Post Modernism (1965-present): 1. responses to modernism‚ especially refusals of some of its totalizing premises and effects‚ and of its implicit or explicit distinction between ’high’ culture and commonly lived life 2. responses to such things as a world lived under nuclear threat and threat to the geosphere‚ to a world of faster communication‚ mass mediated reality‚ greater diversity of cultures and mores and a consequent pluralism 3. acknowledgments of and in some senses struggles
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Capstone: Racial Profiling by Law Enforcement One of the most imperative elements of today’s society is the Criminal Justice System. The criminal justice system’s purpose is to uphold social control‚ deter and mitigate crime‚ and sanction those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. While conducting research I have identified three issues that need to be addressed. These issues can be fixed with research and effort to correct issue. The three issues include racial
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The aim of this essay is to compare and contrast post-colonialism and post-structuralism as theories of international politics‚ by providing an explanation of the basic principles of each theory and an analysis of the similarities and differences. The first part of this essay will explain the basic principles of post-colonialism and post-structuralism as theories of international politics in order to examine the differences and similarities between these two approaches. In the second part of
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Summary: In “You Have the Right to Remain a Target of Racial Profiling‚” syndicated columnist Eugene Robinson tries to impress upon his readers that racial profiling is still utilized by today’s police force. Mr. Robinson utilizes statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice‚ Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ to make his point. These statistics are taken from the Federal criminal justice system. Based on these statistics‚ he states that minorities (primarily blacks) are at least twice as likely
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From the historical readings of this week‚ one thing which has stood out the most is the concept of racial purity and consideration of black bodies as a threat to it. This fear of racial purity was evident in the miscegenation laws which prohibited interracial marriages. It also involved framing men as rapists. The enforcement of miscegenation laws and protection of white racial purity was justified by violence which involved lynching of black men. In her work‚ Ida B. Wells points out the very paradox
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Racial and Class Prejudice By: Chong Koi Jun‚ Sean Woon‚ Sae Xilong‚ Lee Kai Xuan and Matthew Lim Definitions ● Racial prejudice: A strong discriminatory opinion against a certain race of people when some feel there are people of other skin colours which are in a certain respect “inferior” to themselves; they deserve negative treatment. ● Class prejudice: A strong discriminatory opinion against a certain category of people in society‚ usually occurring on the pretext of a more “superior race”
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Although demeaning and offensive racial stereotypes were pervasive in popular media of every kind during the 20th century‚ most observers would agree that the media is much more sensitive to representations of race today. But the pernicious effects of that stereotyping live on in the new racism arising from disparities in the treatment of stories involving whites and people of color in a ratings-driven news market‚ media-enhanced isolationism as a result of narrowcasting‚ and other sources. This
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Racial and Ethnic Inequality Ashley N. Sellers Ivy Tech Community College Abstract In the article “Whites Swim in Racial Preference” whites really don’t realize how much we are readily handed compared to those of a different race or ethnicity. In this article it mainly focuses on how the University of Michigan discriminates against non-white racial groups with their points system. I have found that even though it is equally shared‚ it is much easier for whites to obtain points than blacks
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"Racial Profiling" refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or national origin. Criminal profiling‚ generally‚ as practiced by police‚ is the reliance on a group of characteristics they believe to be associated with crime. Examples of racial profiling are the use of race to determine which drivers to stop
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Racial Profiling Abstract Racial profiling is a current‚ central‚ and controversial area of law enforcement. There have been many concerns and issues among the minorities‚ politicians‚ law enforcement administrators‚ and researchers about the police use of racial profiling. This paper discusses the issues of racial profiling‚ such as racial bias of police‚ which includes racial profiling of motorist‚ cyclists‚ and pedestrians. The issue of discriminatory treatment of minority individuals and
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