Quitting Rate of Smokers / How Many
Quit for Good ? :
A 10 page research paper with an extensive literature review of
studies published on this subject. It includes an informal
questionnaire-based research project: there are 39 respondents
to the questionnaire and analysis of the data gathered via the
interviews. Exploring some of the reasons smokers find it so
hard to kick their habit, the writer presents arguments more
from a sociological point of view than from a health-based
perspective. Bibliography lists 19 cited sources from a wide
range of disciplines. Smoking2.doc Smoking
Cessation : A 10 page medical paper on smoking
cessation program development for nurses using Dorothea E.
Orem's conceptual model. Paper includes discussion of the
model, comparison to Dorothy E. Johnson and Steenbarger's
model, plus an example process record for a smoking cessation
program for a college student. Includes intervention and
evaluation. Bibliography lists 8 sources. Endsmk.wps
Analyzing the Homeless / Why
Dont They Just Get a Job? :
An 8 page research paper which looks at the reality of being
homeless as shown in Down on Their Luck: A Study of
Homeless Street People by David Snow and Leon Anderson
(1993). This work reveals that the stereotypical images of the
homeless as either lazy or mentally disturbed are completely
false and offers empirically based research results that paint a
far different picture. No additional sources cited.
Luckdown.wps
The Media's Negative Impact On Homelessness : 7
pages in
length. The plight of the homeless is one that can be witnessed
every day of every year in just about every city in the world.
They have already been dealt a challenging hand that has landed
them without homes, income or a way to meet the very basic
necessities of life. Making a bad situation even worse is the
negative impact the media's coverage has upon the already
struggling community. The writer discusses the various ways
the media negatively impact homelessness, as well as analyzes
the change of sympathetic views from the 1980's to the 1990's.
Bibliography lists 6 sources. Homelss2.wps
Social Services & The Homeless Mentally Ill : A
7 page
research paper discussing the severely mentally ill person who
is also homeless. The specific question posed was: what
services are most needed and how best to provide those
services? The paper is divided into these sections: introduction,
including statistics on homeless population; who is homeless;
and reaching out to the homeless mentally ill person. Extensive
bibliography is included. Homeill.wps
Homeless Veterans And Their Unfair Plight In
Contemporary America : A 10 page research paper
examining some of the problems faced both by homeless
veterans and the agencies and individuals trying to provide these
veterans with real assistance. In 1994, the number of homeless
veterans was estimated to be at more than 250,000. The
Vietnam veterans are the first to have had to experience a
full-fledged guerilla war and its associated atrocities, and they
are the first to been poorly received upon returning home.
Many have developed a deep mistrust for any government
agency, including the VA that makes a true effort to help them
improve their lives, but workers who were formerly homeless
veterans themselves have had success in helping some of those
currently still homeless. Bibliography lists approximately 8
sources. Veterans.wps
Those Who Have Homes vs. Homeless : In 3 pages the
author compares and contrasts the daily lives of the homeless
with daily lives of those who have homes. Homeless.wps
Mass Media and the Self / Negative Influences : A 9
page
paper that presents the impact of the mass media on the
individual through the perspectives of a number of significant
theorists, including Lasch and Freud. This paper demonstrates
the negative impacts of the mass media on individual
self-identification, while also demonstrating the societal impacts
as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources. Mass.wps
Does Pornography Cause Violence ? : A 9 page
research
paper attempting to answer questions about the relationship that
may exist between pornography and violence. The writer
evaluates articles arguing both ways and ultimately concludes
that certain forms of pornography do indeed have a tendency to
cause violent sexual behavior. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Pornviol.wps
The U.S. War Against the Poor : A 7 page overview of the
impacts of U.S. policy on the poor on both a domestic and an
international level. Predicts that this war on the poor will
ultimately result in the creation of just two socioeconomic
classes, the extremely rich and the extremely poor.
Bibliography lists 8 sources. PoorWar.wps
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