Using the Sociological Imagination to Interpret a Personal Situation
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This 4 page paper uses sociological theory to interpret a personal situation. Recommendations for a student writing an essay is provided in tutorial form. An example of being arrested for drunk driving is used. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA649soc.rtf

Integrating Christian Thought Into Social Work
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A 3 page paper which examines how an individual could integrate the Christian faith into social work practice in relationship to diverse client populations. No sources cited.
Filename: RAchsoc.rtf

Poverty and the Typification of Poverty in the U.S.
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This 3 page paper discusses poverty and the typification of poverty as a social problem in the U.S. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVpovtyp.rtf

'The Health Practices of Homeless Women / A Causal Model'
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A 5 page paper critiquing Linda Flynn's publication named above, an investigation into both observed and reported health practices of homeless urban women. Where medical records were lacking, the author attempted to estimate the level of health care these women had known previous to their homeless life. Limited to data collection only by self-reporting, however, neither the author nor the reader can be fully persuaded that the research accomplished its intended mission.
Filename: Homewome.wps

“Alcohol and Ecstasy consumption amongst young people in Britain”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which alcohol consumption has declined amongst young people as a result of the advent of the club and drug scene, and the way in which the alcohol industry promotes and markets alcopops in their efforts to attract a younger clientele away from illegal drugs and recoup their lost profits. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLalcopops.wps

“All Our Kin” by Carol Stack
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An 8 page paper which examines various elements presented in Carol Stack’s “All Our Kin.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAkin.rtf

“Analysis of research study on foster care placements”
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A five page paper which looks at a research article concerning the relevant factors which may affect the possibility of placement instability and disruption in foster children, the way in which the authors conducted their study, and the information which can be learned from it Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Jlresart.rtf

“FEEDING” AND “CODE,” AN EXAMINATION
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This 4-page paper focuses on the two research methodologies used by authors Elijah Anderson and Margerie DeVault in their respective books, Code of the Streets and Feeding the Family
Filename: MTfeecod.rtf

“How Great is G.R.E.A.T. (Gang resistance education and training)?: A Review of the Article Detailing the School-Based Gang Prevention Program
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A 10 page overview of the G.R.E.A.T. program and the experimental design of a paper reviewing its effectiveness. G.R.E.A.T. is an in-school program which targets middle school age children in hopes of deterring their interest in joining gangs. Despite the program inconsistencies in design and presentation a national study conducted by researchers at U.S. Department of Justice’s, Crime and Justice Research, declares the study effective. This paper questions that conclusion, identifying numerous problems with the study itself and delineating the circumstances which make the study suspect. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPgangPr.rtf