“Alcohol and Ecstasy consumption amongst young people in Britain”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which alcohol consumption has declined amongst young people as a result of the advent of the club and drug scene, and the way in which the alcohol industry promotes and markets alcopops in their efforts to attract a younger clientele away from illegal drugs and recoup their lost profits. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLalcopops.wps

“All Our Kin” by Carol Stack
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An 8 page paper which examines various elements presented in Carol Stack’s “All Our Kin.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAkin.rtf

“Analysis of research study on foster care placements”
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A five page paper which looks at a research article concerning the relevant factors which may affect the possibility of placement instability and disruption in foster children, the way in which the authors conducted their study, and the information which can be learned from it Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Jlresart.rtf

“FEEDING” AND “CODE,” AN EXAMINATION
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This 4-page paper focuses on the two research methodologies used by authors Elijah Anderson and Margerie DeVault in their respective books, Code of the Streets and Feeding the Family
Filename: MTfeecod.rtf

“How Great is G.R.E.A.T. (Gang resistance education and training)?: A Review of the Article Detailing the School-Based Gang Prevention Program
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A 10 page overview of the G.R.E.A.T. program and the experimental design of a paper reviewing its effectiveness. G.R.E.A.T. is an in-school program which targets middle school age children in hopes of deterring their interest in joining gangs. Despite the program inconsistencies in design and presentation a national study conducted by researchers at U.S. Department of Justice’s, Crime and Justice Research, declares the study effective. This paper questions that conclusion, identifying numerous problems with the study itself and delineating the circumstances which make the study suspect. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPgangPr.rtf

“Humanistic and Social Conflict Theories in Relation to Social Problems”
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A paper which looks at the way different methodologies can be applied when considering the cause and effect of social problems, and how these can be used in tandem both to combat social and economic disadvantage and to increase self-esteem in individuals.
Filename: JLsocprob.wps

“Lives on the Edge: Single Mothers and their Children in the Other America” by Valerie Polakow
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This 7 page report discusses Polakow's 1993 book and the information it presents about American women and their children who live in poverty. The point Polakow makes is that it is an unrelenting struggle in which there are painfully few opportunities for escape. Until American society itself changes its beliefs and policies, women and children will continue to live a near-subsistence level of existence in the land of plenty, equality, and justice. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
Filename: BWsinmom.rtf

“Planning and conducting a sociological research study”
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An eight page paper which looks at the way in which a student can carry out a sociological research project into the topic of single working mothers, which considers how data could be collected and analysed and the way in which conclusions can be extrapolated from the information collated. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLsocres.wps

“Prince of Tides” and General Systems Theory
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An 8 page paper which examines various characters and relationships from the film “Prince of Tides” and discusses how they relate to different aspects of general systems theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAtides. rtf

“Research experiment on gender-differentiated dyads”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which a research study can be set up to assess the importance of gender in power distribution, the types of properties and symbols which need to be defined, and the broader applications which such studies can have in various sociological fields.
Filename: JLdyad.rtf