This essay will analyze how foster care can be considered a social justice issue, how social work is addressing this issue, and how theory may have informed the social work practice. Social Justice Issue: The Foster Care System Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state certified caregiver known as a "foster parent.... According to Brea Perry, (2006), finding a home can result in achieving in school, social relationships, and learning to cope with positive change, behavior issues can decrease, and become...

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SB 528 directs the Department of Social Services to collect data on parenting and pregnant youth. ... Knowing this information is necessary to understand the breadth of this issue and to develop appropriate policies to address it. ... I plan to use social media to help insure the passage of this very important bill. ... While this has long been the case, the issue of parenting youth in foster care has become more pressing with the implementation of extended foster care in California to age 21. ... Second, Senator Yee's legislation puts into place a voluntary, specialized case conference...

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According to the book Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action, a social problem is be defined as "a social condition that has negative consequences for individuals, our social world, or our physical world" (Leon-Guerrero, 2015). ... Poverty is just one of those social problems that some people may not view as an issue anymore. Poverty is a social problem alone, but poverty may also be connected to many other social or health problems and consequences for a family. ... Even though poverty is a huge problem alone, many other issues come with it. ... Some of these health i...

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The major processes that comprise identity development are addressed by Erik Erikson in his theory of psycho-social development. ... I will evaluate pieces of Janice's life and identify her development process in relation to Erikson's stages of psycho-social development. ... Erikson argues that the successful resolution of each previous psycho-social stage contributes something to the make-up of the healthy ego identity. The first issue that Janice mentioned was that she was raised in a poor predominantly black neighborhood. ... In Erikson's first psycho-social stage, the majo...

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Part I The social problem I am drawn to explore and discuss is one parent families. ... Part II Depending on how the situation becomes that of one parent, the perspectives on the issue for the parent differ. ... She did not really pry into our social lives or teach us about life. ... I was hardly applying myself academically and my social life at school was utterly miserable, to say the least. ... When a father is not present in the home, it can create social problems. ...

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There are three important factors which play a large role in spousal abuse, they include: social stress, power and alcohol. ... Although there are many factors that play a role in spousal abuse the three major ones are: social stress, power and alcohol. ... There are many factors related to spousal abuse, however; three important ones include: social stress, power and alcohol. ... The three factors that play a role in spousal abuse include: social stress, the power struggle and alcohol. ...

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Although there are many differences in general societies, some issues such as women in the workplace, and images in the media, stand across many borders. ... There is a heavy emphasis on family, religion and social issues. ... Some of the social issues that concern Indians are the promotion of democracy, freedom from discrimination, independence of thought, and rights of women and children. The government and voluntary agencies have joined in order for the society to find ways to solve these issues and strive for equal opportunities for people from all income levels, and gender. .....

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The characters of the movie, Beatrice Henderson, the mother, and her two sons, John and Jeff, all grapple with issues of awareness and individuality that are evident in their behavior. ... This paper focuses on analyzing these issues as they pertain to the movie Mother(1996). ... Sausalito, a small town, is homogeneous in almost every social aspect, including race, financial status and marital status. Los Angeles is a major city that represents a wide range of social levels. ... Although, parts of Los Angeles have the same demographics as Sausalito, the city is generally diverse in many...

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In the book "All God's Children" author Fox Butterfield delivered his point of view and his theory on the Bosket family and the American tradition of violence. Fox Butterfield was born in 1939 in Lancaster PA, graduating from Harvard University, Fox Butterfield became a famous journalist and author ...

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The reason for this was that social and religious custom did not approve or look kindly upon women or girls being in public with an uncovered head. ... Human waste was a big issue because no one would clean up the outhouses or chamber pots. ... Instead of a meetinghouse being the center of the community, the waterways and roads became a place of social life a brief moment for colonists to sit back and relax was very rare and very savored. ...

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Martha Field, in her work, Surrogate Motherhood, attempts to address that issue and formulate what she believes is the best resolution in conflicts between surrogate mothers and adoptive parents. ... In cases where the biological mother wants to keep the child, the "ultimate issue is whether she or the infertile couple have parental rights," (Field, p.7). ... Often times the women who agree to act as surrogates mother are influenced by social and economic factors. ... In Field's book, she quotes a social worker who asserts that "Surrogate agreements should not be enforced by the cou...

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Through a series of studies, Block has proved that marital concord results in greater social competence in children (Block et. al 965). ... However, subsequent to last weekend, I have accepted that I am part of a statistic "a child suffering the emotional, behavioral, and social ramifications of familial disruption. ... Although I am considered a young adult, I am neither exempt nor separated from my familial issues. ...

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The teen is already going through so much at home, having added such a huge social role to her life. ... The teens allow the cameras to capture their issues with men including the fathers of their children and current boyfriends. ...

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"In Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias, problems with memory, judgment, and thought processes make it hard for a person to work and take part in day-to-day family and social life. ... Early in the disease the patient may experience minimal changes "such as forgetfulness and subtle memory loss, without loss of social skills and behavior patterns" (Diseases, 1997, p. 730). ...

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In Vietnam, dating is considered an adolescent issue, and one so sensitive that people rarely mention it in conversation, at school, or even in books (Dating in Vietnam 1). ... This may mean marrying a complete stranger or someone they don't like but pleasing their parents" is a social priority, doing otherwise would be a major dishonor as a son. ... Another issue that is very important is going out for dinner, shopping, and other social events. ...

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The communities of New England often kept a close watch on the families that lived within them, which supported the "English system where governance, socialization, and social welfare and economic activities all fell within the purview of the domestic household."4 "Town fathers" often kept a close watch on the families, especially in the case in which a family was having trouble, or could not pay its bills. ... As the eighteenth century went on, it became more and more difficult, however, "to support a family on farming alone," and many had to resort to working in factories or shops as well ...

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I grew older and wiser and I took those opinions and began to form my own opinions based off of prior beliefs, and realized how I really felt about the current events that was a daily issue being discussed nationally. ... For the matter of abortion, it shouldn't even be an issue. ... She ever so often rants about the debt ceiling, its unnecessary excessive spending, and how the middle class has yet to prosper in the recovery of the economy like the other social classes. ... Me and my dad will begin to talk about a political issue and she'll butt ranting and raving about something tha...

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While divorce can truly affect the psychological behavior of a child, the gender of the child plays a huge role in the way divorce can affect the child's behavior. " Older studies showed boys had greater social and academic adjustment problems than girls. ... The studies show that children living with opposite-sex parents (mother-custody boys and father-custody girls) were not as well adjusted on measures of competent social behavior (Journal of Marriage and The Family, vol. 50). ... Journal of Marriage and The Family says that girls of divorce are most often fearful of issues regarding c...

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However, a large number of academic studies suggested that no significant differences in psychological adjustment, academic achievement, and social function could be found among children reared by homosexual parents and heterosexual parents (Pappas, 2012, p.1). ...

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So, travel commitments would be an issue that would require much time away from the church community. ... A parish would have many issues needing to be addressed at all times of the day. Whether it is a clogged toilet or an emotional crisis within the parish family, the priest would need to be present to address these issues. ...

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They also learn to conform to social rules. ... Ida learned the social rules within her family and her environment and choose whether or not she was going to abide by them. ... This stage is when a child "must master increasingly difficult skills, particularly social interaction with peers and academic performance. ...

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I wish to delve further into the issue and possibly find what a father provides that others cannot, as well as establishing that my original assumption based on the research I have encountered is true. ... In fact, according to the study, boys living with a stepfather have higher rates of anti-social behavior, anxiety and depression, and peer conflict than boys who do not live with a male figure at all. ...

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