The history of U.S. prisons from the late 1700s to the late 1800s was marked by a shift from a penitentiary system primarily concerned with rehabilitation to one concerned more with warehousing prisoners. The failure of reform minded wardens to justify rehabilitation caused state legislatures to set economic profitability as the new goal for prisons. This resulted in a worsening of prison conditions during this period. Early colonial criminal law was a curious mix of religion
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BUSINESS & SOCIETY / September 1999 Corporate Social Responsibility Evolution of a Definitional Construct ARCHIE B. CARROLL University of Georgia There is an impressive history associated with the evolution of the concept and definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR). In this article‚ the author traces the evolution of the CSR construct beginning in the 1950s‚ which marks the modern era of CSR. Definitions expanded during the 1960s and proliferated during
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genetic makeup of these characteristics; for this reason‚ race exists indeed as a social construct. The impact of social construction of race can be felt in different ways including but not limited to housing‚ educational experiences and outcomes‚ employment‚ income‚ health and social relationships. It is important to note that education is also one of the many factors that are negatively affected by this construct. Apart from worrying about social relationships and inequalities‚ one also has to worry
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United States History Essential Questions How did British mercantilism affect the colonies? Mercantilism greatly affected the society and culture of the colonies. The colonists adopted customs of England‚ bought English goods‚ and also took on most of England’s ideas about politics and education. Most people believed that the colonies were outposts of the British world. How democratic was colonial America? Colonial America was not very democratic. Slavery still existed in the colonies‚ and the
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and their dreams go unsung. However‚ as we move into the modern era‚ women are rejecting their traditional standing as man’s shadow. With this revolutionary refusal‚ women around the world are burgeoning into their full potential. Women in American history have long played important roles from Abigail Adams and her clandestine letters to Alice Paul and her bold proclamation for women’s equality. Partly inspired by the
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The Civil Rights Movements throughout the sixties were very turbulent at times and a lot of activists were injured or even killed‚ one of them was Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a very influential man to many people and led the Civil Rights in a lot of areas in the U.S. Malcolm X was a great civil rights leader because he had a troubling childhood that made him who he was‚ he made speeches to the people to defend themselves from the white oppression‚ and his philosophies carried on after his death.
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How Malcolm X found his enlightenment. Enlightenment is the act or a means of enlightening (to give intellectual or spiritual light to; impart knowledge to). It’s also a philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. The "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality
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Malcolm X used literacy as the main tool to gain knowledge. If Malcolm X were alive today he would have been just as likely to have needed and valued literacy. Writing can be used as a means of increasing understanding of complex subjects. Technology can prove to be too distracting for cognitive learning. Malcolm X used writing as a way to memorize and better understand words. While imprisoned in the Charleston Prison he began to copy the dictionary from beginning to end. In doing so Malcolm started
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American History Notes Ch.1 * 1000-1200 AD … Cahokia community * Part of the Woodland culture (Missisipian people) * Pop. 10‚000-20‚000 * Gone by the time Europeans come to America * Lived along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers * Lived in houses * Farmers * Traders * Largest civilization in US * Moral Code * Mound builders The great serpant mound is theirs * May have went extinct because of drought‚ locusts
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endure endless hours of labor and turmoil‚ but received scarcely any pay at all. To make things worse‚ they were struggling to exist in the late 19th century where industrialization was flustering and depressions were part of the norm. An average American worker earned a measly $500 per year and a woman only half as much as the men. People were not making enough money to purchase the necessities of life and thus‚ lived a hard‚ struggling life. A woman stated she didn’t "live" ‚ but merely "existed"
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