1. Latino Politics by Lisa Garcia Bedolla Latino Politics is a book grounded on Dr. Lisa Garcia Bedolla’s research of the experiences of the Latino population living in the United States‚ specifically using the Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ Cuban‚ Dominican‚ and Central American experiences as the core of her research. She explores the historical‚ social‚ economic‚ and political factors in conjunction with US foreign policy that have contributed to the mass migration of these Latino groups to the United
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State of Racism and Gender Discrimination What is discrimination? Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of a different person or groups of people based on certain characteristics. In the United States there are seven protected characteristics or classes that are defined by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ the Age Discrimination Employment Act‚ and the American Disabilities Act that can not be discriminated against: race‚ color‚ religion‚ national origin‚ sex‚ age‚ and disability
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Is it Discrimination or Fair Employment Practices? Chamberlain College of Nursing Cultural Diversity in the Professions SOCS350 August 1‚ 2013 Is it Discrimination or Fair Employment Practices? How can a company defend their position when they are making choices to promote employees? Should a company have to be put in a position to defend their choice of an employee that has received a promotion? Maria (a female of Latino ancestry) has filed a grievance at her current place of employment
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Program Material Discrimination Worksheet Write a 100- to 200-word response to each of the following questions. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What is discrimination? How is discrimination different from prejudice and stereotyping? Discrimination is an act or prejudice toward a person in a negative way. Prejudice is a judgment we make before knowing the facts in a negative way. Discrimination starts from our thoughts towards someone. Discrimination is not different
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Law Table of Contents Race and Color Discrimination 3 Exhibit 6.1: Classified Ads. 1662 3 Exhibit 6.2: Equal Income 3 Evolving Definitions of Race 4 Exhibit 6.3: EEOC’s Revised Race/National Origin Guidance 4 Exhibit 6.4: Hispanic: Race or national Origin- and Who is included? 4 What Racial Categories Will Be Used in Current Surveys and Other Data Collections by the Census Bureau? 5 Exhibit 6.5: Reality of Intentional Job Discrimination 5 Exhibit 6.6: EEOC’s E-RACE Initiative
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RaStereotyping is a way of thinking about groups of people. It ignores the differences of the group‚ while emphasizing its similarity. One belief‚ that is a stereotype‚ is that red-haired people are hot tempered. Another belief is that Scottish people are stingy. Such thinking ignores many even-tempered redheads and generous Scottish people. Stereotyping emphasizes many differences between groups while ignoring their similarities to other people. It ignores that many blond and brown-haired
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In times of ignorance‚ people tend to channel their anger towards other people that they do not understand. They usually believe that other individuals are inferior to [a] different race or races. This is the definition of racism. In humanity‚ racism and stereotypical beliefs exist‚ and always will exist‚ everywhere. We may not realize it‚ but most humans‚ including myself‚ judge people based on first glances‚ whether it be what they’re wearing‚ or how they look‚ or even something as little as what
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Article Review: Elder Abuse in the Latino Community After reading the article‚ Elder Abuse and Neglect in Latino Families‚ I have a much better understanding of what elder abuse really means. When I think about the word abuse‚ the first representation that comes to mind is a violent beating of some sort and not so much mental abuse. This article mainly focuses on the mental abuse that many elderly Latinos go through each day. After reading this article I have a much better understanding of what
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RACISM Introduction According to the dictionary‚ racism is discrimination or bias based on race. It is believed that a certain race accounts for diversity in human personality or capability and that a certain race is greater than others. Racism is also described as the belief that inborn different qualities in human racial groups validate discrimination. Modern usage frequently associates racism and racial discrimination and describes the latter term only as wicked practices. Racism is generally
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Maria Chávez‚ Everyday Injustice: Latino Professionals and Racism analyzes the growing prominence of Latinos in professional work environments‚ yet still feel the effects of discrimination and racism. Examining the various experiences of privileged Latinos who were fortunate enough to obtain high-ranking jobs‚ Chávez observed and recorded the findings of selected Latinos who still face considerable opposition based on their race and/or culture. Looking at Latino lawyers in particular‚ the studies
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