This continuing series presents original leading edge research results in the field of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. Included in this compilation are topics such as recommendations to help the advancement of scientific research in the Sudanese society; the social work education curriculum's international focus; legal and ethical challenges of corporate social networking; social status and the disclosure of traumatic life events; societal conditions of child care in 19th century France and the U.S.; the societal effects of uneven economic growth and violence in modern-day Brazil and social work education in Ghana.