Introduction Interventions are evidence-based practices aimed at meeting the demands of underserved members of a given society. In some cases, such initiatives are implemented in such a way that they re-pattern a beneficiary’s life. Experts in the field of social work should be aware of various intervention models and replicate...
Topic: Social Work
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Although the United States of America should be a classless society, classism is entrenched in all our social institutions. My experience with social class began from childhood and was most profound during high school. I briefly studied in a rural school and experienced the worst demonstration of classism, characterized by...
Topic: Sociological Imagination
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Introduction Domestic violence is the extreme or aggressive abuse of a spouse or a partner in marriage or cohabitation. Since the coronavirus pandemic struck the world at the end of 2019 and early 2020, it has led to rising social, economic, and political issues. However, many countries worldwide are fighting...
Topic: COVID-19
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The Ilbert Bill is an essential contribution to the study of women in British Imperial history. It is important because numerous cross-cultural issues are currently the focus of attention. For example, the Ilbert Bill in India was one of the first attempts to eliminate racial discrimination under the Indian Criminal...
Topic: Gender
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Introduction Human caging, as used by Hernández to mean incarceration of people, is a key issue in the social and community context domain. Human caging has been used against people who are perceived to be a threat to social order (Hernández 45). Hernández posits that “trampologists warned that the rise...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Some people often consider and evaluate themselves to determine their social group in society. In sociology, there are three major categories of social class: the elite, the middle class, and the poor. It is typical of a human to have thoughts of advancing from one group to the next....
Topic: Poverty
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Michael Levin is a philosophy professor and writer who argues that using torture is necessary when saving innocent people’s lives from a terrorist threat in his essay “The Case for Torture” (301). He argues that it is dangerous to value the life of a terrorist over hundreds, thousands, and millions...
Topic: Torture
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Delinquency is a widely spread problem among adolescents in every part of the world—a lot of effort is being put to identify major reasons and decrease the level of delinquency. One of the hot topics related to delinquency, especially among adolescents, is its relation to family issues. Adolescents are not...
Topic: Family
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Women are misrepresented and underrepresented in the existing news media. Around the world, they are featured far less than men are, being invited to interviews as experts only in 13% of cases, while constituting only 37% of the reporter base (Rattan). These facts alone are evidence enough of underrepresentation, but...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Different theorists present powerful arguments to guide human beings to solve ethical dilemmas and pursue their goals in life. The application of moral concepts to the challenges of alcoholism and substance overuse remains a common practice today. Aristotle’s teleological virtue ethics supports the notion that is it impossible for...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Bullying in schools is a well-known, dangerous, and prevalent problem in the educational collectives internationally. For teachers it is hard to detect in time and deal with effectively since bullying has many forms and is not always evident to even the most qualified outsider. Male and female students alike...
Topic: Bullying
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Pages: 5
The issue of chemical or substance addiction has long since become rampant all over the world, and the United States is no exception to it. Substance abuse includes the use of any substances such as alcohol, nicotine, medical prescription drugs, illegal drugs and many other subjects. Drug abuse can take...
Topic: Addiction
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Introduction The case study concerns Juan, a 59-year-old commercial pilot who has come to visit a clinician at the urging of his son. He lives alone, having divorced his wife and had his children move away. He engages in extensive daily drinking of both beer and hard alcohol, which he...
Topic: Addiction
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Pages: 5
Introduction Children are highly susceptible to the influence of external factors, such as the situation in the family and the emotional state of their parents. Stress is contraindicated in pregnant women because it could affect the development of an embryo and even lead to a miscarriage. The research question is...
Topic: Parenting
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Most of the time, Canwen Xu was the only Asian among her peers. Hence, she was facing a lot of stereotypical judgments from her peers. The difficulty in the reconciliation of her Chinese heritage with her American identity is that everyone around her would only notice her Chinese origins. It...
Topic: Stereotypes
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Addiction to alcohol, nicotine, and drugs is a chronic disease. Treatment for such dependence can continue for a long time, but the possibility of relapse will still be preserved. Traditionally, relapse is perceived as a return to substance use after a long break. However, Washton and Zweben (1996) note that...
Topic: Addiction
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a nonprofessional and apolitical community, which gathers members having problems with alcohol consumption worldwide and supplies them with mutual aid. The main aim of such a fellowship is to reject alcohol abuse and support each other in achieving sobriety. The main criteria for entering it are...
Topic: Alcohol
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The ‘glass ceiling’ is a term applied to explain an invisible barrier hindering a particular demographic group from advancing beyond a given hierarchy level. It prevents minorities and women from attaining high positions in organizations. The pervasive resistance frustrates efforts made by individuals from these groups, making it difficult for...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction The problem of poverty, not only among children but also among adults, has plagued this planet for a long time. It prevents people from living life to the fullest, consequently affecting society. When it comes to children, they are the ones who suffer the most from peer attacks, lack...
