Temas para proyectos de investigación (temas para monografías, temas para tesis, temas para investigación escolar, etc) RESEARCH PROJECTS TOPICS

Temas para proyectos de investigación (Monografías, Tesis, trabajos escolares, etc) Bueno, los temas están en inglés, como la mayoría de las cosas en la vida, pero son muy útiles y traduciendo todo se puede. En este documento hay dos maneras de presentar los temas, pero en ambas se pone primero el tema general y se reduce a un específico, que es el que necesitamos. 1.

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SUBJECT HEADINGS

Abortion Acid rain SEE ALSO Pollution Adoption (interracial, unmarried persons, gays) AIDS Alzheimer's disease Animal rights Anorexia and Bulimia Athletes and drugs Banking Bailout (2008) Battered women SEE ALSO Wife Abuse Birth control Black Reparations Movement Body language Bullying Business ethics Capital punishment (Death Penalty) Cancer

Censorship SEE ALSO Freedom of the Press

Child abuse ALSO Domestic violence Child custody/support Children of alcoholics

SUBJECT HEADINGS

For use in Online Catalog (OPAC) Abortion; Pro-Choice Movement; Pro-Life Movement Acid Rain

For Sample Database Searches Abortion

Adoption; Gay parents; Interracial adoption AIDS (Disease); AIDS (Disease) in children Alzheimer's disease Animal experimentation; Animal rights SEE Eating disorders Doping in Sports

Adoption

Abused women

Acid Rain

AIDS (Disease); Pediatric AIDS (Disease) Alzheimer's disease Animal experimentation; Animal rights Drugs and Athletes Bailout Conjugal abuse

Birth control; Contraception Reparations; Slavery--Law and legislation Body language; Gesture; Nonverbal communication Bullying Business ethics; Corporations Corrupt practices Capital punishment; Death row

Birth control; Contraception Reparations

Cancer--Prevention SEE ALSO types of cancer, such asBreast--Cancer Censorship; Prohibited books

Neoplasms--Prevention and Control;Cancer Treatment

Abused children; Child abuse

Nonverbal communication Bullying; Cyberbullying Business ethics; Business enterprises, Corrupt practices Capital punishment

Censorship; USA Patriot Act 2001-US AND Civil liberties; Filtering software;Banned books Child abuse

SEE

Cloning SEE ALSO Genetic Engineering Computer crime SEE ALSO Credit Card fraud; Identity theft; Internet - security Conservation SEE ALSO Energy Conservation; Recycling;Wildlife Conservation Corporal punishment

Custody of children Children of alcoholics; Alcoholics--Family relationships Cloning

Child custody Children of alcoholics

Computer crimes; Computer hackers;Computer viruses;

Cybercrime; Computer crime; Credit card fraud

Conservation of natural resources; Environmental protection

Conservation of natural resources;Environmentalism

Corporal punishment

Corporal punishment

Cloning

Creationism vs. Evolution

Creationism; Evolution; Human evolution Credit cards; Consumer credit Criminal justice, Administration of Cults Sudan--Genocide--Darfur; Sudan-History--Darfur Conflict, 2003Acquaintance rape; Date rape drugs;Rape Assisted suicide; Death; Euthanasia;Medical ethics; Right-to-die; Food habits; Reducing diets; Weight loss Divorce Gay couples; Unmarried couples Marital violence; Family violence

Creationism

Drug abuse

Drug abuse; Medication abuse; Drug addiction

Drunk driving

Drinking and traffic accidents; Drunk driving Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia; Compulsive eating; Eating disorders

Substance use disorders; substance abuse; Drug abuse Drunk driving; Driving while intoxicated Eating disorders; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Anorexia Educational reform; Educational tests & measurement; Merit pay for teachers Endangered species; Endangered species, Timeline Energy dependency

Credit card debt Criminal justice system Cults Darfur (Sudan) Genocide Date rape Death and dying -- death with dignity, assisted suicide Dieting Divorce Domestic partners Domestic violence

