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  • Individual Rights Vs. Social Responsibilities

    Individual Rights Vs. Social Responsibilities

    Individual rights vs. Social responsibilities The most heinous of crimes are those committed against children. Society views these crimes as unacceptable and accepts the responsibility of ensuring the protection and safety of children from sexual predators. On the other hand even the most heinous criminals have rights. Jessica’s law ensures the social responsibility while civil rights of those convicted of crimes against children are ensured by civil rights organizations. Many of these organizations have committed

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    Essay Length: 1,256 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Bred
  • Anorexia: Social Issue

    Anorexia: Social Issue

    Each year millions of people in the United States are affected by serious and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders. The vast majority are adolescents and young adult women. Approximately one percent of adolescents girls develop anorexia nervosa, a dangerous condition in which they can literally starve themselves to death. Another two to three percent develop bulimia nervosa, a destructive pattern of excessive overeating followed by vomiting or other " purging " behaviors to control their weight.

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    Essay Length: 572 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Monika
  • Inter-War Italy: The Fascist Appeal and Socially Detrimental Effects in Ignazio Silone’s Fontamara

    Inter-War Italy: The Fascist Appeal and Socially Detrimental Effects in Ignazio Silone’s Fontamara

    Inter-war Italy: The Fascist Appeal and Socially Detrimental Effects in Ignazio Silone's Fontamara There are people in the world who base their knowledge of the past on what they read in novels. As media influences peoples' perception of history, we must analyze how authors depict landmark events to understand why some people have perverted interpretations of the past. While some texts distort history, Ignazio Silone's Fontamara is a fictional tale of a village in southern

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    Essay Length: 390 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Stages of Social-Emotional Development

    Stages of Social-Emotional Development

    This page presents an overview of the developmental tasks involved in the social and emotional development of children and teenagers which continues into adulthood. The presentation is based on the Eight Stages of Development developed by psychiatrist, Erik Erikson in 1956. ; According to Erikson, the socialization process consists of eight phases - the "eight stages of man." His eight stages of man were formulated, not through experimental work, but through wide - ranging

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    Essay Length: 1,181 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Mike
  • Social Issues

    Social Issues

    When different people come in contact with other people their reactions are almost never the same from person to person. This reaction that humans have with different variables in society is what I would like to identify as my social behavior among human groups. This reaction behavior is very interesting to me because I would like to know how come humans get different reactions or feelings in certain situations. This topic leaves me with

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    Essay Length: 595 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Social Work: Past and Present

    Social Work: Past and Present

    Short Assignment Three: Social Work - Past and Present Times are much different than they used to be, however, the world seems to be reacting to these problems the same way they did years ago. Most days, the general public seems to be preoccupied with ‘the war on terror.’ There is so much going on in this world, and yet it is all being categorized as one big issue. This is very similar to some

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    Essay Length: 380 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Anna
  • Discuss Representations of one of the Following Social Identities in the Work of Austen; Sisters.

    Discuss Representations of one of the Following Social Identities in the Work of Austen; Sisters.

    Discuss representations of one of the following social identities in the work of Austen; sisters. Jane Austen was one of eight children born to Rev. George Austen and his wife Cassandra. As one of two girls in a large and boisterous family, an intimate bond formed between Jane and her elder sister Cassandra. Their shared experiences of boarding school and education cemented the firm relationship as they helped one another to deal with the disillusions

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    Essay Length: 843 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Andrew
  • What Is Social Responsibility?

    What Is Social Responsibility?

