Progress report Race and ethnicity: Latino/a immigrants and emerging geographies of race and place in the USA Progress in Human Geography 36(6) 800–809 ª The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav 10.1177/0309132511427229 phg.sagepub.com Patricia L. Price Florida International University‚ USA Abstract Over the past 20 years‚ Latino/a immigration to the USA has transformed how place and race are lived. The scale of the city-region has emerged as key to understanding
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Diversity Paper Outline * Topic Race and ethnicity of juvenile offenders * Outline I. Introduction II. Juvenile Offenders A. The Federal Bureau of Investigation B. Race and Ethnicity Overview C. Juvenile Justice Process 1. Arrest 2. Detention‚ 3. Prosecution‚ 4. Adjudication‚ 5. Transfer to adult court 1 III. Data A. Differential rates of arrest for crime are related to race. 1. Violent crimes 2. Robbery 3. Murder
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Race Ethnicity and Literature I have had an opportunity to read three great short stories. The short stories were "The Welcome Table‚ Country Lovers‚ and Child of the Americas." All of them were amazing stories‚ betraying ethnic challenges‚ and some responsibilities. I think overall‚ everyone should read those stories in order to get certain perspective on culture‚ and understanding on how they lived during the time frame in their life. I also think the short stories provide an understanding in
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The Space Race After fighting alongside each other in the Second World War to defeat a common enemy‚ differing political ideologies resulted in high tensions between the United States and the U.S.S.R. The Soviet communist government‚ initiated during the Bolshevik Revolution‚ posed a direct threat to the goal of the United States to spread democracy and capitalism across the globe. These rising tensions manifested themselves in the form of the Cold War-a series of conflicts and antagonism between
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Race and Ethnicity in Law Enforcement Hiring 1 Race and ethnicity play a significant role in law enforcement. This is true in both how communities are policed‚ as well as what the racial and ethnic make up is of a law enforcement entity. On the application at the police department I work for‚ there is verbiage that says‚ “Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.” Why is this present? It may be that the department really does want women and minorities to apply‚ (I believe this
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In 1957 Russia set the bar in technological advances against the United States when for the time ever in history Russia sent a spacecraft into orbit. While the Cold War dwindled down and the space race took off the United States felt the pressure. The space race demonstrated the precedence for the United States to take charge against the communist Russia. So with this the United States joined the race to space with President Kennedy pushing is at full force. Kennedy sought out an inspirational goal
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What classifies something as a race? It is largely defined by similarities between genetic makeup‚ phenotypic characteristics‚ or sometimes more broadly defined as a group of people who can be characterized by common traits or a distinctive culture. However‚ this is where the line blurs between race and ethnicity. There is a lot of overlap between what people view as ethnicity versus race‚ ethnicity being defined as cultural where race relies largely on physical characteristics. So‚ that raises the
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The Constructionist Theory of Race‚ Ethnicity‚ and Culture Race‚ ethnicity‚ and culture are terms in which resonate throughout American society. Sometimes these words are often overlooked and thrown out due to their negative historical background. Joane Nagel takes the plunge in an effort to determine the true essence of ethnicity and culture in her work‚ “Constructing Ethnicity: Creating and Recreating Ethnic Identity and Culture.” She says the constructionist view is that “the origin‚ content
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Poverty in the United States is an unacceptable scourge on our society. Poverty is born out of situation and mindset rather than sheer laziness. To figure out the causes and solutions of poverty‚ we must understand what poverty is. Poverty occurs when a person’s basic needs for food‚ clothing‚ and shelter are not met. Poverty is measured by the government in what they call a poverty “threshold”. This poverty “threshold” is based on family size and income falling below the poverty line established
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