Assess the sociological explanations for the educational underachievement of certain social groups‚ focus on gender‚ social class and ethnicity. It has been said that education is a “major social institution”. According to functionalists socialization should be provided by education. In this way young people learn how to become contributing citizens by means of formal subjects. The hard work of these young people is rewarded by the acquisition of formal recognised qualifications. By teaching
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Minority Report As in the movie quote “you don’t chose the things you believe in‚ they choose you” the quote basically says that we don’t choose how to act on situations its faith who chooses what and how we act‚ also the movie states that faith can be changed with the right actions which are dependent on us for example from the movie ‘When John went to kill Leo as his faith was shown in prediction of the future and still he manage to change his faith by the way he reacted towards the situation’
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connection that the word ghetto has with urban culture‚ the word has evolved over time to have a more positive‚ less intolerant meaning. The word ghetto‚ which would come to be used throughout Europe to describe communities of isolated minority groups‚ originated in Venice in the 1500’s. According to the Oxford English Dictionary a ghetto was “The quarter in a city‚ chiefly in Italy‚ to which the Jews were restricted” (OED). In 16th century Italy‚ Pope Paul IV established ghettos in Venice
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even today? A. There are very few psychologists that are members of racial minorities. B. The majority of psychologists are male. Incorrect C. Psychologists in the United States far outnumber those in all other countries combined. D. Both A and B. Answer Key: A Feedback: Remember that only approximately 5% of psychologists in the United States are members of a minority group. Question 2 of 10 1.0 Points According to your textbook‚ Psychology is defined
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in the economy. The equity act is very much needed in a country where racism led to a minority group being developed. In my opinion the equity act has a very important role in reinstating a sense of believe in a better future. There is no point in telling a minority group they are free to do anything but then not force the majority group to allow this. The majority group could go on refusing to hire minority groups‚ still harbouring a racist view. You cannot expect people to instantly change their
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incentive not to admit as many students of color into the college‚ causing even more of a problem for the student coordinators of the minority student outreach and Step Up program. Without the Supreme Court requiring that students of color be admitted into the program‚ there may be a drastic decrease in student admissions and the Step Up program would have a drastic cut minority enrollment. If the college recruit the targeted student population of educationally and economically disadvantaged students‚ regardless
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What is a Minority Business Enterprise? A minority business enterprise‚ sometimes called an MBE‚ is a term that describes a commercial organization that is owned and operated on a daily basis by certain minorities. The term minority business enterprise also refers to a specific‚ private business certification through the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). http://www.nmsdc.org/mbes/mbe-certification/ Eligibility Qualifications Only certain minorities qualify for this unique
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Are we living in a post-racial society? Do we want to be? Is it possible? Is this question ridiculous? Why are people so obsessed with race? What does President Obama‚ the media’s perception and portrayal of him and his various racial attributes‚ native Americans‚ the media’s perception and portrayal of them‚ sports‚ perception of racial issues as white/black versus Arab/Hispanic/Asian‚ and Attorney General Holder say about our society and it’s relation with race? To many a post racial society
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explain patterns and trends of health and illness among different social groupings. Government findings According to the January 2007 report by the parliamentary office of science and technology why are some ethnic minority groups at more risk of ill health than others. Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups generally have worse health than the overall population‚ although some BME groups fare much worse than others do‚ and patterns vary from one health condition to the next. Evidence suggests that
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Randi Johnson MGMT 343 Inventing Hispanics 1. What values‚ which tend to be strong in Hispanic cultures‚ contribute to popular stereotypes about Hispanic workers? How could these values contribute to a perception that Hispanics lack the initiative and drive so valued in today’s workplace? According to what I have own. Hispanic’s are stereotyped as lazy‚ drug dealers‚ uneducated‚ job stealing‚ and poor. Most believe that Hispanic’s can speak none or very little English‚ and the English they
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