Topic: Poverty
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Pages: 2
School or campus violence in the United States is rising to a level that requires homeland security. In recent years, K-12 schools, such as Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and higher education institutions, such as Virginia Tech were among them. This paper explores the causes for the growing...
Topic: School
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Pages: 2
The success or failure of a particular movement depends on various aspects. Some of these entities become popular and admirable because of their effort to bring positive change in society, resist or fight against social injustices, or become involved in initiatives to promote individual well-being. Incidentally, some movements have emerged...
Topic: Success
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The world has drastically changed over the period of time; selflessness is very rarely seen these days. Selfishness is the most dominant aspect which prevails in our society today. The number of people who think about others has dwindled over a period of time. This paper will throw light upon...
Topic: Autism
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Pages: 1
The high level of relevance of race issues in the United States has continuously imposed equality considerations on multiple levels of human interactions. From the ethical point of view, the historically conditioned omnipresence of racism and racial or gender inequality in the US triggers the necessity of providing equal opportunity...
Topic: Discrimination
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Pages: 2
Cell-Phone Users Cell-phones have become powerful devices that make it easier for individuals to achieve their goals and communicate effectively. Analysts group users of such innovative tools depending on their favorite applications and aims. First, there is a group that relies on them mainly for interacting with other people. Some...
Topic: Relationship
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Pages: 3
Racial profiling occurs when the law enforcement base their criminal investigations on race, ethnicity, or religion, which in the process undermines human rights and freedom. Although some people consider racial profiling as a means of improving security, it must be stopped at all cost because it is discriminatory. In the...
Topic: Discrimination
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Pages: 2
Background Smoking is one of the main targets of health promotion programs since it damages body organs (Tait et al. 2006) leading to many deaths and health complications (Miller et al. 2005). However, persuading a person to quit smoking can be quite a challenge (Drevonhorn et al. 2007) due to...
Topic: Health
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In the present-day world, there are plenty of issues connected to various forms of discrimination. One of them is known as racial profiling and is used primarily in police investigations. Teasley et al. consider it as “an act of injustice that uses race as the foundation for shaping perceptions” (37)....
Topic: Discrimination
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Pages: 4
Introduction Warfare can be described as a set of techniques used by a group to cause war (Carnagey and Anderson, 2007). Ideally, the organized, armed, and prolonged conflict between nations and parties due to extreme aggression and social disruption is referred to as war. It is quite ambiguous to suggest...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Criminal justice is a variety of processes and agencies which aim at understanding, controlling, and minimizing crime and providing moral support for victims. Research on criminal justice has been developing for decades, and, during this time, it produced many theories. These opinions generally attempted to contribute to the prevention...
Topic: Abuse
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Pages: 10
It is necessary to find out which factors provoke the current situation of a gender pay gap. Understanding if this difference might be the consequence of discrepancies in the qualities and characteristics of male and female workers can help to address the issue and select the methods of making change....
Topic: Civil Disobedience
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The postcolonial theory focuses on the analysis of the relationships between representatives of “developed civilization” and local colonists. Historically, they were typically unequal and were accompanied by the imposition of norms and values of the dominant nation on “uncivilized” savages. The notion of the superiority of “civilized” people resulted in...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction In Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Carol Oates presents a story of a 15-year-old Connie, who has poor relationships with her mother and sister. The girl began to spend more time in front of the mirror and giggled constantly. Such incomprehensible and joyful sensations of admiration...
Topic: Equality
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Introduction People living with disabilities have historically been viewed as disadvantaged members of society. Until the 18th century, disability was seen by many societies as an expression of witchcraft, demonic possessions, or sin. As such, the disabled person was often ostracized by his/her community (Glowacki (2007: 5). The 21st century...
Topic: Disability
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Pages: 11
The 2019 novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is both a health and an economic crisis across the globe. For the past two decades, the level of extreme poverty has experienced a rise worldwide. Before the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, approximately 88 million adults lived in the US under poverty line...
Topic: COVID-19
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Human service professionals are at an increased risk of becoming victims of violent behavior. The problem has become so persistent that some psychologists have reported incidents of assaults by their patients. Social workers are becoming increasingly concerned about dealing with the most emotionally, economically, and socially disintegrated persons (Kelen &...
Topic: Social Issues
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Drug abuse is a social problem, which is prevalent in society. A study done in 2016 has shown that the increase in substance misuse is attributed to the disconnect between the social context of addiction and neuroscience (Sunshine Behavioral Health, n.d.). In society, addicts experience marginalization and progressive social exclusion....
Topic: Abuse
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Pages: 2
Introduction In recent years, the United States public has seen a strong debate about the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. As some states began implementing various levels of decriminalization for the substance, marijuana remains a highly illegal Schedule I drug at the federal level prompting discussions at the policy...
