Essays and Research Papers on Social Issues

This 7 page page paper discusses the viewpoint of Helene Cixous as outlined in this book with regards to her feminist perspective. This paper examine the way in which Helene Cixous studies language and the results of her studies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page review of the Book by Melton McLaurin. This paper examines the social hierarchy which is unveiled by this book. The author contends the issues explored by McLaurin are not limited to the relationship between the races. Indeed, these issues permeate both the South and the North and involve not ...

A 4 page research paper that examines the organization the Feminist Majority Foundation, which was founded to promote women's equality and productive health. The writer examines the foundation's principal goals, political stance, and policy objectives. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the attack being waged against adolescent girls in American society, and offers solutions for correcting the damage inflicted. Mary Pipher's book, Reviving Ophelia is cited. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses the 1996 Welfare Reform Act and its pros and cons as it applied to women/children/families. Examples given. Bibliography lists 1 source.

8 pages in length. Gender inequity has long been a social ill inextricably linked with female oppression, with the homefront the primary location where this predisposition is most apparent. According to Meg Luxton, author of "More Than A Labour of Love: Three Generations of Women's Work in the Home," the free labor women ...

20 pages in length. The discomfort that fear and unfamiliarity breeds has lead many societies to condemn certain populations for no rational reason. Looking back into history, perhaps no other example illustrates how unmitigated alarm and ignorance can create a living hell for those on the receiving end of such prejudiced treatment as ...

This 7 page paper discusses the impact of domestic violence on society. Perspectives offered from healthcare, criminal justice system, and sociologists. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This is a 15 page paper discussing the concept “committed relationship”. Definitions of a “committed relationship” differ according to historical, religious, social or modern-day references. Basically, according to the New Webster’s Dictionary “committed” is defined as “to give in keeping, entrust” or “to bind, pledge” and “relationship” or “the state of being related” is “the ...

A 4 page essay written from the perspective of a woman from the early 1930s insisting that women emit a collective voice against the patriarchal society which has kept them bound ideologically even to the extent of determining their body images! The essay emphasizes the sense of women’s independence which has resulted from World ...

A 10 page paper which examines whether women have the same opportunities as men in the workplace today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper examining the statement, “Scholars have suggested the West afforded greater educational and employment opportunities for women of color.” It can be argued that this is true, but only in relative terms. The West did – and does – offer more opportunities for women of color in many ways relative ...

A 3 page paper which examines the social importance of the stay at home mother versus the career mother. The paper argues that both are equally important in our society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay that examines the theme of isolation in Susan Glaspell's short story "A Jury of Her Peers" (1917). The writer argues that this narrative exemplifies numerous issues that relate to the genderized nature of the legal system that existed in the US until the mid-twentieth century, as well as other issues ...

This 10 page paper discusses the far reaching implications of the Roe v Wade decision and particularly isolates the conservative reaction from 1973-1977. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at this book that takes a feminist perspective and debates the point that housewives were bored in the 1950s. The book is looked at holistically but he idea of women staying home to raise children is the focus of the paper. No additional sources cited.

A paper which considers the various issues surrounding older women's fertility, with particular reference to changing lifestyles, social attitudes, IVF and late maternity.

A 10 page paper which examines the conditions of incarcerated women today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the definition of privilege as defined by Mary Elizabeth Hobgood in her book, Dismantling Privilege: An Ethics of Accountability. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper discusses the images portrayed in British Women's magazines. Examples from Marie Claire, Woman and Home, and Woman's Own are given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A paper which considers the theories of Betty Friedan and Simone de Beauvoir on the social role of women, with particular reference to the formation of traditional gender roles in a patriarchal social culture. Bibliography lists 2 sourcs

A 5 page contention that breast implants are simply not worth the risks. The author asserts that our drive to perfect our bodies is created by an overzealous media and should be overcome. The risks far outweigh the benefits. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the role of women in Victorian Britian. This paper considers their different roles and the impact of socioeconomic conditions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the role of women in Victorian Britian. This paper considers their different roles and the impact of socioeconomic conditions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the role of women in the industrial West. The role of women in the emerging industrial workforce at the end of the 19th century had a definitive impact on family values and perspectives on racism, ethnicity and changing demographics (including increasing urban gentrification). By the ...