Abstract This paper attempts to explore the capacity of minors in the United States to form contracts, to break contracts and their legal liabilities for doing so. The paper touches on issues including the rights of other parties to such a contract and the concept of emancipation of minors. The paper defines minors and age of majority and also presents a historical context.
From the Paper "The law of contracts is concerned with the rules governing legal agreements. Contractual capacity is the minimum competence required by law for a party who enters into a contract to be bound by it. Certain persons are not considered to have sufficient capacity to be bound to or by contracts they may sign. A minor is normally deemed not to have such capacity. A minor is a person who does not have the legal rights of an adult."
Abstract This four page undergraduate paper examines crime statistics, which indicate that minorities commit more crimes and are arrested more often by law enforcement authorities. The writer notes that statistics can be misleading. The writer further points out that crime is more prevalent in minority neighborhoods because of poverty, drugs, and despair, but statistics tend to exaggerate minority crime rates because minorities are targeted more often for attention and arrest than whites.
From the Paper "Malley notes that racial profiling is a recent law enforcement strategy that enables police officers to stop and question African-Americans or other minorities, simply because statistics indicate that minorities commit more crimes."
This paper addresses how the advent and the history of minorities in sporting events has actively promoted the gradual acceptance of minorities in society as a whole.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, 2002, $ 44.95
Abstract This paper addresses how the advent and the history of minorities in sporting events has actively promoted the gradual acceptance of minorities in society as a whole. However, this paper also examines how sporting events has actively served to decrease social stereotypes in many respects but also has served to encourage these stereotypes in several prominent and avoidable ways.
Tags: SPORTS / POLITICAL ISSUES (INTERNATIONAL, OLYMPICS, DRUG TESTING), minorities sports public
Abstract This paper provides a literature review on the subject of asthma in racial and ethnic minorities. The review focuses on the risk factors that contribute to greater asthma prevalence and poorer asthma control and treatment in racial and ethnic minorities.
Outline:
Introduction
Asthma Prevalence, Morbidity, and Mortality
Factors Contributing to a Higher Prevalence of Asthma in Minorities Disparities in Asthma Control and Treatment
Conclusions
From the Paper "Minorities, the poor, adult women, and children under the age of 18 are disproportionately affected by asthma (ALA, 2007a). According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (2007) African American children had a 17% prevalence of asthma, compared to 12% in Non-Hispanic Whites, 10% in Hispanics, 10% in Native Americans, and 6% in Asians. In adults however, Native Americans had the highest rates of asthma, with a 16% prevalence compared to 11% in African Americans, 10% in Whites, 8% in Asians, and 8% in Hispanics. Puerto Rican adults had a higher prevalence of asthma than most races, with an 11.6% prevalence (CDC, 2004). This fact is masked by the lower rates of asthma in other Hispanic subgroups.
Regardless of age, African Americans were more likely to be hospitalized and to die because of asthma complications compared to all other races, even when taking into account the higher prevalence rates of asthma in this group. Compared to Whites, African American children were 4-5 times more likely to be hospitalized due to asthma, while African American adults were 3-4 times more likely to be hospitalized, and they were also five times more likely to use the emergency department (ED) to seek asthma care (KFF, 2007). African Americans were disproportionately represented in deaths due to asthma even when socioeconomic status was accounted for --they represent only 12.1% of the population, but they account for 25% of all asthma deaths (ALA, 2007a)."
Abstract This paper attempts to demonstrate that minorities, especially African-Americans, are unfairly treated by the U.S. criminal justice system. The paper cites statistics showing that, while all minorities are afforded less than fair treatment by the criminal justice system, African-Americans seem to be particularly vulnerable to sentences involving capital punishment. The paper further asserts that African-Americans suffer from political, social, psychological and economic exploitation at the hands of powerful whites in this country and, as a result, black people generally are purposefully put into situations where the commission of criminal acts are seen as the most effective solution to their problems. The paper concludes that the problem will only end once white people honestly recognize the racism that exists within the U.S. on all levels of society and end it.
Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System
Drug Policies and Racial Disparities
From the Paper "In 1996, six in 10 jail inmates were racial or ethnic minorities -- 41 percent were African American, 18 percent were Hispanic and 3 percent Asian or Alaska Native, according to the Department of Justice. The Sentencing Project, a Washington-based think tank, reported in 1995 that 32.2 percent of all African Americans men between the age of 20 and 29 are under criminal justice supervision on any given day -- in prison or jail, on probation or parole. Even more unsettling, nationally blacks are incarcerated at a rate of 7.66 times greater than whites. This paper shall demonstrate how minorities, especially African-Americans, are unfairly treated by the US criminal justice system."
