Essays and Research Papers on Social Issues

8 pages in length. Goes into both sides of the abortion issue as far as the pros and cons. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the issue of women’s criminality from a feminist perspective and considers how the current initiatives within the women’s movement are a continuation of earlier feminist thinking. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page discussion of domestic violence. Relates the astounding statistics on spouse and child abuse emphasizing that millions of women and children fall victim to domestic abuse each year. Suggests that effective intervention in domestic abuse revolves around dispelling themisperceptions involving domestic abuse. Bibliography lists 9sources.

This 5 page report discusses one of Isabel Allende’s novels, “Of Love and Shadows.” Allende is a Chilean author who fills her work with spiritual strength and humor which transcends personal and societal tragedy. Allende’s “Of Love and Shadows” demonstrates her awareness of the fleeting nature of life and love. Having experienced the terror of having been so close ...

A 6 page discussion of the many issues surrounding abortion. Notes that despite the common perception of abortions being sought by strictly irresponsible women, the choice to have an abortion is not always cut and dried. Such choices can involve pregnancies resulting from rape, illegitimate pregnancies, pregnancies in which the mother’s life is ...

A 10 page overview of the evolution of feminist criminology theory and the application of that theory to criminal justice. Associates this evolution with the same factors which spawned the feminist movement itself. Distinguishes between liberal, radical, Marxist, socialist, and postmodern versions of feminism and contends that each has had an impact on ...

An 8 page paper which discusses the psychological effects of post abortion syndrome. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and reporter Susan Glaspell’s 1916 play “Trifles” and its related short story “A Jury of Her Peers.” Throughout the story, a great deal is communicated despite the fact that many things are left unsaid. That process serves as just one of the ironies of the play as the ...

This 5 page report discusses Sommers’ 2000 book that asserts that believes it is a bad time to be a boy in America. Sommers makes the points that boys are less likely to enroll in college than girls. They do their homework less often and they cheat on tests more often. They are also more likely ...

A 5 page paper outlining the statistics surrounding domestic abuse. Notes that although domestic abuse is not a new component of our society, it is one which has seemingly become a more prominent component in recent years. Contends that with our increased awareness of this phenomenon we have begun to consider the psychological ...

A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts elderly Hazda and American women in retirement, or in the golden years of life. The paper discusses their position in society, their involvement in the community, and other aspects concerning their lives during their older years. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page contention that women experienced both adverse impacts and positive impacts during the Renaissance of Northern Europe. As women were subjected to more and more societal ostracization from the societal structures which welcomed their husbands and other males with open arms, they became more and more determined to overcome those injustices. ...

5 pages in length. It is not difficult to realize that impressionable young girls are getting their first introduction to female relationships and sisterhood through a fairy tale that places sibling love and respect below all other aspects of a healthy relationship. Additionally, young readers are taught that the world is dominated by ...

This 5 page report discusses the concepts presented in Alice Kessler-Harris’, a professor of history at Columbia University, book about women’s work outside the home. When she views the world in terms of the patterns associated with women working inside or outside of the home, it is clear that she has a clear understanding of the factors that determined where most ...

A 10 page paper discussing Jane Addams' feminist and social ethics. Founder of Chicago's Hull House and outspoken advocate for peace prior to World War I, Jane Addams was not particularly liberal in her views, but settled more in the realm of doing what's right. Present-day feminism frequently has been opposed to social systems; social ethic has ...

A 5 page research paper that looks at stories of nineteenth century "unruly" women, that is, women who did not passively accept the dictates of society. The writer looks at the heroine of the film The Piano, Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Unnatural Mother." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

(5 pp) We often think of liberation in terms of people oppressed in foreign countries, and fighting for their rights. Personal imagination can cause us to fight just as actively, even though initially it may not be as obvious. Such is certainly the case in the turn of the century work (1891) ...

An 8 page paper which discusses how women spend their retirement in the United States. Issues discussed involve women working for more years than men, living longer than men, and how women look at retirement, among other various issues relating to the leisure years of women in America. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page report discusses the fact that as feminism has become a more commonplace mindset in the past several decades, traditional interpretations of various aspects of culture, including religious beliefs, have evolved in ways that acknowledge and accommodate a feminist based understanding. Judaism is no exception. In fact, a feminist reinterpretation of traditional texts combined with exploration of ...

Patricia Collins is a sociologist who happens to be Black and female. Her book, Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment, is a sociological study from the perspective of ethnography and centered on the lives and experiences of real women, including the author. This 6 page paper critiques the unique perspective utilized by Ms. Collins. ...

Nationalism, or what Westerners tend to define as communism, effects not only the economic and political aspects of a culture, but also, the social evolution by restricting and, or, discouraging independent ideas and innovative processes. This 8 page paper argues that the transition to communism in China was a political and idealistic process that had little or no ...

(6 pp) In many historical studies of crime women are show as victims of crime more than they are shown as the criminal. Unfortunately this is an appropriate portrayal of reality in our society. The author will examine some of the background of this troubling issue. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page overview of women’s fate in the Twentieth Century and their struggle to change that fate. Notes the importance of a collective voice such as that witnessed in the women’s suffrage movement, the Progressive movement, and the Civil Rights movement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page report discusses the fact that women who are now thought of as the classic female comedians or comediennes of their time offered characterizations of women that often fell somewhere between the ridiculous and the even more ridiculous. Gracie Allen was the perfect compliment to George Burns with her addled logic and baby girl voice. Lucille Ball’s exploits in ...

A 5 page contention that there has been a paradigmatic shift in Black women’s understanding of the domination which they have endured, both on the basis of their gender and on the basis of their race and socioeconomic class. The increase in knowledge among black women regarding the matrix of domination has allowed them ...