There are three important factors which play a large role in spousal abuse, they include: social stress, power and alcohol. ... To understand the subordinate status of women within our society, one must understand and recognize the legacy of women as the "appropriate" victims of family violence. ... Traditionally, husbands have exercised greater control in marriage, income and status, which they have acquired by being the "breadwinners" of the family. ... There are many factors related to spousal abuse, however; three important ones include: social stress, power and alcohol. ... The three fac...

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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 social aspects. ... He bought a picture phone to seek acceptance from his mother and to impress his mother with his status. ...

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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. ... The foster care system is imperfect because it must deal with a myriad of complex social problems. ... Social Work Practice and Foster Care Our foster care system works with the worst aspects of social problems within the American society. As a result, a social worker's job is not easy. ... Considering the limited resources and community support, social workers are addressing the social issue foster c...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She vividly exposes the implications of what can happen to a society when cultural traits, morality and close family and neighborhood ties take a backseat to the attainment of material things and status become the driving force for people. ... This scene early in the book Linden Hills lays the groundwork for a journey through the neighborhood with Lester and his friend Willie that reveals the negative impact when a society focuses on things and status and loses touch with it's sense of community and family. ... The Nedeeds chose only those who were hungry for materialism and status and w...

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Because masculinity was tied to the ability to be a good provider, a man's status in the community was also tied to this assumption causing him to spend more time at work than he might possibly have done had his job not been expected to be the most important thing in his life (Bernard 11). ... Women also lost much of the status that they had previously held in the agrarian society. ... Beth Rubin, in Shifts in the Social Contract, speaking of the post war period, says, "The labor-capital accord emerged in the unionized core of the economy, particularly in manufacturing industries, in t...

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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). ... A detailed patient and family history will be taken; a physical exam will be conducted; mental status test will be administered; neurological exam will be completed; laboratory tests will be performed; and an ext...

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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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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. ... Our group-wide Equal Employment Opportunities & Diversity Policy emphasizes that we recruit and promote employees on the basis of their suitability for the job without discriminating on grounds of race, color, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, marital status, or disability. ...

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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 courts These arrangements will cause grave psychological and social damage to the surrogate mother," leading to consequences such depression, destruction of self-identity, and difficulty in forming close interpersonal relationships. ... In a more general sense, the idea of surrogacy is considered to violate social norms and standards. ... Some even feel the practice ...

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Perhaps the best way to define the diverse forms of this social institution is to draw attention to its character. ... The term „institution‟ is used in nominalist sense, to mean a group of persons organized according to cultural principles to carry on activities which fulfill their basic individual and social needs as human beings.4 Similarly, Arthur W. Calhoun, in A Social History of the American Family (1945), states that "American family life seemed to the observer from Europe to be strangely lacking in closeness and warmth. ... It loosens social ties, but tightens natural ones. ....

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Mother Savage In the short story of Mother Savage by Guy de Maupassant, we learn of what life was like for a widowed mother whose only son goes off to war, the setting taking place in Virelogne, France during the Franco-Prussian war. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) lived during this time and participated in the war himself. Through Historical, Biographical, and New Historical critical analysis of the author, and the time period, we will see that the effects of the war and how it greatly influenced this piece of literature. Formally known as Guy de (Henri René Albert) Maupassant, ...

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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. ...

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On D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers And the Oedipus complex [Abstract]: On D.H. Lawrence 's novel Sons and Lovers, the author in this thesis attempts to analyze the Oedipus complex how to appear, the concrete exhibition, the origin and the aftereffect. Meanwhile, introduce something about "Oedip...

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• Grade Level: High School