Credit cards AND debt Criminal justice Religion--cults Darfur/Sudan Acquaintance rape; Date rape Assisted suicide; Euthanasia

Fad diets; Diet therapy Divorce Domestic partners Domestic violence

SEE ALSO Child Abuse; Wife Abuse

Eating disorders

Education reform

Endangered species

Energy conservation Environment -- protection, resource use, etc. Ethnic cleansing European Union - politics, economics, etc. Evolution vs. Creationism Family -- changes, stresses Fetal tissue research and/or transplants Food -- additives, poisoning, preservation; GMOs Forests -- logging, rain forests, preservation Free speech Freedom of the press Gambling Gangs Garbage/waste disposal SEE ALSO Hazardous Waste; Recycling Gays, Lesbians

Educational change; No Child Left Behind Act of 2001--United States;Educational innovations Endangered species; Wildlife conservation Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy policy Conservation of natural resources; Environmental protection; Nature conservation Genocide; Forced migration;Population transfers European Union; European Union countries--Economic policy SEE Creationism vs. Evolution Family; Domestic relations; Single parent family; Stepfamilies Fetal tissues

Environmentalism

Ethnic cleansing; Forced migration European Union

Family Fetal tissue research

Food additives; Food poisoning; Food preservation; Genetically modified foods Deforestation; Forests and forestry;Logging; Rain forests Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Gambling Gangs Garbage; Refuse and refuse disposal

Food additives; Food poisoning;Genetically modified foods Deforestation; Logging

Gay rights; Gays; Lesbians

Homosexuality; Same-sex marriage

Freedom of Speech Freedom of the press Gambling Gangs Refuse and refuse disposal

Genetic engineering SEE ALSO Cloning Government regulation of businesses Green Movement Greenhouse effect Gun control Hate groups/crimes Hazardous waste disposal SEE ALSO Pollution Health care reform Holocaust SEE ALSO Ethnic cleansing Homeless -- housing, health, programs, rights Home schooling

Cloning; Gene therapy; Genetic engineering Deregulation; Industrial laws and legislation Green Movement; Sustainable Living Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric; Global warming Firearms--Law and legislation; Gun control Hate crimes Hazardous waste

Cloning, Moral and ethical aspects Deregulation

Health care reform; Health Insurance Holocaust, Jewish - 1939-1945

Health care reform Holocaust denial

Homeless persons; Homelessness

Homelessness

Home schooling; Education - Parent participation Illegal aliens - work, laws, control Alien labor; Illegal aliens; Human smuggling Immigration - policies, restriction Emigration and immigration; Immigrants Infertility Fertility,Human; Infertility; Fertilization, in vitro Internet -- security, commercial Censorship; Internet; Internet and use, censorship Children; Privacy, Right of Iran-US Relations United States - Foreign relations Iran Iraq War (2003) - causes, moral & ethical aspects, etc. Islamic Fundamentalism Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Jobs -- locating, training, pay Juvenile delinquency Legalization of drugs Male/female roles & stereotypes Mandatory sentences Marijuana -- effects, medical use SEE ALSO Legalization of drugs Marriage -- choices, social aspects, in other cultures, of gays Media bias Medical care, Cost of Militia Movements NAFTA free trade agreement National debt, balanced federal budget Nature vs. nurture (genes vs. environmental influence)

Iraq War, 2003-

Local Food Movement Greenhouse gases Gun control Hate crimes Hazardous substances

Home schooling Illegal immigration; Human smuggling Immigration; Anti-Immigrant Movement

Infertility; Fertilization in vitro Internet censorship Iran, Foreign relations, U.S. (See: U.S., Foreign relations, Iran) Iraq War

Islamic Fundamentalism; Islam--21st Century Israel--Ethnic relations; Palestinian Arabs--Israel Job hunting; Occupational training; Vocational guidance; Wages Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile corrections Drug legalization; Marijuana -Government policy - United States SEE Sex roles Sentences criminal procedures Marijuana

