Racially Polarized Voting in Mayoral
Elections :
This 12 page paper explores the issue citing several races in
the states of Georgia, Maryland, New York and Missouri. A
thesis that such a polarity exists is discussed in light of the
racial divisiveness in America in general. Causes and
solutions are explored. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Electrace.wps
The Impact of Racism on City Government
& Community
Business : Increasingly, suburban communities that were
once predominantly white are becoming more complex in
their racial composition, and racial issues have become an
element of city government and community business. This
16 page paper reflects on the scope of this problem,
considers the impacts of racism, and relates this information
in terms of government, businesses, the media and
community decision making. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Govrace.wps
Alcoholic Beverage Control in Alaska :
A 10 page
overview of the laws affecting the possession and sale of
alcoholic beverages in Alaska. Includes information
regarding the history and current status of such laws and
statistics regarding alcohol related injuries as well as
information regarding “local option” the ability of individual
communities to prohibit sale and possession of alcoholic
beverages in their communities. Provides details regarding
Burrow, one of the first Alaskan communities to implement
their local option. Presents the contrast that although the
Burrow prohibition appeared to translated into fewer
alcohol-related incidences, the community elected to return
to legalized sales after only one year of prohibition.
Bibliography lists 8 sources. Abc.wps
Bluewater Sewage, Electrical, & Water
Association
(SEWA) : This 7 page paper examines the controversy
surrounding a small community being pressured into
“modernizing.” Bibliography lists three sources.
Sewage.wps
Community Psychology : An 8 page
paper that investigates
what Community Psychology is and how it is used.
Community psychology as a discipline began in the
mid-1960s, or at least that is when concerted efforts seem to
have begun to document achievements and definitions used
in the field. Theoretically, it is grounded in ecological
psychology and is a specialization that is a combination of
social psychology and applied developmental psychology
with some undertones of theory from political science.
Examples of community projects are provided. Bibliography
lists 5 sources. Compsych.wps
City Organization And Evolution : A 5
page overview of the
changes experienced by the American city over time.
Discusses the structural and political organization and the
interrelationship of city government with regional, state and
federal government. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
CityOrg.wps
Nebraska Legislative Bill 255, Mental
Health Parity : Policy
Response to the Federal Perspectives on Insurance
Responsibility : This 12 page paper provides an overview of
the basic elements of Nebraska Legislative Bill 355, entitled
“Mental Health Parity,” and assesses the basic issues
involved, the factors, facts and actors within the context of
the policy, and the choice and directions, both long and
short-term influenced by this policy. Bibliography lists 9
sources. MHNeb355.wps
The California Civil Rights Initiative :
14 pages in length.
Explores the Proposition 209 initiative as well as the
political, social and economic aspects of it and its profound
effect on the educational system of California. Bibliography
lists 11 sources. JGAca209.wps
. |