Clothing and the Communication of Culture : The Sociology of Fashion
Say the word “communication” and ask for associations. Most people are likely to focus on verbal expressions and transmissions as the primary association with the communicative process and function....
View ArticleDate Rape, Risk Factors and Reporting
The purpose of this topical examination is to explore occurrences of acquaintance or date rape on college campuses and to connect instances of this crime to the use of alcohol by students. In addition...
View ArticleRace Cycles Model and Racial Democracy
The race cycles model proposes that there is a systematic process behind massive shifts in dominant ideologies about race in a country that while based upon a logical model, is not in itself linear in...
View ArticleCase Studies of the Safety of Social Workers
Social workers both create new concepts in social research and within their own internal culture are tied to outside conditions in the larger society. From the world of childrens services to that of...
View ArticleSubstance Abuse and the Older Population
The mission and responsibility of social workers and other social service professionals is to provide direct care and treatment to vulnerable populations, as well as to expand the tangible resources...
View ArticleProposal for Sharing Best Practices Workshop Series
Statement of Problem: This is a subjective topic that pits some challenging research questions and hypotheses about drug treatment within an agency context and as a larger social research topic. The...
View ArticleApproaching the “Safe Haven” Law Through Theoretical Application
Nebraska is the only place in the United States with an open “safe haven” law that allows parents to abandon their children at an approved hospital without fear of legal reprisal, regardless of their...
View ArticleTranspersonal Theory and Social Work Practice in Children’s Services
The practice of integrating transpersonal theories in social work in the field of children’s services is essential as without it, the profession as a whole is overlooking one of the broadest and most...
View ArticleWomen, Science, and Professional Limitations
Due to disparities in the proportions of men versus women who obtain significant career advancement in the sciences, no matter which sector is chosen (educational, research, etc.) it appears that women...
View ArticlePurpose of Social Research
In addition to providing a more grounded and quantifiable way to understand our society and the future of vast societal movements and changes, social research offers us the ability to look at large...
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