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Social Issues Study Guides
Criminal Justice
Warehousing People: Structural Failure in U.S. Corrections
Poverty and Urban Policy
Poverty Reduction Needs Assessment in Urban Communities
Public Safety and Aging
Elderly Drivers: Road Safety Risk or Experienced Behind the Wheel?
Gender and Law Enforcement
Women in Law Enforcement: Barriers, History, and Progress
Gender, Media, and Crime
Gender, Violence, and Sex Work in British Media Studies
Women's Rights and Feminism
Modern Feminism: Steinem, Ginsburg, and the Women's Movement
Race and Law Enforcement
Racism in U.S. Law Enforcement: Challenges and Solutions
Body Image and Media
Media Influence on Body Image and Cosmetic Surgery Trends
Gender Equality and Women's Rights
UN Women: Feminist Strategies for Global Gender Equality
Criminal Justice and Racial Inequality
Unfairness in the American Judicial System Examined
Indigenous Peoples and Social Work
Western Social Work Theory Applied to Indigenous Australians
Youth and Public Safety Policy
Minimum Driving Age Debate: Arguments For and Against
Bullying and Prevention
Breaking the Cycle: The Case Against Bullying
Foster Care and Youth Independence
Financial Literacy Training for Foster Care Youth
Peace and Conflict Studies
How World Peace Might Be Achieved in Our Lifetime
Gender and Workplace Equity
Wage Equity for Women: Gender Pay Gap and Comparable Worth
Poverty and Aging
Elderly Poverty in America: Causes, Data, and Policy Solutions
African-American Civil Rights
W.E.B. DuBois, the NAACP, and Black Social Justice
Sex and Gender Theory
Biological and Social Constructionist Views on Sex and Gender
Gender and Education
Women's Education and Labor in Turkey and Iran Compared
Sexual Violence
Rape as a Social Issue: Causes, Theories, and Solutions
Social Media and Social Work
YouTube as a Social Support Tool: Networks, Identity, Ethics
Disability and Employment
Employer Attitudes and Awareness About Disability at Work
Modern Relationships and Dating Culture
The Future of Dating: Trends Shaping Romance by 2035
Housing Policy and Poverty
Affordable Housing Solutions for Low-Income Families in the US
Public Health Policy
Healing, Not Punishing: Drug Addiction as a Public Health Crisis
American Dream and Economic Mobility
Meritocracy's Broken Promise: The American Dream Today
Adoption and Family Policy
Open vs. Closed Adoption: Identity, Policy, Reform
Public Health and Addiction
Chains of Compulsion: Biology, Society, and Drug Addiction
Ethical Leadership
Mandela's Moral Architecture: Servant Leadership Examined
Criminal Justice
Beyond Punishment: How U.S. Corrections Fails Rehabilitation
Media and Violence
Screen Violence and Real Harm: Weighing Media's Influence
Criminal Justice
Systemic Violence: The Case for Structural Reform of Policing
Terrorism and Political Violence
Terror's Architecture: Causes, Impact, and Prevention
Drug Policy and Public Health
Treating, Not Punishing: The Case for Health-Based Addiction Policy
Education Policy
Closing the Gap: A Case for Universal School Lunch
Mental Health
Mirror and Malady: Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders
American Pluralism and Democracy
Many Voices, One Nation: Pluralism in American Life
Cultural Anthropology
Ritual, Identity, and Belonging: An Ethnography of a CrossFit Box
Mental Health
Mirror, Media, and Mind: The Multicausal Web of Eating Disorders
Juvenile Justice
Accountability vs. Rehabilitation: Juveniles in Adult Courts
Gun Violence and School Safety
Systemic Failure: The Case for Comprehensive School Shooting Policy
Criminology
Bundy's Blueprint: How a Killer Reshaped Criminal Profiling
Population and Environment
Beyond Carrying Capacity: Overpopulation and Resource Scarcity
Criminology
Poverty, Family, and Health: The Roots of Juvenile Delinquency
Medical Ethics
Dying with Dignity: The Case for Legalizing Euthanasia
Environmental Justice
Sacrifice Zones: Environmental Racism and the Fight for Justice
Public Health
Smoke and Pressure: The Social Roots of Teenage Smoking