Islamic Fundamentalism

Marriage; Marriage customs and rites; Mate selection; Same-sex marriage Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States Medical care, Cost of Militia movements--United States;Paramilitary forces North America--Economic integration

Same-sex marriage

Budget--United States; Government spending policy--United States Nature and nuture; Behaviorism;Behavior genetics

Israel/Palestinian Conflict Job hunting Juvenile delinquency Marijuana legalization; Drug legalization Mandatory Sentences Marijuana

Media bias; Mass media Medical care, Cost of Militia movements NAFTA (See: North American Free Trade Agreement) Budget deficits, U.S. Behaviorism (Psychology); Behavior genetics

North Korea

Plagiarism/cheating Police brutality Political campaigns -- financing, use of advertising and the media

Korea (North)--Foreign relations-United States Antinuclear movements; Nuclear power plant accidents; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear power plants Nuclear weapons Nutrition; Nutrition disorders;Nutritionally induced diseases Petroleum in submerged lands;Offshore oil industry; oil spills Transplantation of organs Contracting out; Globalization -Economic aspects -- Developing countries Air pollution; Ozone layer depletion Parenting; Parent and child Pesticide residues in food;Presticides; Pesticides-Environmental aspects Cheating (Education); Plagiarism Police--complaints against Campaign funds; Political campaigns;Press and politics

Political interest groups, lobbyists

Lobbyists; Political action committees

Pollution -- air, water, etc.

Pollution; SEE ALSO specific kinds, such as Air Pollution or Hazardous Waste Pornography Income distribution--United States;United States--Economic conditions;Poverty--United States Church and state; Prayer in the public schools Prison administration; Prisons--United States Privacy, Right of

Nuclear Power - risks, accidents, plants, etc. Nuclear weapons Nutrition and disease

Offshore Oil Drilling Organ transplants Outsourcing

Ozone depletion Parenting Pesticides -- use, in foods, environmental effect

Pornography Poverty in the U.S.

Prayer in public schools Prison reform Privacy -- invasion of, right of

Proposition 8 (same-sex marriage) Proposition 13 (property tax)

Rain forests Rape

Same sex marriage--Law and legislation--United States Real property tax--California; Tax and expenditure limitations Public welfare; Public welfare administration; Welfare recipients Race relations Racial profiling in law enforcement;Discrimination in law enforcement--United States Rain forest conservation; Rain forests Acquaintance rape; Rape

Recessions Recycling Refugees

Recessions; Depressions Recycling (wastes, etc.) Refugees; Political refugees

Public assistance (welfare) Race relations Racial profiling

North Korea; Human rights, Korea (North) Nuclear energy

Nuclear weapons Nutrition; Dietary supplements

Offshore oil industry Organ donation Outsourcing

Ozone layer depletion Parenting Pesticides

Cheating; Plagiarism Police brutality Political campaigns; Political campaigns, Law and legislation; Internet in political campaigns Political action committees; Campaign funds Pollution

Pornography Poverty

School prayer Prison reform Privacy in schools; Privacy in the workforce; Privacy rights for teenagers;Privacy, Right of California. Constitution. 1st Article, Section 7.5 California. Proposition 13 of 1978 Welfare; Race relations Racial profiling

Rain forests Rape; Statutory rape; Acquaintance rape Recessions Recycling Refugee camps; Refugees; Refugees, political

Religion and politics

School discipline

Religion and politics; Religion and state Housing policy; Rent control Assisted suicide; Euthanasia; Right to die School discipline

School reform

Educational change

School violence

School violence

School vouchers Sentencing, mandatory

Educational vouchers Sentences criminal procedures

Sex differences

Sex differences; Sex differences (psychology)

Sex discrimination

Sex discrimination; sex discrimination in employment

Sex education Sex role Sexual behavior Sexual harassment Single parent families Slavery

Sex instruction Sex role Sex; Sex (Psychology) Sex discrimination: Sexual harassment Single parent families; Single parents Slavery

Smoking - health, second-hand Social security system Solar power Stepchildren Steroids

Smoking; Passive Smoking Social security; Solar energy; Solar power Stepchildren Anabolic steroids

