9.What were your parents’ main advice to you about people from other ethnic groups (both positive and negative)? My parents are very accepting of other races. They told me that the color of someone’s skin doesn’t determine who they are and that how someone acts is determined by how life is treating them at the time. They said that nobody is born evil. My parents also told me that people might make fun of me because of my race and that I shouldn’t listen to those people. They told me that many people
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of people from a distinct array of ethnic identities‚ patterns of crime are often quite similar. For example‚ statistics have shown a large population of at risk black youth in the City of Toronto often indicted for street crimes. Or‚ the City of Vancouver‚ where the Asian youth gang phenomenon is at large (Mercer‚ 1995‚ 181). It is very important that the police forces in these communities represent or to the least have knowledge and sensitivity of these ethnic groups. Many of these at risk youth
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Poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. In the past four decades‚ the proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People’s Republic of China‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ and Viet Nam. Economic growth has gone through boom and bust cycles‚ and recent episodes of moderate economic expansion have had limited impact on the poor. Great inequality across
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Bryan Leininger SOC 210: Race and Ethnic Relations 01 September 2012 Is Reaching For the Stars Too Much Too Ask? Throughout this course we have learned about as well as discussed the challenges that we face when dealing with overcoming inequality. This class along with reading the text helped me in opening my eyes and realizing that even though we may not care about the color of a person’s skin we still face an uphill battle in absolving inequality. After reading the text my views have
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THE CRIES AGAINST RACIAL INJUSTICE "Racism is a bad thing‚ you find it everywhere in the schools‚ the clubs and also in the streets." Rasmus & Casper The belief that one race by nature stands superior to another defines racism. Racism can be traced back to the beginning of civilization and has always existed as a horrible issue in our society. Many attempts and reforms have occurred in hopes of eliminating racism and much progress has been achieved. Yet‚ even after the emancipation
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Over the past few years‚ renewed concern for health inequalities and the health of the poor has begun to produce important feelings and research. None more important than those raised by Dr. Adewale Troutman of Louisville‚ KY and his research conducted in the various community areas of his city. Dr. Troutman is the Director of Public Health and Wellness in Louisville. In this paper we will review some of the basic thought provoking ideas presented in Dr. Troutman’s research (Troutman‚ 2008) and
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In developing societies many idiosyncrasies structure the social congregation which has directly or indirectly led to gender inequalities. A plethora of literature is available on various aspects of gender but this particular study focuses on perceptive reality‚ an area which has not been addressed. This study is conducted in four categories of jobs viz.‚ education‚ media‚ administration and medicine & health to capture whether any difference exists between what is spelt out theoretically and
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Yiseily De los Santos December 18‚ 2014 Race and the Death Penalty The death penalty is an extremely difficult topic to discuss for many individuals. There are many individuals who have trouble accepting this form of punishment still exists in the U.S. because of they find it to be inhumane. A lot of individuals have argued that the death penalty serves no justice and the punishment is basically a crime for a crime. There has also been a correlation with race and the death penalty‚ specifically in
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Race Matters In America‚ society likes to believe that America is a Color Blind Society. They say they don’t see race‚ but just Americans. It has been noted that whites who are exposed to images or shows of upper-middle-class blacks‚ like the Huxtable family in The Cosby Show‚ the Kyle family in My Wife and Kids or the Banks family in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air‚ believe that blacks have the same socioeconomic opportunities as whites (Gallagher 94). Media is one of the main reasons why people in
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as a lack of awareness or education regarding mental health‚ limited access to mental health services‚ or the stigma surrounding mental health and mental disorders. Unfortunately‚ there are even racial or ethnic disparities when it comes to the use of mental health services in the U.S.‚ with racial or ethnic minorities less likely to seek mental health services. According to Dobalian and Rivers (2008)‚ these disparities may occur because minorities tend to be less trusting of healthcare providers‚
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