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Search by topic:   22D. CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS How to interpret the catalog entries: How old is my paper? The closer a paper is to the top of a page, the more recently it was written. Book reviews Underlined titles indicate that the paper is a review/summary of a book. Page lengths, footnotes and bibliographic references: The title of the paper, usually typed in capital letters, is followed by a brief description of the paper and a specification of text page length (NOT including the bibliography or endnote pages), number of footnotes or citations, and number of bibliographic references.   prev  1  2  3  4  5  6     52925. PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE. Good, well written essay on the likely directions of social change, which refuses to oversimplify, and criticizes the most exposed points of both capitalist and socialist society while looking for models of open, democratic organization for the benefit of all. 11p., 0f., 9b.   $77   52922. MARITAL DYSFUNCTION. A thorough catalogue of all the reasons why the family seems to be falling apart,; self-limitation, flight to the suburbs, all sorts of sex problems and even noise pollution are among the causes of marital dysfunction discussed. 10p., 33f., 19b.   $70   52332. THE CAUSES OF POVERTY. A discussion and summary of Hansen's Rural Poverty and the Urban Crisis, focusing on the idea that the cause of poverty is slightly different for every poor person or group. 8p., 0f., 0b.   $56   52211. AN ANALYSIS OF DRINKING PATTERNS. An examination of the role that drinking patterns plays in society as a whole and "drinking subcultures" specifically, emphasizing the link between types of drinking and status evaluations. 6p., 8f., 4b.   $42   52187. TERMINATION AND THE SOCIAL CASEWORKER. Good discussion of the psychological problems involved in terminating caseworker--client relationship; tends to assume that the client is emotionally dependent on the caseworker. 10p., 5f., 8b.   $70   52125. THE MAKING OF THE COUNTER-CULTURE BY THEODORE ROSZAK. An analysis of the concept of the technocratic society found in the book about youthful rebellion and change. 6p., 5f., 1b.   $42   52032. MARIJUANA. Very good discussion of the inadequacies of the literature on marijuana, and what sociologists should be studying; origins, habits, attitudes and long-term effects of white-collar users. 10p., 1f., 9b.   $70   52025. ALIENATION AND THE ALCOHOLIC. Good basic overview of the role that alienation plays in alcoholism, whether as a cause of or by-product of excess drinking. 6p., 0f., 3b.   $42   51942. TWO VIEWS OF THE FUTURE: TOFFLER AND ROSZAK. Dual book review of Future Shock and Making of a Counter-Culture, focusing on the,question of what tomorrow will be like. 5p., 6f., 8b.   $35   51732. MIGRANT FARM WORKERS: THE TOMATO HARVESTER. Study of migrant farm workers, focusing on those who work the tomato crop; regions, groups, income, living and working conditions. 5p., 8f., 11b.   $35   51703. MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. Discussion of the fact that poor families must make a lot of hard choices between various necessities such as good food, decent shelter, transportation, recreation, etc. 10p., 0f., 0b.   $70   51647. SKID ROW BUMS. Interesting report of a student's attempt at a field study. The question: do bums fit the stereotype of dirty, smelly, loitering, etc? An afternoon's observation in San Francisco's South of Market district revealed that a lot of people are hard to classify as bums or non-bums. 5p., text, 5p., appendix and graphs, 0f., 5b.   $35   51547. METHADONE TREATMENT. The pros and cons of the methadone maintenance programs for heroin addicts are reviewed. The history of the drug and the programs instituted with it is given, and the effects and benefits of the drug are questioned with regard to long term efficacy. 10p., 12f., 10b.   $70   16166. WHERE THE WASTELAND ENDS BY ROSZACK. Good critical review of this book on reordering society by a well-known prophet of the counterculture. 4p.. 0f.. 0b.   $28   16008. MENTAL DISEASE AS A RESPONSE TO AGING. Solid summary, in clinical vocabulary, of the physical and mental effects of aging, concentrating on the symptoms and complexes usually associated with senility. Much new work on this topic in recent years, could be updated. 11p., 0f., 4b.   $77   prev  1  2  3  4  5  6   Copyright 2002 Academic Research Papers Associate Term Paper Sites: Academic Research Papers Academic-Research-Papers Research Central Term Paper Assistance