GKE Task 2: Institutions as Mechanisms of Social/Governmental Change Vivian White Western Governors University GKE Task 2: Institutions as Mechanisms of Social/Governmental Change A. Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela became the first president of South Africa in an election that allowed all South African citizens to vote. Shortly after his inauguration‚ Mandela appointed a cabinet that would represent his county’s diverse political and ethnic groups. He chose members from the African National Congress
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jobs on the homefront‚ who performed those tasks? Why were there so many men enlisting for the army? What were the effects that war had on the men who fought? The short answer to these questions is the change in traditional gender roles during World War 1. Because of the vast social and economic changes that occurred during and after the war‚ such as the mobilization of men and the employment of women in traditionally male fields‚ World War 1 challenged and undermined the traditional gender roles of
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Race in America At the turn of the last century‚ WEB Dubois wrote‚ “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line‚ --the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa‚ in America and the islands of the sea. Every study has come to the same conclusion that biologically‚ there are no ’races’‚ yet the social construction of race as a category is alive and well today. The classification system‚ which radicalized different groups - typifying
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Poverty in America A Social Problem 3/22/2013 Rebecca McNamara Abstract Poverty has been around as long as there has been an America. Programs have been set in place to help offset the issue‚ such as Food Stamps and housing. The government’s implementation of some of these programs is to ensure that the poor have a place to sleep and adequate meals to eat. There are issues with these programs that contribute to the furthering of poverty‚ but for the most part are more helpful than harmful
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The colonial period of America was a time of great change to the New World. People of the colonial period had very traditional thoughts and traditions. These different ideas influenced the unique society that America is today. The people of this time period had very different political‚ economic‚ and social values than we have today. Political life during colonial America was much different than it is now. They were broken up into three types of colonies‚ proprietary‚ royal charter‚ and self-governing
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The Graying of America Of the total federal expenditures in 1995‚ Social Security together with Medicare(federally founded health program aimed at helping the elderly‚ founded in 1965) was the largest‚ accounting for about 34 percent. In 2005 this figure is predicted to be as high as 39 percent. This is caused by the "graying" of America and the increased number of elderly who will collect benefits for a longer portion of their lives‚ coupled with a reduction of the number of workers available to
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shaped through the relationships of Latin America and the United States. Before we began to dig in and examine the readings‚ I assumed these articles would give the reader more historic knowledge of how the USA has been involved with in Lain America‚ but Rosaldo author of “Latinos Cultural Citizenship” and Gutierrez author of “Demography and The Shifting Boundaries of “community” explore and analyze the meaning citizenship‚ and how the demographic changes that have occurred through the years has
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Here is good news for you: according to the New York Times‚ the unemployment rate in America dropped to 7.7% which is the lowest rate in four years. But is this rate low enough? The answer is no. The labor market is far from recovery. There are around 11 million people who still need jobs. Throughout American history of unemployment‚ The United States has experienced 11 recessions since the end of the postwar period in 1948. The U.S. unemployment rate rose steadily from 5% in January 2008 to a
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ILLITERACY IN AMERICA Your ability to read and comprehend the words printed on this paper already sets you apart from 14% of adults living in America. This means that more than 32 million Americans today are considered illiterate and live with a tremendous disadvantage. That is a big chunk of the US population‚ but the worst part is that illiteracy is not getting any better from how it was a decade ago. According to the most recent National Assessment of Adult Literacy in 2003‚ 14% of adult Americans
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timeperiod between 1450 and 1750 C.E.‚ the two hemispheres were linkedand for the first time in world history‚ long-distance trade becametruly worldwide. QUESTIONS OF PERIODIZATION This era includes only 300 years‚ but some profound andlong-lasting changes occurred. Characteristics of the time between1450 and 1750 include: 1) The globe was encompassed - For the first time‚ thewestern hemisphere came into continued contact with the easternhemisphere. Technological innovations‚ strengthened politicalorganization
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