After this decision, abortion has become a topic that many find worthy of support. ... The Democratic Party "strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. ... Even religious groups have spoken in favor of abortion: the United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church, and the Unitarian Universalist Association all publicly support abortion. ... Perhaps the most interesting aspect of abortion is that supporters only claim to fully support abortion within limits. ... Astoundingly, only 6%-17% of Americans support abortion fully in all situati...

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A traditional family structure in the U.S is considered as a family support system involving two married heterosexual individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring. ... When it came to school, the biggest factor that helps the students succeed was the support and encouragement from the teachers and counselors. ... They collected data by comparing 27 families with single heterosexual mothers, 20 families with lesbian parents, and 26 two-parent heterosexual families as the child entered adulthood. ... Golombok and Badger's study concluded that there are higher leve...

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Newspapers reported acts of family violence which kill or maime. ... Few have a real understanding of what constitutes family violence, what causes family violence, and what society needs to do to help solve this social problem. ... Family violence has been traditionally viewed as a social or family problem. ... The social and family structures that can affect family violence are the social attitudes concerning violence, the private nature of the modern household and the structural inequality that exists in the modern family. ... Examination of fairy tales, folklore and nursery rhymes will g...

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During times of war, families are often separated by long distances, and families during the Revolutionary War were no different. ... Throughout their on-going communication the Adams write about their family, concerns with the status of the war and its outcome, but most importantly political views of the time and specifically the critical issue of equality that Mrs. ... Abigail shares with her friend the idea that they should sign a petition in support of the equality movement and that she even threatened Mr. ... The most disheartening statement he makes is about what he sees the greatest acc...

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SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, was originally created in 1939 to help families in need. ... WIC is used to support low income women and children under 5 years old by supplementing their diets with nutritious foods like baby formula, milk, cereal, cheese, peanut butter, etc. Finally, TANF is temporary monetary assistance provided to needy families to help them with child care issues, job training and strengthening of the family unit. According to [AmericanJournal], an estimated 20 percent of 3.7 million families that currently receive welfare benefits in the US are headed by a parent wi...

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Another significant idol in the awareness and acceptance of homosexuality is Jason Collins, a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association who 'came out' recently and has received much support and love from friends, family, and fans about his confession. ... These commercials have made a huge impact on the young viewers and have encouraged and supported many homosexuals. ... "Coming out" to family can be a very scary and difficult thing, but families have, in recent times, been more accepting and supportive of their homosexual family members. ... (...

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These women encounter these special barriers when they want to achieve economic support and self-sufficiency. ... The limited number of publicly funded English Language training programs exacerbates lack of family support for language acquisition by women. ... When parents need guidance that their own families cannot provide, they see out religious leaders or other elders in the community for help or support. ... They do whatever they have to do support their family and try to give them a better life. ... Some women do not adopt or refuse to conform to other traditions but this does not sto...

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This is the same for many students throughout the country whose families struggle to afford the costs of going to college. ... These can consist of simply being unprepared for college academically or lacking proper support or guidance. ... With figures this offsetting, it is obvious why lower income families struggle to get through college. ... How Rising Costs are Making College Affordable for Working Families" by the California Postsecondary Education Commission, a graph shows the total percent of yearly income needed to support a college student for working families. ... If the governm...

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For example, one who has lived with drug abusing families is more vulnerable to become a drug abuser themselves if they cannot properly cope with the situation. ... Protective factors such as extended support systems, supportive families, and strong personality dispositions can decrease the likelihood that one, with other risk factors, may take to a life of crime. ... Doctor Andrew Sum, referring to education and career decisions by young adults, states "Our ability to generate family stability and safe communities is strongly influenced by this." By decreasing the extended support syste...

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Still, other people - both gay and straight - are fighting for the right of same-sex couples to marry because they recognize that it is simply not fair to deny some families the protections all other families are eligible to receive. ... Family leave. ... Gay and lesbian workers are not entitled to family leave to care for their partners. ... This is supported by the AAA (American Anthropological Association) and I quote, ""The results of more than a century of anthropological research on households, kinship relationships, and families, across cultures and through time, provide no support ...

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The effects of divorce on children have become an essential family issue to the society for many years. ... Such variables include the child's perception of the relationship, the age of the child, the gender of the child, family socioeconomic status, child's social competence prior to the divorce, and outside support. ... When social class is controlled, children in female-headed families perform no worse than children from two-parent families on measures of intelligence, academic achievement, and educational attainment. ... Family disruption alters daily routines and work schedules...

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Family Independence Assistance was enacted to secure the lives of the children of the beneficiaries. ... State assistance should be used for temporary relief, not for an unlimited support of drug use. People who use government assistance to support a drug habit are abusing the welfare system. ... The government does not collect tax money to support the habits of drug users. ... Paying higher taxes takes food and clothing away from the families that are not collecting government aid. ...

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At the core of these cultures, lie families who have been in the United States for many years, but never received assistance in learning the English language. ... With that being said, families are enrolling their children in the United States public school systems before they have any or very little English language skills. ... Without the proper support, children will not be getting an equal opportunity in their education. ... Students from culturally diverse backgrounds are being put into teachers hands each year because their families believe in our education system. ... In order to prope...

