling. The paper then describes the methodology and findings of a research project performed to prove this hypothesis.
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"If divorce is usually caused by some force for which counseling cannot really provide an answer, such as social or economic pressure, then there is less support for a hypothesis regarding the power of marital and premarital counseling to prevent divorce. However, if divorce is based on preventable or treatable flaws within the relationship, than the hypothesis may stand. Secondly, one must address the issue as to whether or not couples inside a therapeutical setting show any signs of being better adjusted than couples outside a therapeutical setting, and if past evidence has shown premarital counseling to be effective. If it has not, then the hypothesis as currently stated may still be correct, but it will have to be far more conclusive to prove its point. Finally, one must address the issue of whether or not counseling may in some cases be seen as evidence of impending marriage dissolution rather than marital health, and as such be seen as a negative relational sign. (For example, it is possible that most people approach counseling as a last-ditch effort to save their relationship, or that most of the people enrolled in premarital counseling are in very high risk groups and already undergoing problems. If so, it is further possible that the situation is not so much one of the efficacy or inefficacy of counseling programs themselves, but rather concerns itself with the way in which counseling programs segregate failed from non-failed relationships)."
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Critical Discourse Analysis, 2005.
This paper is a methodological study using critical discourse analysis to interrogate the assumptions underlying critical race theory in educational research.
25,870 words (approx. 103.5 pages), 92 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper discusses critical discourse analysis (CDA) as used to analyze a Critical Race Theory (CRT) case study, which investigated reflective discourses of three co-directors of a Canadian summer institute on multi-culturalism and diversity. The author points out that CDA analysis of the discourses was undertaken using Clegg's six criteria of language-power discourse within groups and organizations as variables for the analysis: (1) Values, (2) rules, (3) power, (4) discretion, (5) organization and (6) paradox. The paper concludes that CDA, when used in its pure form for CRT analysis, represented a very slow and painstaking task; however, using Cleggs criteria was efficient and yielded flaws in the methodology of the case study approach.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Research Question
Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis
Assumptions
Limitations
Delimitations
Literature Review
Introduction
Literature on Educational and Qualitative Research
Differences between Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Definition, Types, and Uses of Qualitative Research
Overview of Critical Race Theory (CRT): Its Purposes, Assumptions, and Limitations
Descriptive CRT Literature
Origins of Critical Race Theory (CRT)
The Power of Storytelling
Descriptive Literature on Race and Multiculturalism
Enter "CRT-Light": Public Education Trends of the 1970's and 1980's
The 1990's and Beyond
Review of Critical Race Theory (CRT) Case Studies
Case Study 1: 'Thinking the Practice': Academic Adult Educators' Reflections on Mediating a Summer Institute as a Multicultural Learning Journey for Graduate Students'
Patti's Reflections: 'Walking on Quicksand'
Shahrzad's Reflections: 'Marginality of the 'Subject'; 'Subjectivity' of the Margin
Andre's Reflections: 'The Personal is Pedagogical'
Case Study 2: 'A Critical Race Analysis of Latino(a) and African American Advanced Placement Enrollment in Public High Schools'
Case Study 2's Methodology
Case Study 2 Results
Discussion, Recommendations and Conclusions
Case Study 3: 'Understanding Cheating in Nepal'
Case Study 4: 'The Acceptance of a Multicultural Education among Appalachian College Students'
Survey Instrument Content and Methods
Survey Distribution Methods
Case Study Survey Results
Other CRT Case Studies, Briefly Described
Conclusion
Research Methods
Introduction
Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as a Method
Origins of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)
Conclusions
Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) Used to Interrogate Two Critical Race Theory Case Studies
The Case Study: 'Thinking the Practice': Academic Adult Educators' Reflections on Mediating a Summer Institute as a Multicultural Learning Journey for Graduate Students'
Values
Power
Rules
Discretion
Organization
Conclusion
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"The researcher for the present study also believed that ethnographic research elements were strongly present within secondary data for the study. This was because various pieces of both descriptive and case study literature, used as data for the present study, consisted of analysis and interpretation of other researchers' observations of day-to-day activities, over time, of particular groups that were observed first-hand (e.g., graduate students attending a summer institute on diversity; middle school students in Nepal; students in university basic writing and college composition courses). In addition, results of previously-conducted (by other researchers) ethnographic research, e.g., participant observation accomplished by the researcher over time were used, within the present study, as secondary data."
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Research Article: 'Marital Relations among Former Prisoners of War', 2007.
This paper is a review of the research reported by R. Dekel and Z. Solomon in their article 'Marital Relations among Former Prisoners of War' in the "Journal of Family Psychology".
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains that, in their article 'Marital Relations among Former Prisoners of War: Contribution of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Aggression, And Sexual Satisfaction', researchers Rachel Dekel and Zahava Solomon identify the degree to which post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects the marital adjustment, spousal aggression and sexual satisfaction of former prisoners of war (POWs) from the Yom Kippur War. The author points out that the study itself has many limitations and is subject to scrutiny and debate, but the researchers' findings seem to mesh with their anticipated outcomes. The paper relates that these researchers conclude that their findings support the belief that the marital problems of former POWs are related to PTSD symptoms and that increased problems with marital relations occurred for the experimental POWs with PTSD by a margin of twice that of the control group.
