Using material from Item B and elsewhere‚ assess sociological explanations of ethnic differences both in offending and in victimisation. (21 marks) In terms of offending‚ official statistics tends to over represent ethnic differences in offending and victimisation. However‚ self-report studies carried out by Graham and Bowling found that black and whites have very similar rates of offending‚ while Indians‚ Pakistanis and Bangladeshis had much lower rates. In terms of victimisation‚ black people are
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virtually all the facet of life. The custom and tradition of Nigerians is so diverse to the extent that Nigeria as a country is now confronted with the problem of religion and ethnicity towards their political stability. The origin and history of ethnic conflict (societal wars and violence) can be traced from eternal (internal) state rivalry to external (physical). And its root cause is not very far from power competition and decision making over economic resources and other important human factor
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Race and Religion Kathryn Roberts ETH/125 September 13th‚ 2013 Mrs. Shaden Elkhatib 1 Buddhism‚ is much more than the fat man you see at a Chinese restaurant that you toss pennies into. Buddhism is not called a religion but‚ a peaceful non violent movement of people wanting to live a calm and healthy life‚ and eliminate human suffering. No matter the race‚ origin‚ creed‚ etc; you are treated with respect . In Buddhism there is no separation between the body and spirit‚ so
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My personal cultural background was full of many experiences that I carry with me from day to day to remind me what used to be. I grew up in what one would describe to be an upper middle class setting. I am the middle child of five. I have two sisters and two brothers; one of each gender older and younger. We were brought up in a single parent household‚ raised by our mom. We were afforded certain luxuries because of our moms work history with the federal government and the U.S. Air Force. My response
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Ethnic Marketing: McDonald’s Is Lovin’ It The BBW50 chain taps Latino and black culture for mainstream ads By Burt Helm The music industry has long sold black culture to white Americans. Now McDonald’s (MCD) is doing much the same. It’s taking cues from African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ and Asians to develop menus and advertising in the hopes of encouraging middle-class Caucasians to buy smoothies and snack wraps as avidly as they consume hip-hop and rock ’n’ roll. "The ethnic consumer tends
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In today’s society‚ everyone has their own individual perspective of what ethnic and cultural identity mean for their family culture. Understanding your family cultural group is essential in regards to values‚ norms and beliefs. Culture identity allows you develop a self-conception and self-perception. This is in relation to nationally‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ social class‚ race‚ and gender. For me‚ my cultural and ethnic identity is who I am and what I have evolved into based on the aspects of how
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Religious and Ethnic Diversity ETH/125 Cultural Diversity Wk 2 Part I Select at least one religious and one ethnic/racial group from the list: Religious Group: Buddhism Ethnic/Race Group: Asian Part II Religious Group: Buddhism Buddhism is 2500 yrs old‚ and differs from other religions in that even without the existence of a Buddha‚ the teachings in Buddhism still exist. Buddhists do not worship any one deity who exacts punishment or reward on those around them
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INTRODUCTION Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with various cultural groups that are about three hundred in number. In 1947‚ Nigeria was not yet a nation. Nigeria now has been a multi-national society‚ one of the sociological problems of building Nigeria as a nation is multi-ethnicity with its concomitants such as multilingualism and completive ethnicity. There were varieties of lines which existed between the various states and people which were the predecessors of modern Nigeria. But on the
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Ethnic identity is an enduring aspect of the self that incorporates awareness of members of an ethnic group along with the attitudes and feelings related to the membership‚ such as race‚ religion‚ age or gender. An ethnic group‚ unlike a racial group‚ is set apart from others because of its national origin or typical culture patterns. The majority of adolescents from ethnic minorities develops biculturalism. This signifies the presence of two different cultures‚ by associating in some ways with their
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ETHNIC IDENTITY IS AN INTERACTIONAL IDENTITY. The word “ethnic” that we use in our daily life sometimes can be related to foreign origins‚ unusual‚ different‚ unique‚ traditional‚ and has cultural relation. Actually‚ the word of ethnic came from the Greek word “ethnos” used by Homer in Iliad on 7-8th BC which indicates a group of people that is different from “us”. However‚ as the time move forward‚ the word “ethnic” has been understood as stated above (foreign‚ unusual‚ different‚ unique‚ traditional
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