Today's Date:
December 15, 2024
Women, 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 are lacking the motivation to enter advanced science fields →
Approaching 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 age or the situation; the only →
Proposal 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 author has previously indicated that one of the most →
Substance 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 that are needed by underserved groups (Haynes & White, 1999). →
Race 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 practice and occur in brief, →
Date 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 to making this connection, related issues →
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. Our personal image, though, also communicates volumes about who we are, →
