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Rape in the United States Explained

is that a rapist by description is often a sex-starved, crazy or drunken, disgusting man who surprises women in the night (1997). ...

Racism's Rhetoric

raised in a prejudicial environment and while they think they are sophisticated and do not have a prejudiced bone in their bodies,...

Overview of Social Psychology

In nine pages this research paper examines social psychology in an overview that includes divisive psychological and sociological ...

'A Worn Path' by Eudora Welty from a Sociological Perspective

In five pages this short story by Eudora Welty is analyzed from a sociological perspective. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...

The Results of Urban Sprawl on Metropolitan Detroit

large building lots, ensuring more sprawl. Many localities fiercely resist denser housing because it brings in more people but le...

Being There by Jerzy Kosinski and Media's Social Role

him as the "log-cabin-and-hard-cider" candidate and Van Buren as an aristocrat and a representative of the upper classes (Holme, 1...

Home Town by Tracy Kidder

In five pages this Pulitzer Prize winning text is reviewed in terms of an average American city's sociological complexities. Ther...

Inner Childhood Issues and Group Therapy

of another individual, many adults tend to bury these fears and issues deep within themselves, a forced internalization that psych...

Sociology Defined and Described

Sociology is defined and described in a research paper consisting of five pages with various sociological research methods examine...

Mortality's Realization and its Human Impact

out doctor-assisted suicide. "We rarely go gentle into that good night" (Nuland, 1995, p. PG), because the body typically goes th...

'The Horse Dealer's Daughter' by D.H. Lawrence from a Sociological Perspective

In this paper containing five pages this short story is evaluated in terms of its sociological aspects. There are two additional ...

'Ethnomethodology,' Hegelian Marxism, and Robert K. Merton

In seven pages and 3 parts this research paper discusses such sociological issues as ethnomethodology, Hegelian Marxism characteri...

Elaine Chaika on Speech Communities

In four pages this paper examines speech communities as critiqued by the writings of Elaine Chaika in terms of language's sociol...

US Society, Conflict Models and Sociological Order

They are the cement of society, in fact. For the country to be stable, successful socialization must take place. The conflict mo...

Workplace Injuries, Worker Reentry, Workers' Comp, and Safety Protocols

In two hundred and fifty pages this dissertation discusses the importance of workplace safety in a consideration of injuries, prog...

The Truly Disadvantaged The Inner City, the Underclass and Public Policy by William J. Wilson

This sociological text by William J. Wilson is analyzed in a paper consisting of six pages. There are no other sources listed....

Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff

A Maori, New Zealand dysfunctional home is considered in an overview consisting of 6 pages as it is presented in Duff's text with ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Prologue of Peter Quince

In eleven pages this prologue that closes Shakespeare's comedy is analyzed for its political and sociological message that is cont...

The Structure of the Scientific Revolutions Postscript by Thomas Kuhn

In twelve pages this paper examines Kuhn's postscript and then contrasts and compares the views expressed with Max Weber's sociolo...

Overview of Divorce

In twelve pages divorce is examined from the sociological perspectives of Emile Durkheim with studies considered and issues such a...

Thelma and Louise Movie from a Sociological Perspective

In five pages this paper discusses sociological concepts and gender roles' portrayal within the contexts of this 1991 film. Two s...

Pornography from a Sociological Perspective

In eleven pages this paper discusses the sociological effects of pornography. Sixteen sources are cited in the bibliography....

Family Concepts Defined

In five pages sociological and cultural definitions of the family concept are examined with the traditional Indian culture compare...

Atomic Bomb and its Long Term Impacts at Trinity and Los Alamos

In eight pages this paper examines atomic bomb testing and development in 1945 in terms of the regional sociological and environme...

Society and Humor

Twains Letters From the Earth or John Irvings The World According to Garp. While authors have used humor to convey various points,...

The Glen Ridge Rape by Bernard Lefkowitz

In five pages this text regarding high school athletes raping a retarded adolescent is examined in terms of the community sociolog...

Families on the Fault Line by Lillian B. Rubin

In five pages this sociological text is summarized and analyzed in a consideration of the working class 'invisible' American citiz...

Literature Review on Custodial Grandparenting

Of course, that stereotype is quite extreme. There are few leftover relics from the hippy generation, but it is true that the soci...

Nature v. Nurture and Sexual Orientation

In 7 pages this paper examines heterosexuality and homosexuality differences in a sociological consideration of the age old argume...

Discrimination, Prejudice, and Stereotyping from a Sociological Perspective

on. It can readily be argued that the rift which has ultimately developed, effectively defining such a self-imposed status, can p...