Sample Paper Titles

Two people sitting on a benchWhy Do People Get Married? An Analysis of Marriage in the United States 1800-2000

An Analysis of College Students’ Attitudes Towards Step Families and the Role Religion Plays in Those Attitudes

Sexual Communication Across Generations: How Sexuality Is Communicated Across Generations in the Family

A Comparison of Marital Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction in Married Couples Without Children

Grandparents and Grandchildren: How Intergenerational Family Relationships Shape Ourselves, Our Family and Society

An Adoptee’s Search for Answers: Motivations, Methods and Family Impact

Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Stress, Ways of Coping and Family Communication

Living Environments for Adult Children With Disabilities: Not Always a Clear Answer

Diversifying Family: International Older Child Adoption and Its Effects

The Effects of Spousal Conflict on Children's Development

Children's Conflict With Immigrant Parents

The Impact of Divorce: From the Home to the Classroom

What Is a Family? Constructing a Modern-Day Definition

What It Means to be a Father: The Voices of Childless African American Men

Family and Television: Family Values and Communication Styles Displayed on Television Dramas From 1950 to 2015

The Portrayal of Fatherhood in Parenting Books From 1940-2015

The Effects of Social Media on the Family

The Relationship between Family Dynamics and Well-Being in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Stressors and Coping Mechanisms Related to Family Members Affected by Pediatric Chronic Illness

Child-Rearing Strategies and Their Effect on the Parent-Child Relationship

The Effects of Community on Family Dynamics: A Look at Rural, Suburban and Urban Families

The Face of Poverty in America: How Social Welfare Policy Has Created the Feminization and Colorization of Poverty

Viewer Discretion: An In-Depth Look at the Role of Fathers on TV

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