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Bibliography on Spousal Abuse

appropriate research. One element that must be recognized when locating relevant material on this topic is that there may not be ...

America and Child Abuse

to mothers drowning their own children for convenience. Society must care for its children. There is a need for the government ...

Domestic Violence/Immigrant Hispanic Women

in the face of adversity" (Greene 2). Studies of risk and resilience are similar in structure to epidemiological investigations ...

Nurses and Drug Abuse

have access to a range of drugs. Bennett (et al, 2000) argues that the overall rate of substance abuse in the nursing popualtion r...

Elder Abuse in the United States

sometimes illusive. Generally, the characterization of elder abuse is that it does occur in the United States and while hard to de...

Approaching Child Abuse from a Multi Dimensional Perspective

In sixty pages twenty first century child abuse presents a statement of the problem, traces its history, provides a literature rev...

Brazil, 'Social Democracy,' and Discrimination

its very least, and revisionist history at the most. The dynamics of "social mythology" We might say that social mythology is a w...

Alcohol and Teens

prevalence of teenage alcohol abuse are major public health problems in the United States. Nobody denies the simple fact that th...

Drug Abuse and the Views of Saint Augustine, Aristotle, and Plato

In 10 pages this paper considers how these philosophers would view the contemporary problem of drug abuse. There are 7 sources ci...

Partner Abuse

easily overlooked by hospital personnel or other clinicians. Women both "initiate and reciprocate violence" (Lawson, 2003, p. 19...

The Suffering of Anorexia

In seven pages the eating disorder known as anorexia is interpreted as a kind of suffering in terms of its characteristics as a so...

Public Issues, Private Issues, and Social Problems

In six pages this paper examines the differences between public and private social issues according to C.W. Mills in this history ...

Delinquency and Child Abuse Connection

1994). Physical abuse are aggressive acts such as hitting, punching, kicking, shaking, or burning a childe while sexual abuse can...

The Sociology and Social Work Perspectives of Black American Pioneers

a greater effect on African Americans than practically any other book published up until that time. William H. Ferris writes in 1...

When Elderly Parents Must Be Cared for by Adult Children

This paper consists of five pages and examines the problems connected with adult children caring for their elderly parents by disc...

Colleges and Sexual Assault

In twenty pages this paper discusses the increase of sexual abuse such as date rape on college campuses in a consideration of prob...

The family in Great Expectations

existence of alcohol. To him, the rotting barrels that once housed unlimited supplies of beer were symbolic of how he viewed Miss...

Contemporary Problems and the Theories of Emile Durkheim

In five pages this paper considers 3 contemporary problems from the theoretical perspectives of Emile Durkheim including infant ab...

U.S. Health Care

picked up through government programs and often receive quality health care. Those who make too much money to qualify for free med...

Social Workers, Single Mothers, and Welfare

truth in both concepts, however, the welfare mother as a worker is truly a problem of psychological and social dynamics of which i...

Drug Problems as a Social Construct

life-threatening..." (Merta, 2001, p.1). In Time magazine, Lopez (1999) reports on one police officers journey through the drug c...

Hispanic Communities and Sexual Child Abuse

This research paper pertains to the prevalence and therapies associated with sexual child abuse, with a focus on Hispanics. The wr...

Social Work Among the Elderly, An Overview

This paper presents an overview of urgent issues in social work that entail provision of services to older adults. Topics addresse...

Teenagers and Drug Abuse from a Social Perspective

associated with drug abuse can indeed be quite severe. In "Antisocial Behavior by Young People : A Major New Review" authors Mich...

Social Workers and Attachment Theory

the attachment cycle, crying is the dominant signaling behavior. The cry of the infant signals the caregiver to provide relief fo...

Attribution Theory of Harold Kelley

study and instead went to see a movie or went out with friends all weekend. Thus he has provided himself with an excuse that is ex...

Social Work Case Management

or other individual. The goal of child welfare services is to provide an array of prevention and intervention services to children...

Mapping the Mental Health Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse

impact how a person perceives the counseling relationship, how they react to certain situations, and how they define their persona...

Traci West/Wounds of the Spirit

71). This seems to be particularly true for black women, who get caught between the double bind of being female in a male dominate...

HOMELESSNESS AND INHERENT HUMAN RIGHTS

Safe and secure housing is but one of many rights withheld from those whose circumstances – whether through mental illness, financ...