    WHAT IS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? I like to introduce this chapter topic by bringing in current stories about companies being socially responsible and being socially irresponsible. I ask my students what they think about what these companies are doing. Help students understand why these types of issues draw so much attention. Q&A 5.1 Why are social responsibility issues drawing so much attention these days? (Organizational managers, especially managers in for-profit business organizations, and their social responsibility

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    Essay Length: 1,589 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Mike
  • Drinking Status, Labeling, and Social Rejection

    Drinking Status, Labeling, and Social Rejection

    Drinking Status, Labeling, and Social Rejection Drinking has been, for a long time, a very debatable topic. In the 1920s, drinking was seen as something so bad that it needed to be prohibited completely. Alcohol consumption is still often seen as distasteful, especially in large quantities. In this study by Keith M. Kilty and Thomas M. Meenaghan, researchers looked at the drinking status of fictional people along with other factors such as age and

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    Essay Length: 431 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Social Capital: Richardo D. Stanton-Salazar and Douglas Foley

    Social Capital: Richardo D. Stanton-Salazar and Douglas Foley

    For this critical analysis, the first article I have chosen to evaluate “A Social Capital Framework for Understanding the Socialization of Racial Minority Children and Youths” by Richardo D. Stanton-Salazar. This article surprised me in various ways and gave me mixed emotions. The author details a network-analytic framework to understand the socialization and schooling experiences of working-class racial minority youth. Stanton-Salazar examined the relationships between youth and institutional agents which plays in the greater multicultural

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    Essay Length: 1,218 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Can User Groups Exercise Influence on the Making of Social Policies and Welfare Provision?

    Can User Groups Exercise Influence on the Making of Social Policies and Welfare Provision?

    British social policy has historically been dominated by politicians, academics and practitioners, with recipients of welfare provision and their carers having little say in the shaping and development, or ownership of their services. Over the past few decades there has been significant growth in service user movements who are working to transform discussions, policy initiatives, systems and research within this field (Campbell, 1996; Campbell and Oliver, 1996, cited in Beresford, 2001). The last 15 years

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    Essay Length: 1,940 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Top
  • Social Institutions

    Social Institutions

    The Military Social Institution is one of the three Primary Social Institutions. The military was initially established to help protect, as well as unify a country, but since it’s development, it’s done so plus more. The Military as a social institution has led to domination and conquering of sorts, while trying to balance morals and justifications. Since the military is run by the government, it can be assumed that not only does this institution try

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    Essay Length: 1,276 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Jack
  • Is Democracy a Basic Social Good?

    Is Democracy a Basic Social Good?

    It is a word with no real definition, but rather a word that can be interpreted differently to each individual who uses it. This word is democracy, and it can instill a sense of liberty, freedom, and patriotism at least for many Americans. Realistically, it is a way of life which has a sense of altruism to it; it is for the overall good of a people. In many ways it can be a

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    Essay Length: 1,567 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Steve
  • Should We Privatize Social Security Benefits?

    Should We Privatize Social Security Benefits?

    Should we privatize social security benefits? Social Security is a social welfare service concerned with protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability and unemployment. The system is structured like an insurance scheme, where both employees and employers are imposed to pay Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax to fund the system. The current United States Social Security System is a pay-as-you-go program. The revenue that the federal government raises each year for

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    Essay Length: 832 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Mike
  • Social Communication

    Social Communication

    Relational non-verbal communication -Expresses kind’s of identity messages and relational messages that help us define the kinds of relationships we want to have with others. Types: Physical Attractiveness and clothing. Physical attractiveness affects many aspects of our lives. We are aware of how people can be judges by this. For example; being picked for sports, getting better grades, not being punished as strongly as others, etc. Clothing also plays an important role in communication. We

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    Essay Length: 332 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Janna
  • Shifts in the Social Location of Drinking

    Shifts in the Social Location of Drinking

    In the late 1920s, alcohol use became a symbolic arena for a more general conflict within middle-class America, a conflict to a large extent between an older generation committed to the values of "Victorian morality", and a younger generation experimenting with new lifestyles and gender roles. Prohibition, adopted originally with strong popular support, eventually rendered drinking a perfect symbol of generational revolt, "the symbol of a sacred cause". The year 1928, in a temperance observer's

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    Essay Length: 355 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Social and Economic Time Druing Shakespeare’s Era