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While the first wave of these programs were primarily to support women with children, today's work/life programs are less gender-specific and recognize other commitments as well as those of the family (HR Practices). ... In 2002, research by Parasuraman and Greenhaus documented that segments of the workforce may be subject to unique work/family pressures, yet often have few sources of support. ... Before establishing work/life initiatives, it's important to know if the organization's culture is open and ready to support such programs. ... As with most change initiatives, wo...

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Rosas comes out of the province of Buenos Aires and was raised in the rural countryside from a working class family of cattle ranchers. ... Rosas had a lot of ways to mobilize and solidify widespread support for his policies. One way was to dispense "vast expanses of public lands " to those who supported him. ... Santa Anna came from a wealthy creole family and his rise in politics came through his military exploits. ... Santa Anna used his military background and excellent national defense to gain support. ...

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" this is a problem because if a family is sick and interacts with other families than the sickness is spreading causing more people to get sick, this is especially bad when it is a deadly disease. ... To begin the expectations of a family for the child(s) is tremendous because the children are away and don't have any friends where they are going. ... In addition this is a significant problem because it goes to show that the younger Native Americans are not getting enough support as it is. ... Based off of these fact there is not enough family support and the teenagers are not gettin...

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Admittedly, communities may not support the program and deem it as a restriction to creativity and uniqueness. To be affective all programs instituted by schools must have support and involvement from the community, but if it does not have the needed support it is sure to be a failure and of no use. ... One of the reasons uniforms are growing in popularity so rapidly is due to the tremendous support by the administrators and staff of schools that have already implemented a school uniform policy. All of this outstanding support coming from the administrators is because of their own personal ...

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Adoption: Homosexuals Need Not Apply In the last decade the ever changing face of the American family "has seen a sharp rise in the number of lesbians and gay men forming their own families through adoption, foster care, artificial insemination and other means" ("Fact Sheet"). ... Homosexual couples hoping to start families look towards adoption to make their dream a reality, but in many states this is a dream that will never be realized. ... The president of the Family Research Council, Ken Connor argues "[t]here is an abundance of research that children do best when raised by a mother and...

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They want to pay taxes, get a job, support their family, buy a car, and vote in elections. ... I realized that the majority of undocumented immigrants are regular people who just want a better life for their families. ... I understand that immigrants come to this country to seek for a better life and to better support their families, but they need to enter through the proper channels. ...

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Messner, and Richard Rosenfeld, titled, "Explaining Spatial Variation in Support for Capital Punishment: A Multilevel Analysis." In this article the authors research how social issues and surroundings effect whether people support the death penalty. ... Also someone who has been exposed to high crime or violence is more likely to supporting the death penalty. ... There is substantial evidence in attitudes about the death penalty within the United States, with some areas showing very high levels of support and others with lower levels of support, including areas with a large amount of residen...

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In the 1990s however, some legislative proposals and court decisions supported the concept, reflecting the first stirrings of cultural change within specific states" (Pearson 181). ... "NOM seeks to fill that void, organizing as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, giving it the flexibility to lobby and support marriage initiatives across the nation"(NOM). A supporting group such as, Parents Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays, also known as the PFLAG group, promoting education and aiding organizations for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, their f...

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Families with children constitute approximately 35 percent of the homeless 4. ...working people account for an average of 30 percent of the homeless 5. ...homelessness is found to be a chronic and recurring event." ... Stagnating wages, lack of health insurance, domestic violence, changes in social services and welfare programs, cuts in benefit programs, such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Food Stamps and Elderly Assistance, single parent families, drug addiction, mental health problems, natural disasters, job displacement due to military actions, and affordable housing shor...

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In reality, the American Revolution was not supported or condoned by all American colonists, as we are sometimes led to believe. ... (Chalmers, 2) Unfortunately for the loyalist cause, Chalmers writing was too wordy to enlist any more support from the common man. ... It was the rebel militias that actually eliminated a great deal of the loyalist support throughout the war. ... The weakening of the loyalist support proved to be a major downfall for the British armies. ... This elimination of colonist support proved to be a major collapse for the English, Britain, lacking loyalist support in t...

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In reality, the American Revolution was not supported or condoned by all American colonists, as we are sometimes led to believe. ... (Chalmers, 2) Unfortunately for the loyalist cause, Chalmers writing was too wordy to enlist any more support from the common man. ... It was the rebel militias that actually eliminated a great deal of the loyalist support throughout the war. ... The weakening of the loyalist support proved to be a major downfall for the British armies. ... This elimination of colonist support proved to be a major collapse for the English, Britain, lacking loyalist support in t...

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The Puritans also established social structures; they considered that a strong family was important to the community's welfare. The "well-ordered family" was defined as one in which the husband/father was head of household, followed by his wife, then the children. ... And, the servants were subjected to the family's authority. Though structured as a hierarchy, the well-ordered family continued as an agreement of rights and responsibilities. ... They wanted to reform the Church of England by setting an example, considering the total support for their belief in the divine mission of ...

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