Topic: Marijuana
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Early exposure of adolescents to sexually explicit media is likely to result in the former engaging in risky sexual behavior both now and later in life. Although the developed nations are more affected by sexually explicit media, the developing countries are also influenced negatively due to technological development. Risky sexual...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Homelessness is becoming a major concern across Canada, especially in the lower mainland. According to a recent government survey, it is estimated that over 250,000 people are homeless in the country (Kouyoumdjian et al., 2019). The number could be twice or three times higher than this estimate because of...
Topic: Homelessness
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Pages: 10
Introduction In the Middle East, violence has become perhaps the most significant element of the socio-political life of the region in these years, at least in the opinion of an outside observer. The civil war in Syria claimed from two hundred thousand to half a million human lives. Two civil...
Topic: Social Issues
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Drug Abuse Deserves Attention Although drugs may appear to affect the users only, their adverse effects impact transcend are registered beyond the immediate consumers. Families and communities who relied on the person using the substances are negatively affected when the user neglects their responsibilities. For instance, children may fail to...
Topic: Abuse
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People from the lower social classes frequently encounter devaluation patterns and respond in stigma management ways, similarly to other stigmatized groups. Thus, the study conducted by Robert Granfield in 1991 intended to examine the socialization of the working-class university students getting higher education in elite Ivy League law schools. First,...
Topic: Social Issues
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I learned from the video that the problems of discrimination and oppression are not new, as they were serious concerns in the 1960s around the time of Martin Luther King’s death. The third-grade teacher Jane Elliott from Iowa realized the issue, so she decided to conduct an experiment demonstrating to...
Topic: Discrimination
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Pages: 2
Offering assistance to those in need appears to be one of the primary ethical principles to which most people are expected to adhere in modern society. However, the phenomenon known as the bystander effect appears to be tragically true, with a significant number of people preferring not to intervene in...
Topic: Social Issues
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Feminist theory in criminology assumes the difference between the social roles of men and women. Hence, it questions a masculine-driven approach to criminal investigations and justice. According to Naegler and Salman (2016), gender plays a significant role in cultural criminology, impacting the way people see crime and justice, and defining...
Topic: Feminism
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The movie Amreeka tells the story of Muna, a non-religious Palestinian woman who works in the banking sector. Every day, on her way to work, she has to cross the Israeli border, on both sides of which people are hostile to her because of her birthplace and religion. After winning...
Topic: Cinema
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The adolescent period refers to a series of neurobiological changes that take place in people as they transition from childhood to adulthood. The age bracket of children undergoing this phase of life is considered to be between 11 and 19 years. According to Gulley and Juraska (2013), the nervous system...
Topic: Drugs
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Introduction Slave trade operations can be considered as a primary reason for the underdeveloped state of many nations of the African continent. This historic malpractice and abuse of power of the colonial ruling countries devastated the given region. The Republic of Ghana is one of the main examples of how...
Topic: Social Issues
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The film shows a number of different kids who are living in poverty. The issue is demonstrated from two perspectives, such as parents and children. It is a major social problem that diminishes the overall access to opportunities for leaving the given state. It is evident that these families are...
Topic: Social Issues
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The widespread social inequality and injustice towards African Americans have become the inspiration for various groups and organizations intending to protect their inherent rights. In A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, Alicia Garza (2014) provides valuable insights, determining the origins of this action group, its primary objectives, and pressing issues....
Topic: Social Issues
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Scott Anderson’s work raises issues for the discussion related to forcing one person by another to have sex. There are many gradations of this problem, the most extreme of which is rape. However, Andreson focuses his reasoning on more subtle activities, such as coercion, seduction, and gender oppression. Moreover, seduction...
Topic: Gender
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Pages: 2
Introduction The book The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The value of the enslaved, from womb to grave, in the building of a nation by Diana Ramey Berry is an excellent example of historical research concerning the theme of slavery. It presents the facts about the appraisal enslaved people...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction The debate surrounding possession and control of firearms has been ongoing in the United States for a long time. One side of the argument claims that owning weapons leads to increased gun violence while the other side asserts otherwise. Some firearms have been outlawed, but they continue to be...
Topic: Culture
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Community corrections are facilities in which some convicted offenders and juveniles are taken instead of imprisonment and the conditions here are not as strict as those of the jails. The offenders remain under the custody of the government and serve their term as set by the courts. They are used...
Topic: Social Issues
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The problem of induced abortion remains extremely important in modern obstetric and gynecological practice. Its relevance is determined not only by the level and prevalence of such surgical interventions but also by the risk of complications. Despite the availability of a variety of safe and effective methods of contraception, the...
Topic: Abortion
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Introduction Over the counter drugs commonly known as OTC refers to the prescription of drugs that are not meant for medical use. It is therefore common to find the drugs being used for purposes not initially meant for the drugs or otherwise on the box label. Research has shown that,...