Suicide Tax reform Teenage pregnancy

Assisted suicide; Suicide; Teenagers Suicidal behavior Income tax Teenage pregnancy

Television and children Television violence

Television and children Violence on television

Terrorism Textbooks - bias, censorship Three strikes law Unemployment Veteran's rights Victims of crimes Violence in the United States Water conservation, rationing White supremecy groups Wife abuse Wildlife conservation

Terrorism Censorship; Racism in textbooks Mandatory sentences Unemployment Veterans benefits Victims of crimes Violence - United States Water conservation; Water reuse White supremacy movements Wife abuse Endangered species; Wildlife conservation Women's rights

Rent control Right to die

Women's rights

Religion and politics Rent control Assisted suicide Student expression and school discipline; School discipline and corporal punishment Educational change; Educational change, Statistics; Educational change, Global impact School violence; School shootings;School safety School vouchers Sentences (Criminal Procedure);Sentences (Criminal Procedure), Statistics; Sentencing Reform Act (1984) Sex differences; Sex factors in disease;Sex differences in education Sex discrimination; Sex discrimination against men; Sex discrimination in education Sex education (topic overview) Sex role Sexual ethics Sexual harassment; Sexual harassment of men Single parents (topic overview) Human trafficking (topic overview);Slavery Smoking (topic overview) Social security Solar energy (topic overview) Stepchildren; Stepfamilies Doping in sports (topic overview) Suicide (topic overview) Taxation (topic overview) Teenage pregnancy (topc overview) Television and children Violence in mass media (topic overview) Terrorism (topc overview) Textbook bias Mandatory sentences Unemployment (topic overview) Veterans, benefits Victims of crimes Violent crimes Water conservation White supremacy movements Conjugal violence Wildlife conservation Women's rights (topic overview)

World hunger Working parents Youth - behavior, attitudes

Hunger; Famines Children of working parents Teenagers; Youth - United States

Youth - crime, problems

Gangs; Juvenile delinquency; School violence

Famine (topic overview) Children of working parents Youth, Attitudes; Youth, Statistics Youth, drug abuse

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Civil unions If civil couples have the same rights/privileges of married people, why get married? Climate change Is global warming a hoax? Is it being exaggerated? Coal Should the use of coal be subjected to stricter environmental regulations than other fuels? College athletics Should college athletes be paid? Cyber crime What are the latest ways to steal identity and money? Divorce Should we reform laws to make it harder to get a divorce? DDT Should DDT be re-approved for use in the wake of recent bedbug outbreaks across the country? Electronic information preservation Does the Information Age mean we are losing important historical information? Exams Exams often do little more than measure a person’s ability to take exams. Should exams be outlawed in favor of another form of assessment? Fast food Are we taking it too far by blaming fast food restaurants for obesity? When is it individual responsibility and when is it appropriate to place blame? Felons and voting Should convicted felons have the right to vote? Feminism Is feminism still relevant? How do young women view feminism? Fitness programs Should companies allow employees to exercise on work time? Flag Should children be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance in schools? Food Steroids. Anitbiotics. Sprays. Are food manufacturers killing us? Gap year Should teens in the U.S. adopt the British custom of taking a “gap year” between high school and college? Gay marriage Should there be a constitutional amendment that allows gays and lesbians to legally marry? Generations How 4 different generations in the workplace can work together. Grades In some European schools, fewer than 10% of students get As. Is there grade inflation in the U.S.? Why so many As for Americans? Health care crisis Most developed nations have universal health coverage. Why doesn’t the U.S., the wealthiest nation, have it? Holocaust Should denial of the Holocaust be illegal? Homeland Security Are we safer since the creation of this department? Infidelity In some states, it is illegal to cheat on a spouse. Should we prosecute cheaters? Is a law that’s not enforced really a law? Immigration Should illegal immigrants be made legal citizens? Internet and children Are children smarter (or more socialized) because of the Internet? Internet regulation: Should the federal government be allowed to regulate information on the internet? Intersexuals What, if anything, should be done medically and socially? Iraq War

