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Vietnam War Soldiers and Suicides

claims that the Vietnam soldiers had a 72 percent higher rate of suicide than their other military counterparts (Bower, 1987, p. 1...

Differences Between Dysfunctional and Functional Families

Actions and behaviors therefore are at least partially the result of the inherent relationships that exist within the family. ...

A Case History of Angina

of angina, but no indication of muscle damage or clotting (as would be the case in coronary thrombosis). It should also be...

Creative Essay 'Riding with a Dog Who Smelled Like a Skunk'

In three pages this descriptive and creative essay presents a narrative recounting a long car ride in which a family was accompani...

American Family Depiction in Television Situation Comedies of the 1950s and 1960s

In fourteen pages this paper discusses TV sitcoms during this time period and how they portrayed the American family with past and...

Drugs and Psychology Model Dissertation Proposal

In twenty pages this paper presents a model dissertation research proposal on psychology, drugs, and the impact of the breakdown o...

Family Assessment 2 and Howard P. Parette Jr.'s 'Family-centered assistive technology assessment'

This paper presents an article summary in four pages as it relates to children with disabilities and the involvement of their fami...

Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action

In 12 pages this essay considers the five families who brought a lawsuit against the chemical companies responsible for poisoning ...

Taking Care of the Elderly

The author considers the difficulties facing families who decide to care for elderly relatives with Alzheimer's. The author analyz...

Family Survival of a Stroke

in treatment involves helping the patient return to the community. If rehabilitation has occurred for the most part in the home, t...

Family in Decline and TV Viewing

In five pages this paper discusses how the family unit has declined as television watching by family members has significantly inc...

Overview of the US Family and Medical Leave Act

In five pages this paper presents an overview of the regulations and provisions contained within the United States' Family and Med...

African American Families, Noncustodial Fathers and Social Work Strategies

In twelve pages this paper examines the all too common scenario of African American families without custodial fathers in terms of...

Educational Research Proposal

In ten pages this paper presents a research proposal regarding perceptions of special education effectiveness by the community, fa...

Overview of Family Centered Care

In five pages family centered care is presented in an overview of principles and a model that pertains to special needs' children....

For and Against International Family Planning Fund Ban

The pros and cons for the international family planning funds ban are presented in a paper that consists of five pages. Four sour...

Overview of Family Nurse Practitioner

crosses over all these disciplines (Warda, 2001). Family is defined broadly to incorporate the diverse structures of family in to...

Children, New Family Structures and Their Impact

In five pages this paper examines 1990s' family research in a discussion of how children are being affected by families and the re...

Family Secrets and the Harm They Cause

In five pages this paper discusses how pregnancy or suicide family secrets can have a harmful impact on the members of families. ...

Communication and Alcoholics

types of communication regardless of the formal or informal status. For example when we have a conversation the way a person stand...

Crested Kimono Questions

In five pages this paper compares the image of Mother in Navajo and Japanese families as represented in Kinship and Gender and in ...

Crises of Natural Disasters and Family Interaction

In five pages this paper examines what happens during a natural disaster to families and family relationship dynamics with coping ...

Rick Porrello's The History of the Cleveland Mafia

In 10 pages this memoir considers the author's family's organized crime activities during the Prohibition era. One source is cite...

Sexual Activity and Pregnancy in Adolescents

In six pages these two articles pertaining to the many aspects of sexual activity and pregnancy are presented 'Early adolescent se...

Mrs. Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In six pages a character analysis of Linda Loman is presented as it relates to her own self control and the way in which she contr...

American Family as Viewed by Playwright Sam Shepard

understanding of family life, much as do shows like The Simpsons and Malcolm in the Middle. Families are not always polite to one ...

Discussion of the 'Middle Child Syndrome'

Many - if not most -- social psychologists would readily agree that human interaction is always representational of joint interact...

Working Parents and Creative Benefits

In fourteen pages this essay describes the rewards of balancing work and family life with research on benefits that are family fri...

Literature Review on Inmates and Families Programs

In fifteen pages this research paper presents a literature review regarding programs for long term prison inmates and their famili...

The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

In five pages this paper analyzes The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler in terms of a family's moral connection. Three sources are...