Table of Contents:
Purpose of Study
Examination of the Literature Review
The Study Framework and Theoretical Perspective
Research Objectives
Major Study Variables
Characteristics of the Population and Demographic Variables
Methodology
Data Collection and Analysis
Interpretation of Findings, Outcome, and Conclusion
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"The articles used in the literature review are generally current, where five were initially published in the 1990s and the rest date from 2000 to the current day. The information presented in the literature review fails to fully and comprehensively describe the topics involved in the study. The theories are not described in detail, nor are the points of interest linked to the other topics. While the literature review is easy to understand and does provide an introduction to the topic, the overall content of the review is too concise and lacks depth."
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Marital Rape Laws, 2007.
An examination of the evolution of marital rape laws, including recommendations for the future.
2,788 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper provides a review of relevant scholarly books, government documents and statistics to determine the evolution of marital rape laws. It discusses why they are of importance and how the victim currently suffers and may continue to suffer through the criminal justice system. It then suggests what punishment can reasonably be expected to be meted out to marital rape offenders. The paper concludes with salient recommendations concerning improvements that should be made to already existing laws.
Table of Contents:
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Incidence and Types of Marital Rape Today
Current and Future Trends
Conclusion
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"As noted above, some states have already done away with the marital rape exemption and continuing developments in American law have diminished the concepts on which the common law rule was based. These trends have also raised the issue of whether the marital rape exemption retains any validity in the 21st century. Unfortunately, Friedelbaum emphasizes that a number of courts and legal observers have advanced justifications for retaining the marital rape exemption. According to this author, "These justifications have been based on concerns that the abolition of a husband's immunity would lead to serious abuses of the law, would cause insurmountable evidentiary problems, would lead to fabricated charges, would encourage vindictive wives to use rape charges for revenge, and would thwart the reconciliation of estranged couples" (Friedelbaum 51)."
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Classroom Discourse, 2004.
Discusses the structure of classroom discourse.
3,825 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 135.95
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This paper presents an introduction and discussion of classroom discourse. The paper discusses the types of discourse situations in classrooms and analyzes current thinking about classroom discourse.
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"Teaching is a demanding profession in which no two students are alike and no two days are alike. Teachers are responsible for motivating, liberating, educating and inspiring their students. Ira Shor, in "Empowering Education", suggests that good teachers do not talk at their students they talk with them. Similarly, a good teacher will not impart information unilaterally to students but will dialogue with students and encourage students to share their opinions. Ideally, such discussions will be simultaneously spontaneous and structured. David Reynolds, in "Educational Review" disagrees with..."
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Discourse in a Computer-Mediated Forum, 2004.
An analysis of discourse in a computer-mediated forum, MSN Zone's Spades Rooms (Lobby).
2,716 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 19 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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The discourse analysis approach to understanding human communication is used to examine the discourse that takes place in a computer-mediated forum. An overview of the forum is followed by a review of how discourse analysis works and how it can be applied to this research project. A description of the analytic technique is followed by a discussion of the findings and a summary of the research in the conclusion. Relevant appendices with original research findings and explanatory notes are also provided.
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"The amount of empirical work employing the discourse analysis approach has increased in recent years, as organizational researchers have embraced the methods established in other domains of study to explore organizations (Hardy, 2001). The discourse analysis approach to understanding human communication described by Wood and Kroger and others is used in this research project to examine the discourse that takes place in a computer-mediated forum."
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Earnings and Marital Stress, 2006.
Examines the connection between relative earnings and marital harmony.
2,457 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper argues that that relative earnings and marital stress can be avoided by simply establishing clear lines of communication and forming a "joint partnership" to attain specific realistic financial goals. In other words, each person in a marriage must look beyond any differences they may have in how much they earn - and, instead, combine earnings and embark upon a path toward financial success and security.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Relative Earnings and Marital Stress Can Be Avoided
The Road To Conflict Resolution
Establishing Realistic Goals for Financial Success and Security
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"The first step toward conflict resolution with regard to money problems in a marriage, is to understand spending behaviors. Experts suggest identifying where behaviors fall on the continuum between the two extremes of hoarding and spending. Each partner in the marriage should evaluate how much of a problem they think their own spending is, and how much of a problem their spouse's spending is."
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Marital Infidelity, 2005.
This paper explores marital infidelity in Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" and "The Arabian Nights."
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The paper looks closely at the subject of marital infidelity through the sources of Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" and the stories of "The Arabian Nights." The paper explains that both of these tales involve marital infidelity. The paper first addresses "Madame Bovary," and Emma's character as well as her affairs and then moves on to address the conflict in "The Arabian Nights."