    Social and Economic Time Druing Shakespeare’s Era

    William Shakespeare lived in England during to great periods in history, the Renaissance and the Elizabethan era. The Renaissance was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation that spread all through out Europe, it marked the transitional period between the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the Modern Age (“Renaissance”). The Elizabethan Era was the period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

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    Essay Length: 1,783 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Social Status of Women in Corporate America

    Social Status of Women in Corporate America

    Social Status of Women in Corporate America There is an inevitable intersection between corporate America and gender, and this relationship is the reason behind many issues of question regarding the low status of women. The common view maintains that women are of lower status than men and are kept in that position because of social construct. Thus, the established argument is based on the fact that the women are situated into an inescapable hole because

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    Essay Length: 2,001 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Edward
  • Are We Social Beings?

    Are We Social Beings?

    Many people ask the questions "are we social Beings"? Some find it more relaxing to keep to their selves while others feel comfortable in a more social setting among their peers. This is important because it dictates how we act around people. If someone likes to be alone and keep to his or herself, then they will more then likely have questionable people skills, where as someone who loves to have people around them, will

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    Essay Length: 429 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Should Artists Address Social and Political Issues in Their Work?

    Should Artists Address Social and Political Issues in Their Work?

    Should artists address social and political issues in their work? Yes! I think that it is necessary for us to give physical form to things we think and feel strongly about, especially when it comes to social and political issues. We use art in our everyday lives for communicating information, day-to-day living, spiritual sustenance, personal expression, visual delight as well as for social and political purposes. Art can be used for communicating specific information. Art

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    Essay Length: 360 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Anna
  • Social Work Intervention with the Disabled and Their Families

    Social Work Intervention with the Disabled and Their Families

    OC 28: Social Work Intervention with the Disabled and their Families Case Study: Select a family of the disabled child/PWD (person with disability). Become acquainted with the PWD/ family through interviews. Case: Jeevan Anand Chavan, 25 years • Introduction Jeevan Anand Chavan is a 25 year old, enthusiastic individual whose vivacity takes you by surprise and makes you want to know more of him. He is working as a Project Coordinator (Self-Employment Scheme) at The

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    Essay Length: 634 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jon
  • Social Movements

    Social Movements

    Social movement is defined as, an organized collective activity to bring about or resist fundamental change in an existing group or society. (Sociology, A Brief Introduction, 425) Social Movement was invented in England and North America during the first decades of the nineteenth century and has since the spread across the globe. (Tilly, 2004) Many social movements are created around some charismatic leader, i.e. one possessing charismatic authority. After the social movement is created, there

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    Essay Length: 627 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Edward
  • Morality as a Social Construct in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Rise of Silas Lapham and the Awakening

    Morality as a Social Construct in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Rise of Silas Lapham and the Awakening

    The definition of morality varies across different levels of society. In order for a member outside a certain societal level to be properly integrated, it is vital that he or she learns the moral code of that class. In this essay, three novels that deal with societal integration of an outside member will be examined: Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, William Dean Howells’ The Rise of Silas Lapham and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening.

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    Essay Length: 2,091 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Autism: Educational and Social Effects

    Autism: Educational and Social Effects

    Autism: Educational Social Effects As a student living with no impairing physical or mental disability, it is difficult to imagine life any other way. On the other hand, when taking the time to contemplate what people with disabilities, such as Autism have to cope with, I realize just how much I take for granted in every day life; such as options to any class, learning at a normal pace, and peer interactions, to name a

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    Essay Length: 907 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Corporate Social Responsibility: Now and Then

    Corporate Social Responsibility: Now and Then

    With the recent corporate scandals involving such companies as Enron and Martha Stewart, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has once again made its way to the forefront of contemporary management ideologies. However, CSR itself is not a new concept. In fact, societies as far back as the Ancient Mesopotamians (circa 1700 BC) incorporated CSR in their businesses. “King Hammurabi introduced a code in which builders, innkeepers or farmers were put to death if

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    Essay Length: 689 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Tommy

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