Literature Review The New Jim Crow PAD5043 I must say that I may have been completely wrong about the state of diversity in our country. I have worked in public service for literally my entire working life (30 years) and in public safety for all of it. I have worked in inner city areas and subsidized housing plans. But my opinion has been similar to that of most white Americans; that people of color do not want a hand up‚ they want a hand out. Not to be derogatory
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As the title suggests‚ the article "Transitional‚ Old and New" by author Nancy Foner examins the transition of immagrants throughout history and today. Nancy notes immagration creates a unique blending of the culture. The migrant maintains deep rooted ties to the people and culture of their native culture‚ while also adapting to the culture and customs of their new home. America‚ and New York City in particular has been a major host of immagration throughout it’s history. People leave their
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Immigrants are known to travel to new countries in hopes of finding a better life for themselves and their families. Refugees are different types of immigrants in a sense that they were not moved willingly‚ due to political or economic reason’s they were forced out of their home country. In “Braving a New World: Cambodian (Khmer) Refugees in an American City” by MaryCarol Hopkins‚ Hopkins ethnography is about Cambodian refugee and their lives in Middle City‚ CA after the Khmer Rouge which forced
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In the study Mr. Mom in the News: The Relationship Between Stereotypes and Gendered News Stories‚ the purpose was to see whether peoples preconceived stereotypes influence their perceptions of news stories involving gender. The authors discovered that people’s stereotypes about gender roles and the content of the news stories were not predictors on whether someone would enjoy an article or not. They also discovered that those who had stereotypes about women responded more negatively regardless of
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and spoke on challenging slavery. The intention to overthrow the current system in place was a there in New York City in 1941. It is shown in the actions of those who did rebel and confess to doing so. Davis infers that‚ “the intentions are often difficult things to establish in fact. While actions not always speak for themselves‚ they are more easily visible. So these actions of blacks in New York more easily show a desire and an effort to change some of the immediate circumstances of slavery” (29)
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The New Jim Crow The New Jim Crow‚ written by Michelle Alexander‚ gives a brief history recount of the past caste systems that have oppressed African-Americans and proposes that today there is a new caste system. She suggests that today’s caste system is created by the U.S. criminal justice system by targeting black men and incarcerating them. In other words‚ she says that today’s racial caste is based on the mass incarceration of African-Americans. She supports her claims by providing an abundant
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The New Jim Crow describes how institutionalized racism has taken hold in the American Justice system. In the first chapter‚ Michelle Alexander runs through the history of racial castes in the United States‚ from the beginnings of slavery‚ to Jim crow and eventually the “law and order” rhetoric that developed into the system in place today. The book moves on to point out the server flaws in the justice system. These flaws‚ according to Alexander‚ are found within each step of the journey to jail
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Construction of Crime News” it discusses the process in which journalists and editors choose and pick stories that are newsworthy. If a story is not newsworthy than it does not appears in the news agenda. They determine this by looking at the news value‚ which essentially means seeing if the story appeals to the public and if it will interest people. These values tend to change and be different in other parts of the world. According to Yvonne Jewkes‚ “they sift and select news items and – in a process
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The insightful book‚ “The Emperor’s New Clothes”‚ there is a collection of evidence from various time periods. Looking in the past to analyze the current issues of today‚ is a tactic that is sometimes overlooked. Dr. Graves has stated‚ “In order to understand racial thinking in the western world‚ you have to understand the Christian Bible.” In chapter 1‚ “The Earliest Theories”‚ the previous statement was supported by Biblical‚ Greek‚ Roman‚ and Medieval concepts. As I read through the chapter‚ I
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The New England Patriots lost superstar tight end Rob Gronkowski to a season ending back injury in their Week 12 matchup with the New York Jets. Without question‚ Gronkowski’s presence on the field makes New England’s offense a nightmare for opposing defensive coordinators. But if any NFL team can adjust to being without their No. 1 target‚ it’s the Patriots. New England can adjust to Gronk’s absence with plenty of bunch formations‚ which can setup miss matches with linebackers. However‚ the pivotal
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