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"Marital infidelity has often, in literature, been shown to be a destructive force upon the families and peoples who have come into contact with it. Two works which include the subject matter of marital infidelity are Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" and the tales of "The Arabian Nights." These two works are both centered on these themes, but achieve their central messages through different means. "Madame Bovary" illustrates the destructiveness that accompanies sexual misconduct within marriage, while "The Arabian Nights" illustrates instead that healing can stem after this misconduct has been completed. It is notable, that in both works, it is the affairs of women which drive the plot, not those of men."
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Marital Satisfaction, 2007.
A dissertation comparing marital satisfaction among married couples who had cohabitated prior to marriage with those that did not cohabitate before marriage.
9,104 words (approx. 36.4 pages), 31 sources, MLA, $ 189.95
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This paper examines the effect of cohabitation on couples and their level of marital satisfaction and dissolution. It hypothesizes that cohabitation has a statistically significant impact on marital satisfaction and uses a sample consisting of forty married individuals; twenty couples whom had not cohabited prior to marriage and twenty married couples whom had cohabited prior to marriage.
Outline
Chapter 1: Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Significance of Study
Overview of Study
Definition of Terms
Chapter 2: Review of Relevant Literature
Chapter 3: Methodology
Description of the Study Approach
Data-Gathering Method and Database of Study
Subjects
Instrument
Design
Procedure
Chapter 4: Conceptual Framework and Social Exchange Theory
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"By any measure, marriage in the United States is a crap shoot, and the odds are definitely stacked against people getting married for the first time today. Current estimates suggest that fully 50 percent of all first-time marriages nationwide will end in divorce (Martin, Martin, Martin & Specter, 2003), and 60 percent of first-time marriages in the State of Georgia will end in divorce today, and the problem appears to be getting worse instead of better. The economic consequences of these failed relationships are staggering, certainly, but the emotional toll they exact on the individuals involved is inestimable, and can have lifelong implications for their divorcing partners and their children (Martin et al., 2003). In fact, the fear of becoming divorced may compel many people to cohabitate and there may be an environmental component involved as well. "
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Canada's National Discourse, 2006.
A closer look at the Canadian discourse and ethnic, religious and racial minorities.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses Canada as a nation that is characterized by its remarkable religious, ethnic and racial diversity. This paper explores how the national discourse of inclusion and tolerance has shaped Canadian politics with respect to immigration, multiculturalism, Aboriginal Canadians and the French Language.
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Bob Dylan and Social Discourse., 2002.
An overview of the Habermasian theory of social discourse and application to the songs od Bob Dylan.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper looks at the Habermasian theory of social discourse and whether or not Bob Dylan fits in its mode. Habermasian is identified and outlined to understand this theory. Bob Dylan's song lyrics are looked at so as to understand whether or not Bob Dylan fits into this theory.
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Rousseau's Second Discourse, 2002.
A close analysis of Rousseau's 2nd Discourse on inequality.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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A close analysis of Rousseau's 2nd Discourse on Inequality, basically a history of man's social evolution and the development of governments, which places private property at the root of all conflict between humans.
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'Marital Interaction in Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Couples', 2006.
A critical review of "Marital Interaction in Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Couples" by Frank J. Floyd et al.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper introduces and outlines "Marital Interaction in Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Couples" by Frank J. Floyd et al., and then critically reviews the paper, arguing that the authors' conclusion does not match the cited hypotheses. The paper also includes a criticism of the article's clarity, explaining that the study is introduced in what seems a careful way but without verification or duplication, later on.
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"The article is a contribution to recent interactive and behavioral models of addiction, expressly alcoholism's dynamics in terms of addicts and those with whom they live. All told, Frank J. Lloyd (2006) and other researchers created four alcoholic groups for study, including alcoholic husbands with and without personality disorders, as often accompany chronic addiction, and a group of alcoholic subjects with non-alcoholic wives, and a fourth made up of alcoholic husbands with also alcoholic wives (p. 121)."
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Fred Block's "Postindustrial Possibilities: A Critique of Economic Discourse", 2007.
This paper analyzes Fred Block's book "Postindustrial Possibilities: A Critique of Economic Discourse", which focuses on economic sociology.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains that Fred Block in his book "Postindustrial Possibilities: A Critique of Economic Discourse" states that today's society has passed the industrial stage and has moved onto a new nameless stage. The author points out that, according to Block, the postindustrial trends are the increasing importance of services and decreased importance in goods, computer-based automation and a less patriarchal society. The paper relates that, in addition to including traditional economists such as Marx, the social economist Karl Paul Polanyi is referenced often in this book. The author underscores that the book includes ideas of Ruth Cowan, who believes that domestic work is not taken into account in the GNP, which makes the output status somewhat inapt. The paper agrees with Block's conclusion that society desires objects of qualitative over quantitative.
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"The chapter on labor showed that skill has actually increased since the 1970s even though robots and computers have been replacing human labor. People today become extremely knowledgeable on very little - we are all specialized. The capacity to work is a socially produced - it is not instinctive. The argument that economists do not properly analyze contemporary production is based on theoretical, empirical, and alternative views to the efficiency of labor."
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