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Papers On Political Theory
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Promoting Empowerment Through Change
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A 6 page discussion of the concept
of societal change. This paper contends that while change can result in
either positive or negative impacts. Change which effects empowerment
of the people, indeed change which is effected by empowerment of the
people, is almost always positive in its societal impact. The author
provides examples from the Progressive movement of the early twentieth
century to support this contention. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
PPchange.rtf
Filename: PPchange.rtf
Anomie and Alienation
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Durkheim's anomie and Marx's alienation are compared in this 5 page paper. These theories are viewed in respect to their relevance in today's world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Alien.wps
Marx & Durkheim In Modern Society
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This 8 page essay defines the work of the two great theorists while exploring their possible views on contemporary issues. Both Marx and Durkheim's social, religious, and political lives are explored. The concepts from each of the men are compared in an analysis that culminates at a look at today's issue of social welfare system and the school voucher issue. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Modsoci.wps
Marx, Weber, & Durkheim / Social Theories Of The Modern Poor ?
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A comprehensive 14 page paper evaluating the sociological theories of these classic thinkers in an attempt to see whether they are applicable with relevance to evaluating today's lower class citizens. Historic projects such as F.D.R.'s New Deal, Reagan's Welfare Reform, etc; are assessed with reference to sociological theory. It is concluded that what has occurred over the decades is actually a continued rise in the underclass, the working poor, with impoverished children, new immigrants, the aged, single family heads of households, inner city decline, and other poor, nearly all coming under one kind of welfare guideline or program, while we are still left without any clear understanding of what poverty is, or who the poor are and how to help them. Bibliography lists 15+ sources.
Filename: Poorsoci.wps
Poverty and Public Policy
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The general thrust in public policy toward poverty in the United States is explained from a Marxist perspective. This 5 page paper also looks at the issue in terms of Durkheim's theories. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Publicpol.wps
The Dissolution of Freedom
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A 3 page paper on June Jordan's essay 'Freedom Time.' The paper examines Jordan's assertion that only when we get over this fetish for the narrow agendas of special interest groups will we be able to seek justice for all. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Dissfree.wps
Rural Community Policing: An Education
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A 22 page paper discussing the current conditions of rural community policing, which help to illustrate the areas in which people need to be educated in. This is a relatively new approach to stopping crime and as such still has room for a great deal of research and refinement. For the most part, however, it appears that community policing is providing a good foundation for communities to lessen the amount of crime in their area, as well as providing a foundation for creating a stronger community. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: RAruralcop.wps
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