Topic: Abuse
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Drug abuse is one of the most critical modern social issues. Recreational drugs are used worldwide, and while some of them are free to use, for example, alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine, several major ones, such as cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, are banned. The severity of effects from illicit drugs is...
Topic: Social Issues
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Pages: 5
In the second half and at the end of the 20th century, African American literature revisited some topics that are classic in the African American literary tradition, and also discovered new issues related to the changed status of African Americans in US society at the end of the century. In...
Topic: African American
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Pages: 5
Introduction The topic of child abuse and neglect is a heavy one, but it requires an additional spotlight to attract society’s attention to this issue. This long-standing societal problem, when brought under the public eye, can be dismantled by peer pressure from the community on the government to take necessary...
Topic: Abuse
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Pages: 6
Introduction The adolescence stage is known to be a period where behaviors and conditions develop that affect the health of the individuals at the time and their adulthoods. Juvenile drug use remains a huge societal problem that needs to be addressed promptly and viable interventions developed. Several therapies and programs...
Topic: Abuse
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Pages: 3
Introduction The history of the United States is full of glorious and dramatic events that shaped the American spirit. In 2017, David Grann published The Killers of the Flower Moon about the murders that took place in Oklahoma in the 1920s and contributed to the creation of the Federal Bureau...
Topic: Discrimination
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Pages: 4
Historically, slavery was spread across the world, taking many forms. These days it is seen as a quintessence of injustice, which brought suffering to many people, and is forbidden by international and national laws. However, there are still reminiscences of slavery present in the modern world, particularly in America. That...
Topic: Slavery
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Pages: 2
Bullying is one of the major concerns of modern society. Following the statistics, about 40% of all individuals have experienced being bullied at least once during their studying or work (Bowes et al., 2014). Moreover, regardless of multiple attempts to improve the situation, there are no signs of significant improvements....
Topic: Bullying
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Pages: 2
Introduction As the child grows older, there are significant physiological changes in the body. During adolescence, people experience increased secretion of sex steroids — androgens and estrogens. In addition to noticeable, visible modifications in the structure of the human body, such as changes in the size of the genitals, the...
Topic: Social Issues
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Every day people read the news concerning the growth of children’s violence. Therefore, there is tremendous worldwide concern about incidents of violent youth behaviors that create an acute issue that needs to be handled by adults. There is a wide range of ruthless demeanors, including threats, bullying, acts of aggression...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Domestic violence is an urgent and significant problem that is addressed not only by social workers but also by official state boards. The importance of this issue is explained by severe implications on the physical and mental health of people who have been abused by family members. In addition,...
Topic: Domestic Violence
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Introduction The American Dream is based on the assumption that, according to Benjamin Franklin, the American society is meritocratic, and thus with hard work and honest dealings, anyone could achieve wealth, economic security, and community respect. As such, the industrious and honest could achieve love, wealth, power, and high social...
Topic: The Great Gatsby
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Introduction Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an African American journalist, abolitionist, and leader in a civil rights movement in the late 19th century. One of her notable publications named Mob Rules in New Orleans was issued in 1900 and paid attention to many acute problems so that many readers found it...
Topic: Social Issues
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Given the society that we currently live in, it is almost acceptable to have any kind of commercial aired. Advertisements promoting cigarette smoking have been aired for so long despite the fact that some organizations have been campaigning against it. When one is viewing an advertisement on cigarette smoking, it...
Topic: Advertising
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Pages: 4
During several centuries, the lands of Latin America were viewed as pillaged by the Spaniards and White Americans because of access to these territories’ plentiful resources. In Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, Galeano (1997) presents the history of this region from the...
Topic: Social Issues
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In her novel “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, Jennifer Egan discusses a number of problems of modern society. Among them is the problem of drug abuse. Through the whole course of the novel’s story plot, the readers may see how ruinous it can be for people who take drugs....
Topic: Abuse
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Pages: 4
Introduction Human trafficking can be defined as the transportation of a human being into a situation or event that exploits them in one way or another. By this definition, it is arguable that many people have been trafficked over the last decade. Kushubekova et al. argue that on average 30...
Topic: Human Trafficking
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The work by Linda Nochlin titled “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” analyses the reasons and the consequences of the limited number of females in the “art profession.” The author gives several examples from the past that illustrate the events of that time and the way society functioned....
Topic: Artists
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Pages: 5
Introduction Charities are organizations that are established to extend humanitarian assistance or services to the community. A charitable organization can be local or international. A local charity organization caters to the humanitarian needs of the people within the locality in which the organization is based. An international charitable organization is...
Topic: Charity
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Pages: 5
Aborigines is the term used to describe the class of people defined by the law as being members of the race that originally settled the Australian continent before the arrival of Europeans. In legal terms, an Australian Aborigine has been defined as “a group of people who share, in common,...
