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Experiments in Sociology and Method Applications

hypothesis. Suppose someone wonders whether or not girls who have grown up in broken homes are more likely to use illicit drugs; i...

Mass Media, Melting Pot, Sustainable Growth, and Overpopulation Questions Answered

(Anonymous, 1997), thereby deciding which social and political issues are worthy of attention and establishing an unnatural promin...

Childs' Theories of the Urban Revolution

This 7 page paper compares Childs' theories of urban revolution to those of other authors. In particular, the writer discusses the...

Phenomenon of Road Rage

Edwards, 1997). Dr. Richardo Martinez, the director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and one of the countrys ...

Society and Gambling Addiction

In twelve pages this paper examines the problem of gambling from a sociological perspective. Seven sources are cited in the bibli...

Small Business Sociology

In twenty pages this paper examines small business in terms of its sociological implications that should be considered while attem...

Sociological Overview of Teenage Pregnancy

it is more and more common to see a pregnant teenager. In the old days, pregnant teens were sent away so no one would know. There ...

Inner City Education and a Baltimore Case Study

In ten pages education in urban areas are discussed with an examination of Baltimore's failed 1990s' school improvement initiative...

Sociological and Psychological Views of Pregnancy and Teens

In eight pages Erik Erikson's development stages are among the topics considered in an examination of the teen pregnancy problem f...

Couples Married for More Than Two Decades

joyous experiences as well. Their relationships have become stronger over the years. They are the couples one sees holding hands...

Urban Planning and Development Theories of Paul Peterson

In eight pages this research essay considers Miami in an application of Paul Peterson's urban development and planning theories. ...

Using Moving Averages

the demand data from days 2, 3 and 4 and divides by 3. This is repeated for all the days (except the last day as there are not thr...

Resource Dependency Theory, Contingency Theory and Core Technology

over a great deal with social exchange theory and the study of politics in the workplace (Huczyniski and Buchanan, 2003). The use ...

W.E.B. DuBois and the Sociological Imagination

II. The Contributions of W.E.B. Dubois The Souls of Black Folk is probably W.E.B. Dubois most famous work. It provides an over...

Who Is The Intelligent Designer

prove the existence of God, which he considered to be self-evident. Aquinas said that when we are not able to demonstrate the caus...

Criminologist Sheldon Glueck and His Theory on Juvenile Delinquency:

in 1950 was named the first Roscoe Pound Professor of Law (Rubenser 183). In Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency, which was first pub...

Content and Process Based Motivation Theories

relationship (Armstrong, 2009, p320). Process theories place an emphasis on the differences that are found in employees, and inste...

A New Motivational Framework

The writer reviews motivation theory, focusing on the content and process theories, utilizing the existing knowledge to create a n...

Struggling Organizations and the Power of Leadership

world, from London and Toronto to Tokyo and Bombay. The organization also makes extensive use of information technology in organiz...

Education and the Use of Cinema

seek information. Paulo Freire calls lecturing the "banking concept" of education, and there is not much student-teacher interfac...

Explaining What Cannot Be Explained Through Mythology

In five pages this research paper examines the social function of mythology with the emphasis being on the myths of ancient Greece...

Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Conflict Theory

strive to maintain the status quo and those who derive less benefit will attempt to overturn or change it. Although evolutionary c...

An Intervention Using Appreciative Inquiry Theory

and suitable, AI theorists underscore the need for effective leadership through the process of organizational change. Further, A...

Sociological Imagination/Mills

This paper discusses C. Wright Mills (1916-1962), and his sociological imagination perspective on society. The writer discusses a...

Tired Nurses

The organizational behavior problem selected for this analysis is nurse fatigue. Thousands of nurses arrive at work in a state of ...

Netherlands' Sociological Structure

In five pages 'sociological imagination' is defined and then applied to the Netherlands in this sociological analysis. Six source...

Developmental Schemas for Children

Piaget is bast known for his stages of cognitive development. His theory is still being used today as well as being researched. Pi...

John Galtung/Theory and Methods of Social Research

located outside the social scientist himself, and we shall follow this tradition" (Galtung 9). As this indicates, Galtung does not...

The Adult Entertainment Industry as a Noncriminal Deviant Sub-Culture

nudity. Mens bodies, by contrast, are almost never shown nude; if they are, they are usually exaggerated into a "heroic" style. Fe...

Deviance and Sociological Theory

upon individuals within a group" (Wong, 2005). This theory lays the blame for delinquent behavior on the community, which was una...