Is America winning or losing the War? What is the measurement of success? Have the benefits outweighed the costs? Iraq War Vets Are they being cheated on medical benefits? Journalism Should newspaper reporters be required to reveal their sources? Juvenile offenders Should juvenile offenders be tried and punished as adults? Kyoto Protocol Should the U.S. join Kyoto to curb greenhouse gases? Lead poisoning Should the U.S. stop importing Chinese-manufactured toys? Literacy Are Americans “literate?” Malpractice How can we balance the need to lower the cost of malpractice insurance with the fact that physician malpractice is one of the leading causes of death? Marijuana legalization: Should the federal government legalize the use of marijuana? Media Does the media, both print and broadcast, report fairly? Does it ever cross the line between reporting the news and creating the news? Military Should the U.S. have mandatory military conscriptions? For whom? Mining What safety measures made the recent Canadian mining accident a non-casualty event, while recent U.S. mining accidents have been fatal? Models Should there be a minimum weight limit? Moms Should stay-at-home moms get a salary from the government? Muslim Americans What is life for them like in the U.S. after September 11, 2001? No Child Left Behind Act Is it working? Noise pollution How much is too much noise? What, if anything, should we do to curb it? Nonverbal communication How do men and women communicate differently using body language, and why does it matter (in dating, the workplace, social circles)? Obesity and weight loss Should thin people have to pay Medicare and other health costs for the health problems of obese people? Should obese people have higher premiums? Oil companies Do oil companies make big bucks while the rest of us pay over $3 a gallon? Organ sale Should we legalize the sale of human organs? Overpopulation What would happen globally if the demand for natural resources is greater than the supply? Paparazzi What, if any, limitations should be applied to the paparazzi? Parents Should parents be held responsible when their children break laws? Pornography Parental filters on the Internet. Does censorship actually increase curiosity and use of pornography? Prescription medicines Should there be a national database to track controlled substances (i.e., oxycodone) or should it be a state issue? Privacy

Should the government be allowed to wire tap without permission? Privacy What medical information should be confidential? Who, if anybody, should have access to medical records? Public figures Does the public have a right to know about a public figure’s private life? Racial bias in media Does news coverage favor whites? Religion Is there one true religion? Road rage Why do normally patient people become impatient behind the wheel? School lunches Should government impose restrictions on what kinds of foods can be served in school cafeterias? School uniforms Pros and cons of school uniforms. Sex offenders Once they leave prison, are laws about where they may live and be employed unfair? Single sex schools Do children learn better in boys-only and girls-only schools? Smoking bans Should the federal government pass a nationwide indoor smoking ban? Social anxiety How is it different from shyness? And, are we a society of anxiety? Spanking Should it be outlawed? Sports parents What are the effects on children whose parents push them in sports? Statutory rape Recently, a 17-year-old boy was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with a 15-yearold girl. Are statutory rape laws patronizing to girls and discriminatory to boys? Steroids Should they be legalized? Suicide bombers What kind of person becomes a suicide bomber? Terrorism Can terrorism ever be justified? Title IX Has it helped women’s sports? Has it harmed men’s sports? Tough love Does parental “tough love” really work? Toys Do certain children’s toys create social or emotional problems? Vaccines Should parents avoid vaccinating their children? Wage gap Women still earn only 75 cents for every $1 a man earns. Explain why. Wages There’s a minimum wage, but should there also be a maximum wage/salary a person can earn? Wind energy Is wind energy really that cheap? Is it effective? Is it practical? Women in the clergy Should women be priests, pastors, ministers, and rabbis? Workaholics Do Americans work too hard? Does working more actually reduce productivity? Is a 40-hour work week too much? Should there be a mandatory cap on the number of hours a person can work? Should there be changes in employment laws to give Americans more relaxation time? Working mothers What differences, if any, are there in children who are raised by stay-at-home moms and working moms? Does society today still discriminate against working mothers who wish to have flexible work schedules?

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