Feminist Jane Addams' Social Ethic
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A 10 page paper discussing Jane Addams' feminist and social ethics. Founder of Chicago's Hull House and outspoken advocate for peace prior to World War I, Jane Addams was not particularly liberal in her views, but settled more in the realm of doing what's right. Present-day feminism frequently has been opposed to social systems; social ethic has not recognized feminism. An example from a century ago provided the model of a bridge long ago, one that should be seriously considered for application today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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This 9 page paper discusses the status and efficiency of the Florida Foster care program. Examples, shortcomings, facts, figures, examined, conclusions drawn. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Foster Care Abuse
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A 7 page paper which examines the condition of foster care abuse. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Foster Care and Social Systems Theory
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This 13 page paper discusses social systems theory in general and foster care specifically and in detail; and touches on reasons why foster care children do poorly in school. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Functionalism in the News
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A 4 page research paper that, first of all, discusses functionalism and then applies this perspective to two newspaper articles on homelessness. This examination of functionalism looks at two newspaper articles and the manner in which they exemplify the functionalist approach to the modern world. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Gilbert & Terrell's "Dimensions Of Social Welfare Policy": Summary Of Chapter 3
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2 pages in length. Summarizing the integral components of chapter 3 in Gilbert and Terrell's "Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy" provides a framework for social welfare analysis that strives to overcome the barriers inherent to contemporary policymaking. The authors approach this need for change as a means by which to implement "dimensions of choice" (Gilbert et al, 1997, p. 56) where social welfare policy is concerned, helping to adjust reality through "culling and distilling the essential elements of complex phenomena" (p. 56). No additional sources cited.
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Gilded Era/Welfare Reform & The Elderly And Privacy
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses Tammany in the Gilded Era, attempts toward welfare reform and how the elderly lose privacy when they enter permanent health care facilities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Global Solutions for Health Care from a Social Work Perspective
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This 11 page paper examines the health care crisis in developing countries. Social work models are defined. Solutions are explored. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Group Homes For Children And Adolescents
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A 42 page comprehensive research paper. This paper begins by reporting data regarding the incidence of mental, emotional and behavior problems among children and youth and comments on the controversy regarding residential placement for youngsters. The next section reports the history of group homes in this nation, beginning in the 1700s and following through to the latest trends in the structure of group homes. The third section reports on the different models of residential facilities and their typical characteristics for children and adolescents, which is followed with a discussion of the services each of the residential settings provides. The next section reports the outcomes for the different residential placements beginning with the fact that there is a dearth of empirical studies to validate the efficacy of these kinds of placements. This is a comprehensive discussion that includes the research that is available, including surveys of the perceptions of children and youth who are in group placements, and the opinions of many experts, including the Surgeon General's Office. The general consensus is that residential treatment centers and other types of public children's/youth residential placements may do more harm than good. The last section includes recommendations for research that is very much needed in this field. Throughout the paper are reports about the funding and the laws regarding some of these kinds of placements. There is also a discussion about the success of Boys Town. Data are included. 1 Table is included. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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