White Bread's Role in American Culture, Race, and Power
This is a five page paper about the book "White Bread A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf." by Bobrow-Stain, Aaron. Several secondary sources (book reviews) are used to substantiate the paper. The paper is basically a book review, but it focuses on the symbolism of white bread as white hegemony, sterility, and social power. White bread is a scary substance with political import.
Social mobility in Britain between 1550 and 1700
Cultural, economic, and political transformations tore at the fabric of England's social fabric from 1550 through 1700. The rise of the gentry classes, expansion of commerce, waning feudalism, and the burgeoning…
Iceman Confessions: A Social History
This paper is a social history profile of Richard Kuklinski, a convicted mafia hitman. It examines his family, educational, and legal history in order to determine whether he suffers from a mental illness. The paper concludes with a determination that Kuklinski may have anti-social personality disorder, and with a non-optimistic treatment plan based on low success rates for treatment in psychopaths.