Topic: Discrimination
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Pages: 5
Introduction The issue of domestic violence is international because it cuts across all races, classes, religions and gender. Violence against women or women battering has for many years been considered a private issue. Hence, the conspiracy of silence against battered women has made its eradication very difficult due to the...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction A social problem is a condition considered by some members who live in a particular community as being undesirable. The big population generally agrees about some social problems, such as murders and robbery. Other social problems are viewed differently, dependent on the different groups of people in a society...
Topic: Social Problems
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Introduction Jacqueline Blake studied at Benedict College, Columbia in South Carolina where she earned a Bachelor’s of science degree in Biology. After she completed her studies at the college, she got employment with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the DNAUI unit on 8 August 1988. She joined the...
Topic: Forensic Science
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Introduction The paper analyzes the effect of racism on campus according to how I did the interview. Ethnic in Montclair State University (MSU) is real according to the findings I got from the interview I conducted. I found out that both my interviewee felt that their high school education did...
Topic: Discrimination
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Pages: 5
Introduction Increased cases of organ donation and transplantation have been witnessed in the last few decades. This has been due to upsurge in chronic and debilitating conditions that affect the body organs. Organ donation is generally referred to as the removal of some organs in the human body with the...
Topic: Donation
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Pages: 3
Introduction Medically, addiction can be defined as the abnormal dependence of substances which cause the body to poorly respond to stimuli that are naturally available. It starts as a repeated craving of substances and urge to get the substance leading to continuous use (Dorsman 12). This eventually causes intoxication to...
Topic: Addiction
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Pages: 3
Most people are aware of the fact that cigarette smoking is harmful to the health and is one of the leading causes of deadly infections, for instance lung cancer. A fact that may not be clear to them is that cigarette smoking also leads to other dangerous diseases and illnesses....
Topic: Manufacturing
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Pages: 5
Hunger is not a problem for people who can afford to buy food. For as long as there is money to buy some sort of food, the hunger pangs that one feels can easily be alleviated. There always seems to be more than enough food around for most of the...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction There is a considerable difference between many works done by children. Some may be classified as difficult and more tasking than others, others may be considered as hazardous and to some extent morally reprehensible (Basu & Zarghamee, 2009). In this perspective it is logical to define what the term...
Topic: Fashion
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Pages: 13
Social change is a phenomenon that occurs in various ways in the modern society. In terms of communities and populations social change continues to manifest itself in the way populations are undergoing changes in structure and patterns. Urban and rural populations are developing distinguishing characteristics with things like technology and...
Topic: Social Change
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Pages: 2
Introduction Technology is a term that has been used to refer to the development and usage of human knowledge to improve their lifestyle. It involves the practical usage of human knowledge to create new things and it requires the application of both the mental and the physical efforts of the...
Topic: Population
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Pages: 8
It used to be that the only thing distracting the average driver was the radio. The urge to turn the knob and scan for the best song available can be so difficult to resist. As a result vehicular accidents may occur as the driver gets distracted. In the 21st century...
Topic: Cell Phone
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Pages: 9
Introduction There is a rich tale about slavery in the US from previous ages of which people can only understand now as something that belied “equality” and “freedom”. Specifically, this can be glimpsed in advertisements such as the one that follows. Main body In 1769, Thomas Jefferson put an announcement...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction / Thesis In recent years, the theme of mentally and physically inadequate children’s inclusion in early childhood classrooms has become especially popular among many “progressive” educators, who often go as far as to suggest that it is not only disabled children that should be able to benefit immensely from...
Topic: Day Care
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Pages: 14
When we talk about culture, we mean the values, customs, rituals, behaviours and belief which we share with others in order to create a relation being as a group. On the other hand organisational culture deals with shared values though there also we find assumptions, beliefs and customs but here...
Topic: Culture
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Discussion Marriage denotes the relation between a man and a woman who have entered wedlock. It concentrates upon the association of husband and wife, while the family relays the idea of a more complicated level of adjustment in which husband, wife, and child each has individual importance. Santorum’s views reiterate...
Topic: Family
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Pages: 5
Juvenile offenders present a vexatious problem for law enforcement authorities as to how to tackle them. Many advocate the strong-arm approach of imposing stiff punishment and incarceration while others favor rehabilitation. This essay examines the pros and cons of incarceration and rehabilitation to arrive at a way ahead to deal...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction The predicament of obedience is a critical element in the structure of our social life. In a community of people, there is a requirement of some form of authority that involves other people responding through disobedience or obedience to the instructions of others. People living in segregation do not...
Topic: Social Issues
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In the US, the non-custodial parents are supposed to pay either directly or indirectly a specified amount of money which will cater for the maintenance of the child. These children are from past relationships and were born out of wedlock or couple who have divorced. The payments are usually made...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction The U.S. is the 3rd largest nation in the world next to Russia and Canada. The total population of the United States is approximately to be 294 million people. The United States has a number of both publicly and privately financed insurance plan whose purpose is the provision of...
