penal institutions. (ACLU‚ 2008). Sixty percent of those incarcerated are racial and ethnic minorities. These figures mean that 2.3% of all African Americans are incarcerated. The percentage of whites admitted to prison is 0.4% of whites and Hispanics‚ 0.7%. (Associated Press‚ 2007; Bonczar‚ 2003; Mauer & King‚ 2007; ACLU‚ 2008; Bridges & Sheen‚ 1998;). One of the primary contributors to this gross disproportion of incarceration of blacks is the result of “the war on drugs” and “tough on crime”
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0142-5455.htm Diversity in the workplace Hispanic perceptions of the hiring decision Spero C. Peppas Stetson School of Business and Economics‚ Mercer University‚ Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ USA Abstract Purpose – Given the growing importance of the Hispanic population in the USA‚ the increasing presence of this minority at all organizational levels‚ and the possibility that different subcultures would value
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In this research paper‚ I will identify the linguistic‚ political‚ social‚ economic‚ religious‚ and familial conversations status of Hispanic group such as Mexican American‚ Puerto Ricans‚ Cubans‚ and Dominican who are living in the United Stated. I will conclude this research by summarizing the major differences and commonalities that are apparent among the Hispanic groups. Mexican Americans are American of Mexican ancestry. They account for 9% of the country’s population. As of 2006‚ 28.3 million
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of racial and ethnic groups. Many of the resources and programs available for prenatal care and infant health are too broad and comprehensive that they are not able to meet the unique needs of each specific racial and ethnic group. In addition‚ factors such as “sociodemographic characteristics‚ health care access‚ maternal health status‚ and health behaviors” influence birth weight disparities among these groups (Sparks‚ 2009‚ p. 769). As a result‚ low birth weight infants are frequently re-hospitalized
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Running head: HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS Hispanic Immigrants: Victims of Discrimination Kathleen Juarbe-Gorgas Professor Dettmann October 21‚ 2010 United States is the land of immigrants or the land of white people? Based on the U.S. history when Christopher Columbus discovers America‚ the Europeans start immigrant for better opportunities. The Native Indians was the owner of this land but the European took it over. As a consequence of the slavery‚ people from other countries
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Hispanic American: "Heritage" is defined as the customs and traditions that are handed down from generation to generation of families and society. A person with Latino heritage is a descendant of a family from Mexico‚ Central America‚ or South America. Peeps who are Hispanic are from a country where Spanish is spoken. Let’s check out some of their traditions. Hispanic Food Hispanic foods have many different characteristics‚ but one of the main things that make it distinctive is that it tends to
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aged 13 to 24 had an estimated 12‚200 incidences accounting for 26 percent of all incidences in the United States.1 Disparities are felt mostly among sexual and race/minority groups. The disparities felt among these groups are then intensified when placed upon the youth. It is known that the burden of HIV has been over proportionally placed upon the same groups that feel disparities within the United States‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and
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As I sat in a booth at Ruby Tuesday’s in Greenville with my group of close friends this past summer‚ I realized that my life will not always be the way it is now. In less than a year‚ I will be in college figuring out the world without my family and the friends I have now; although they will only be a phone call away. I will be leaving many of my younger friends to navigate their last year of high school without the guidance I wish to provide them. I will leave behind the good and the bad to grasp
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Because of this‚ most African Americans found themselves unable to climb the social ranks or dig themselves out of poverty. Socioeconomic disparity in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun‚ and Malcolm X’s life affects a character’s opportunities‚ aspirations‚ and interactions
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Philipine Culture During Pre-Hispanic Period PRE-HISPANIC CULTURE • Before the Spaniards came into the Philippines there were existing culture of the Filipinos which were not distinguished by most of the filipinos especially for the new born filipino citizens. The Filipinos lived in settlements called barangays before the colonization of the Philippines by the Spaniards. As the unit of government‚ a barangay consisted from 30 to 100 families. It was headed by a datu and was independent from
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