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Essays 1981 - 2010

'Soldier's Home' by Ernest Hemingway and the Theme of Dysfunction

In five pages Hemingway's short story is discussed in terms of how it reflects dysfunction of family relationships. Seven sources...

Terminally Ill Children and Counseling

In seven pages the issues related to counseling a dying child patient and family members are examined. Twelve sources are cited i...

Sanity, Madness, and the Family by R.D. Laing and A. Esterson

In five pages this paper discusses the symptoms of schizophrenia as featured in the family profiles described in this text. Three...

Organ Donations and Discussions Between Family Members and Physicians

In five pages this paper discusses the process of organ donations and what physicians need to know before discussing them with pat...

Personal Conflict Explored

seemed that she was concerned with the aspect of marriage and children, both of which were not even in the picture for this sevent...

Family Structure of the Cherokee

In nine pages this paper examines the matrilineal family structure of the Cherokee in terms of gender roles, marriage determinatio...

Sociological Perspectives on Spousal Abuse

In six pages this essay discusses spousal abuse in a consideration of 10+ perspectives that include the argument it is not a famil...

Dysfunctional Families and Substance Abuse in Adolescents

following drug abuses were evaluated, marijuana, glue, other drugs, bought or drank alcohol, or drank alcohol at school. Wh...

A Two Income Family Examination

In a paper consisting of eight pages the dual income family is researched and historically chronicled and offers the notion that t...

Chapter Overview of 'Family, Gender and Employment'

In three pages this paper discusses this chapter in terms of the contemporary dual income family and also discusses gender bias an...

1820s and 1840s Age of the Common Man

to make their own destinies -- to follow whatever dreams they may have kept harbored deep inside for fear they would never be able...

Workplace Patriarchy and Problems of Women Balancing Work and Family Responsbilities

by means of which men differentially accrue material [economic]as well as ideological [culturally valued] privileges from the exp...

20th Century US Family Law

In thirty two pages the evolution of U.S. family law during the last half of the 20th century is chronicled with a variety of rele...

Fictitious Story on Viking Erik Olafson

In seven pages a young boy's journey that chronicles the everyday life of a Viking family is featured in this fictitious story. F...

Dysfunctional Families in Antigone and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...

The System of Trokosi

by a spokesman for the fetish priests, Togbe Atsu Eklo of the Adzimashi shrine, which appealed to the gods and their ancestors to ...

Familial Substance and Physical Abuse

In seven pages this paper examines family dysfunction and how it influences violent behavior and substance abuse. There is includ...

The Theme of Violence in The Prince Of Tides

episode at some point in life. Depression often hits the elderly more than any other age group; however, with each passing ...

Families and Home Schooling

In three pages this research paper examines home schooling supporters and opponents and also considers the family implications of ...

Alcoholism Causes and Effects

loss of control and inability to stop drinking once begun are symptoms that might be present. Suffering from withdrawal symptoms,...

Archie Bunker and Erik Erikson

In five pages the All in the Family TV series character Archie Bunker is the focus of an appllication of the 8 stages of psychosoc...

Cao Xuequin's Story of Stone

ideal of humaneness or goodness, and li to ceremonious behavior or to social norms in general. According to the instrumentalist, ...

Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun and James Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues' Compared

essence of Emersons claim for moral exuberance that galvanizes youthful idealism than Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun. Se...

An Ethical Dilemma Situation in Nursing

In two pages this paper discusses how a nurse should handle the emotional involvement of treating a terminally ill child and how t...

Patients, Families, and AIDS' Psychological Effects

means that AIDS quite often affects families?not just the person infected, but those who will provide the support system that the...

Chesapeak and New England Colonial Family Life

In ten pages the family life that existed in the colonial Chesapeake and New England settlements are contrasted and compared in th...

American Family and Marriage from a Sociological Perspective

In five pages this paper examines the many changes to the US family and marriage from a sociological perspective. Four sources ar...

South Florida's Doral Golf Resort and Spa

In five pages this resort in South Florida is discussed in terms of how it is marketed and what it offers in terms of golf and fam...

Mafia Crime Family the Genoveses

In ten pages the Genovese crime family is examined in terms of history, and organized crime activities. Sixteen sources are cited...