Topic: Social Problems
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Pages: 3
Society puts way too much emphasis on outward physical appearance. Women especially are impacted by this societal flaw. Women throughout history have dealt with significant barriers to their well-being and restrictions on their abilities. Although society has come a long way in terms of providing women with chances to express...
Topic: Social Issues
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Homelessness is a prevalent issue in some areas in the United States, particularly in the state of New York. For various reasons, such as poverty, people lose their places of residence and are forced to live on the streets. The government provides shelters where these people can pass nights safely,...
Topic: Homelessness
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Pages: 4
Run Lola Run is a 1998 German movie telling a story of a young woman who needs to get a significant sum of money before her boyfriend robs a supermarket. To change the course of events and save Manny’s life, Lola has to run to the beat. The movie is...
Topic: Cinema
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Pages: 1
Introduction Social work is based on the recognition of human needs and the analysis of the systems by which people are impacted throughout their lives. Thus, this profession cannot view each individual’s case as separate from the influences of the world, culture, location, and other factors. Here, such perspectives and...
Topic: Feminism
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Pages: 4
Introduction Substance abuse is a critical public health issue that has reached increasingly high levels in the United States. Approximately 22.5 percent of Americans have experienced some form of substance abuse (SAMHSA, 2018). The rates keep rising as substance abuse is on track to become a major cause of disability...
Topic: Abuse
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Pages: 10
Introduction The prevalence of one ethnic and racial group over others has always been embedded in the global psyche of populations throughout the long history of its development. Thus, white supremacy represents a controversial topic referring to the sentiment that the white race is superior over others and, therefore, should...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction In August 2019, the authorities of New York City declared that, in the nearest future, working homeless New Yorkers living in shelters would save the third part of their income using a special account. This policy is now widely discussed in New York City with reference to its potential...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Despite the recent scientific and technological successes, the problem of global poverty still affects millions of people in different parts of the world. Poverty and the key methods helping to reduce it attract the attention of numerous researchers in different areas of expertise. Even though the actual size of...
Topic: Poverty
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Pages: 4
The problem of poverty and low quality of life is a significant one in the modern-day. Even in developed countries like the United States, more than 3 million people live in impoverished conditions. Those numbers are much higher in the less developed countries. Edin and Schaefer, in their book “$2.00...
Topic: Poverty
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Introduction I have chosen the topic of Black Theology and its impact on drug addiction because I have experienced the impact of opioid addiction on my family. My mother has been addicted to prescription opioids for approximately eight years, and it has been a highly traumatic experience for the family....
Topic: Addiction
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Facts Firstly, the primary goal of the Affordable Health Care Act is to make the healthcare system inexpensive for any individuals despite their race and social class (U.S. Department of Healthcare and Human Services, 2014). The primary goal of this feature is to provide the high-quality healthcare services by “protecting...
Topic: Affordable Care Act
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Introduction Social demarcation in the population is portrayed in geographic, tribal, or ideological lines. Identifying these differentiations within us enables individuals to establish themselves based on how they perceive others. A faction may find itself superior, based on its subjective appreciation of other cultures being inferior. Othering has been used...
Topic: Social Issues
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Source Summary Prewriting Theme: Family Topic: Domestic violence Title: Counselors’ attitudes toward domestic violence in same-sex versus opposite-sex relationships. The title does not give any insight into what point of view is held by the authors. It looks as though Banks and Fedewa (2012) aim at comparing the attitudes of...
Topic: Domestic Violence
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Introduction The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) operates under a business model that ensures efficient activities of its employees and good cooperation with partners. However, two building blocks of the existing canvas can be altered to enhance the efficiency of operations. Firstly, approaches to the coordination of actions and cooperation can...
Topic: Drugs
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In its recent international marketing campaign, Nivea used an advertisement to promote an antiperspirant that provoked a discussion in the media (Figure 1). Even though the advertisement’s image did not provoke any questions, the slogan “White is purity” was regarded by the public as rather racist, as mentioned in social...
Topic: Discrimination
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When it comes to the discussions regarding society and gender roles, many argue that we still live according to a patriarchal hierarchy. This important aspect of our society is inextricably linked to the problem of domestic violence. It is important to mention that women can hurt men when it comes...
Topic: Domestic Violence
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Introduction Gender studies in education has become a topic of debate since the second half of the twentieth century due to the increasing importance of feminism. The growing role of women in the traditional educational system, which was previously focused on men, brought about many changes to educational practice. In...
Topic: Gender
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Introduction Consumption of illegal drugs among teenagers or adolescents is a problem that has serious health and social concerns. Marijuana addiction has increased significantly in the US since the mid-2000s (Hasin et al. 602). Consuming marijuana during adolescent years may have serious consequences in adult life. Heavy use of marijuana...
