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Papers On Issues In Sociology/Mixed
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"The Culture of Fear" -- Alive and Well in Australia and the U.S.
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This 4 page report
discusses what author and sociologist Barry Glassner calls "The Culture of Fear." The
premise of the report is that the amount of unrealistic fear that exists among the
populations of some of the most developed nations of the world is most often directly
related to the portrayal of horrific events by both the news and entertainment media. Two
news reports related to a murder in Australia are used as examples. The concept of "moral
panic" is also briefly discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWmpanic.rtf
"The Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan
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A 7 page paper which provides a
summary and response to Carl Sagan's book "The Demon Haunted World: Science as a
Candle in the Dark." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsagan.rtf
"The Myth of Self Esteem" by John Hewitt
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the book "The Myth of Self Esteem" by John Hewitt from a sociological perspective. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAhewitt.rtf
"The Underground Man" and Discrimination of the Mentally Impaired
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A 5 page
paper which discusses the book "Underground Man" by Mick Jackson, and illustrates how
the Duke in the book was discriminated against, and generally misunderstood, just as
mentally impaired people are today. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAundergr.wps
"Wild at Heart" by John Eldredge
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A 5 page paper which examines mankind's need
for adventure in life as it relates to various films and John Eldredge's "Wild at Heart."
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAeldrdg.rtf
2 Article Critiques/Leisure Research
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An 8 page research paper that critiques two studies in leisure research. Each article analyzed reports on specific research studies that pertain to tourism and leisure research. Each article is examined for strengths and deficits and then a concluding discussion of the research methodologies that they represent is offered. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: kh2lei.rtf
2 Examples of Social Stratification
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A 4 page research paper in which the writer looks at her own community for examples of social inequality and cites issues of wealth and income and poverty in this regard, looking specifically at the housing market in Raleigh, NC. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khnchou.rtf
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