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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1986‚ horowitz 1998).according to yinger “tendency to exaggerate the salience of ethnic identities to overlook the strong pressure towards assimilation. “They gave an example of the Hutus who believed that the Tutsi where taller‚ lighter skinned and have a narrow nose than theirs. They further created hypothesis using their theory that a stronger ethnic is more likely to successfully identify others than a weaker ethnic. On this they base that individuals identify others using information such as names
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is‚ how the Luo and Nandi identities are negotiated by myths and symbols and if symbols and myths reinforce cleavages between the two ethnic communities. Myths and symbols are based on the cultural foundations of an ethnic community. Although culture is not fixed or deterministic‚ it is the medium within which peacebuilding practices are shaped. Each and every ethnic community has its own “indigenous exceptionalisms” or ways in which it views things (MacGinty‚ 2008‚ pp.128-129). Mamdani (2002) in differentiating
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Ceremony by Leslie M. Silko is a young man who finds himself in between the coalition of two cultures‚ his two cultures. Tayo is initiated into the Native American culture and traditions. The distinction here is between the White and the Native American ethnic-race groups. To sum up‚ one of the takeaways from the novel‚ is Tayo’s feeling and view on racism. He was once a soldier for the U.S. Army in World War II. Through other characters such as Emo‚ another Native American young man who had been a soldier
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community‚ participating in numerous activities that fostered the notion of forming communities and establishing positive relationships with people we may not normally initiate contact with on our own. Through this experience I’ve learned about different cultures‚ and the importance of not basing one’s experience on stereotypes. We are unique individuals and what makes us essential who we are‚ are those unique qualities not our racial or ethnic backgrounds. I have also learned that the world isn’t centered
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Hollywood is a space that promotes life in the United States. Hollywood is the space that creates stereotypes that create the notion of the “typical Latina‚ Asian‚ Black‚ etc.” Hollywood wants to create racial authenticity for each race‚ and it has been able to successfully as it has differentiated races. There is an attempt to create and manufacture racial authenticity through ethnic women in Hollywood. Hollywood pretends there is authenticity in order to enforce the existing racial hierarchy‚ and Latinas
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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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a black British teenager‚ in a racist attack in 1993‚ resulted in a detailed inquiry published in 1999 outlining the existence of institutional racism and as many as 70 recommended changes in policies regarding how police should communicate with ethnic minority groups such that these people will trust police‚ as well as the practice of handling hate crime. Adoption of these changes‚ as well as reaction of criminal justice system towards the crime‚ seems to be slow. It is not until January 2012‚
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(Staples‚ 2011). While a person would like to think the police treat everyone the same‚ regardless of their ethnicity or race‚ police corruption occurs more often within these communities than what may believed. Perhaps‚ previous notions or ideals of a certain race or ethnic group can be the blame for officer’s perceptions of said group‚ however‚ corruption need not be utilized within law enforcement at all; especially in those groups that are the minority. It would seem that however diverse this country
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“The notion of liberal democracy is an inherantly contradictory one”. The notion of liberal democracy consists of two components- one‚ “democracy”‚ referring to a political process‚ and the other‚ “liberal”‚ referring to a political outcome. The argument that it is a contradictory notion lies in the fact that to presuppose or predefine politcal outcomes as liberal (consistent with liberal principles of individual autonomy‚ freedom from coercion‚ and equal and inherant rights) appears incompatible
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