Topic: Health
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Introduction Over the recent past, the problem associated with alcohol abuse and addiction has increased. The increasing cases of alcoholism, also known as addiction, have led to a rising concern and a research on its challenges and remedies. It is important to note that alcoholism is a disease that requires...
Topic: Addiction
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The history of slavery continues to have a significant influence on contemporary society in diverse ways. According to Crane (2013), societies are not blends of distinct people fashioning themselves anew from various generations. Rather, “a complex web of social connections and a long train of historical influences interact to form...
Topic: Slavery
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Analyzing the main factors influencing the willingness of people to get involved in advocacy efforts is the key to figuring out how to boost the activity of the workers. Chapter 3 “Getting Involved” of “Advocacy Practice for Social Justice” provides an in-depth analysis of the valid literature resources exploring the...
Topic: Justice
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Introduction This paper discusses how the social class position in the society is attained. The paper explains how a lawyer as a professional person attains a social class in the society. This is based on Weber’s attributes of social class and stratification that encompass power, prestige, and wealth. The paper...
Topic: Max Weber
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Introduction It is imperative to note that many countries have started to focus on gender equality over the last few years, and many scholars have made suggestions on how current problems may be addressed. Some think that boys and girls should be treated equally from the very start, and it...
Topic: Gender
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Problem Statement The traditional picture of an ideal family for many people of the 20th century had to include a mother (a household keeper), a father (a breadwinner), and several children. Yet, this family structure is on the verge of becoming outdated since modern families tend to develop their own...
Topic: Success
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The article “The Color of Sex: Postwar Photogenic Histories of Race and Gender in National Geographic Magazines” issues from Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins’s pen and features a powerful volume “The Gender/Sexuality Reader”. This volume, as a whole, can be distinguished in the ocean of books devoted to the ideas...
Topic: Gender
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Racism is a severe disease of society, which leads to unpredictable consequences. Although this disease is rather psychological and emerges in people’s minds, many social, economic, and even political factors contribute to its emergence. This paper examines the problem of racism, describes its causes and impact on society. Besides, the...
Topic: Discrimination
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Introduction The persistent poverty in African-American households became the primary cause of the crack cocaine prevalence, especially in inner cities. During the 1980s-1990s the addiction to crack cocaine involved the majority of the black population of problem neighborhood. The crack obsession controls the life of the drug addicted and influences...
Topic: Abuse
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Introduction The manner or behaviour that entails one party abusing the other denotes domestic violence. The violence mainly happens between the families, dating, cohabitation, marriages, as well as intimate relationship. Domestic violence may come I form of intimate partner violence, dating abuse, family violence, battering, spousal abuse, and domestic abuse....
Topic: Domestic Violence
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Introduction One of the most enduring associations of “the American Dream” is with the aspiration to better one’s economic condition. Those making changes for the better view this as a warning of good things. The American Dream is predicated on the idea that everyone has the right to happiness and...
Topic: Social Issues
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Tim Wise’s Talk Summary White privilege specialist Tim Wise discusses its origins and consequences in a video named The Pathology of White Privilege. The knowledge and ideas that Tim Wise shared are voiced by individuals of racial backgrounds. Throughout his talk, he discusses several main themes, including the elimination of...
Topic: Social Issues
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Demographics The following paper examines and provides a response to Anne Taylor’s case. A family residing in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City is the focus of the case study. A 32-year-old Jamaica-born Anne Taylor M, her husband Peter M, and the couple’s two children make up this family....
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Tobacco and alcohol are common substances of misuse during pregnancy. Miscarriage, premature labor, birth abnormalities, stillbirth, postpartum withdrawal symptoms, an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), poor fetal development rate, and cognitive and behavioral issues are all possible outcomes of illicit drug use during pregnancy. Regarding neurobehavioral...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Human services include various government and non-profit social support programs (Woodside & McClam, 2019). Service members’ quality of life is improved by these programs’ prevention and settlement of difficulties. The evolution of helping in human services reflects a commitment to addressing the diverse needs of marginalized populations. History of...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction The writing of this paper is motivated by the need to solve the urgent problem of homelessness in our cherished city of Flint. Homelessness is a complicated issue that has an impact on the entire community in addition to the individuals who are homeless (Caring Works). In order to...
Topic: Social Issues
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Abstract Suicide is a prevalent and complex issue that cannot be viewed from a simplistic perspective. As a result, it is detrimental to consider factors that have been linked to the phenomenon in order for potential prevention measures to be highlighted and implemented in practice. Relevant sources mention that one’s...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Despite the development of social movements protecting and promoting the rights of individuals and spreading awareness about the value of equality and diversity, such an issue as opposition still has a significant place in society. The main forces of this phenomenon are the manifestation of harm, oppression, inequality, disenfranchisement,...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Devah Pager’s critical study, “The Mark of a Criminal Record,” examines how race and criminal record affect people’s chances of getting a job. With many people in prison and many released every year, Pager wanted to figure out if it is harder for someone to get a job because...
Topic: Social Issues
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Policy Description Enhancing adult survivors of sex trafficking’s access to healing, support, and transitional resources is the primary goal of Senate Bill 5114 (SB 5114). It describes what service providers must give to provide comprehensive care, such as long-term support and programs for skill development aimed at empowering survivors (SB...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Gender inequality is a subject of debate because it seriously undermines the opportunities of a wide swath of the population. In urban conditions, work is a mandatory factor that a person must have in order to provide financial security and establish a stable life. The Indian city of Bangalore...
Topic: Social Issues
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Case Description The Smith family is experiencing hard times due to the financial situation. With no money, a young single mother Jane is trying to provide for her two children on her own and attempts to apply for the governmental assistance. The family has an access to several state-funded initiatives...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction The harm reduction approach to drug treatment has both proponents and critics, each with their own set of arguments. Proponents of harm reduction argue that it is a pragmatic and compassionate approach to addressing the complex issue of chemical dependency. Benefits of Harm Reduction Interventions Medication Assisted Treatment One...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction The books Sex Trafficking by Kara and Disposable People by Bales are essential in times of economic uncertainty and human rights violations since they illuminate the acute nature of these issues. Summary of Chapters Sex Trafficking For instance, in Chapter 8, Kara author argues that current measures to prevent...
Topic: Social Issues
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Historical Context In Mary Mebane’s essay “The Back of the Bus,” she uses very detailed descriptions of the segregated South in the United States as a backdrop to her piece. Using imagery and anecdotal evidence, Mebane quickly places us there in time. For instance, she describes how Black passengers are...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction September 11, 2001, represents a watershed moment in history relating to the terrorist attacks that took place on that day in modern times. The events that happened that day led to profound impacts on public health and other various areas, which have continued to be long-lasting. The terrorist attack,...
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Introduction The circulation of weapons as a source of heightened hazard is subject to legislative regulation and control in the United States. It is commonly known that the United States is the most heavily armed country in the world in terms of small guns per capita. As a result, the...
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Introduction A social work perspective is a unique lens for viewing and understanding social issues. It is based on the core values of social justice, service, dignity and worth of the individual, the importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. Social work applies the principles and knowledge of social sciences...
Topic: Social Issues
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Black History in Two Minutes. “The 15th Amendment.” YouTube, Video, 2021. Web. The video explores the historical significance of the 15th Amendment, which granted voting rights to black men. This source is relevant for an advocacy piece on the 15th Amendment and its ongoing impact. It offers historical context and...
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Introduction Social workers are responsible for selecting the most suitable and effective interventions for their clients. These professionals should be aware of various types of groups because it is an efficient approach to promoting individual and collective change. Treatment, self-help, and task groups are the most common examples of this...
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Introduction Human trafficking is one of the most profitable sorts of illegal trade in the world. As a result, it has become a global security concern that encourages corruption, illegal migration, and terrorism. Every year, an estimated 25 million people are recruited and exploited throughout the world, with the majority...
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Introduction In the contemporary global labor markets, gender-based wage disparity has been persistent, with women getting less pay compared to men working in the same category. Despite the rise of feminism and other social groups advocating for women’s rights, the pervasive issue persists. Numerous industries, not only in the USA...
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Introduction Navigating the challenges of the New York City (NYC) haven machine may be daunting and rewarding. According to Gibbs (2023), NYC has been assembly the proper-to-refuge widespread for forty years, notwithstanding dealing with significant stress from the latest surge in asylum seekers. The mandate requires the city to offer...
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Introduction Poverty is a determinant of health, which affects the quality of life and contributes to the perpetuation of unhealthy concepts. The task of society and health care is to improve the quality of life of people living in poverty and to develop a system of easy access to health...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction This paper provides a detailed study of the article written in 2021 by Peters, Samuel, and Hobson’s “Shining a Light on the Experiences of Staff Working with Young Homeless People: A Grounded Theory Study” begins with the paper sample and its design are analyzed. The methods and tools used...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction In today’s culture, social and economic disparities among older people are a serious concern. Poverty, unequal access to healthcare and appropriate housing, and differences in obtaining retirement plans and other necessary services disproportionately impact older adults. Due to the growing older population, their greater frailty, and their rising need...
Topic: Social Issues
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Introduction Even though the term ‘slavery’ has been mainly associated with the dark page in the history of Western society’s development, modern researchers like Bales point to the failure to recognize that slavery runs rampant. However, the new world’s slave system is transcontinental and post-colonial, with various degrees of institutionalization,...
Topic: Social Issues
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