Abstract This paper discusses the options available for low-income and minority students with regard to college education. The paper focuses on the different assistance programs available to minorities for college admissions.
From the Paper "The federal government has made a commitment to higher education and, in support of this commitment, Congress established a series of programs to help low-income Americans enter college, graduate and move on to participate more fully in America's economic and social life. Charles Dervarics explains in "Black Issues in Higher Education" that these programs are funded under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of and are referred to as the TRIO Programs..."
Tags:minority students, education, National College Access Network, Trio programs, Gear up, gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate progrms
This literature review will examine five scholarly articles focusing on the topic of the determinants of academic success in Asian and other visible minority children.
3,900 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 5 sources, 2002, $ 142.95
Abstract This literature review will examine five scholarly articles focusing on the topic of the determinants of academic success in Asian and other visible minority children. The primary subjects in each studies are children of Asian ethnicity, with children of other ethnic backgrounds selected as controls or comparisons. The five articles were chosen from the existing body of literature on the basis of a brief review which noted points of similarity and contrast in each.
Tags: EDUCATION / EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, success minority children
Abstract This paper addresses the lack of positive role models of various ethnic minorities in both the film and television industries. While the writer of this paper notes that there are more African-Americans working in TV news as it seems to be one field where color and race have made a far greater impact in hiring practices, there is still much work to be done in the positive portrayal of different ethnicities in both film and TV. This paper also explores the careers of past and present professionals who have made great strides in promoting themselves as positive ethnic role models.
Topics covered in this report include:
Introduction
Hispanics
African-Americans
Asians
Native Americans
Summary and Conclusion
Works Referenced
From the Paper "This brings up the issue of whether the portrayals of African-Americans in films and on TV should only be handled by black directors and writers. It seems that there is a vast difference of opinion, with some citing the old Cosby Show as one preaching family values to every ethnic group, while the comedies "What's Happening?" and" Good Times" became the precursors of the black comedies on WB and Fox networks today. Some critics feel the new shows, and such programs as the "Wayans Brothers" and the "Martin Lawrence Show" are basically anti-white humor, just as stereotypical in their way as the old Step'n'Fetchit anti-black humor was in the Thirties and Forties."
Tags: media, communication, racism, minority, perception, film, television
Abstract This is paper discusses and the education of minority students in multicultural U.S. society. It examines traditional perspectives about literacy and bilingual education. The author explores effective new programs that take into account socio-cultural elements of teaching literacy.
From the Paper "Traditionally literacy has been narrowly defined from a technical perspective as the acquisition of literacy skills that is reading, writing and speaking a language. The neutral quality of this definition that focuses on the process of decoding and encoding ..."
Abstract This paper explains that the methods that major U.S. corporations target minority groups and the poor pollute areas that are impoverished and vulnerable. The author explore and evaluates legal measures to curb environmental injustice.
From the Paper "Advocates for environmental justice endeavor to stem a tide of environmental inequities that appear to disproportionately burden minority populations by exposing them to harmful pollution. According to conventional wisdom, the culprits in these cases of environmental ..."
Abstract This paper explains the rapid growth of obesity statistics among U.S. minority children and adolescents. The author points out the serious consequences including related diseases. The paper relates ethnic attitudes and suggests interventions.
From the Paper "In the ...st century, obesity has become an epidemic and obesity in non-white non-European ancestry in the United States is a major problem. It is estimated that more than ...million Americans are obese with three million morbidly obese and childhood obesity is on the rise especially among minorities. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reveals that ethnic minority children in the United States are at particular risk for development of cardiovascular disease due to their disproportionate levels of obesity. Obesity is the most frequent ..."
Abstract This paper presents an analysis of ways that minor characters contribute to the action of two plays by Shakespeare: "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet". It looks at how the supporting players in both dramas drive the action of events.
From the Paper "The supporting characters in Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet do much to drive the action of the plays. Although the focus of action is chiefly on the behavior and fate of the central characters the minor characters are far more than simply place holders. How they help determine the pattern of events is the subject of this research. In Romeo and Juliet the Nurse and Friar Laurence are of special importance in moving the action along because they extend themselves beyond the call of ordinary duty as servant ..."
Abstract This paper presents an in-depth examination of each instance of the appearance of water in the film "Minority Report", and the patterns and significance therein. The paper also examines the personal, philosophical and political levels of the film.
From the Paper "Phillip K. Dick wrote the short story upon which the film "Minority Report" was based. This story was not only ahead of it's time in regard to the future that it posed but somewhat dangerous during an era of McCarthyism. Dick was releasing a story that forewarned about the psychological, political and philosophical implications of accusing people of crimes that they have not yet committed. This however will not be yet another Marxist interpretation of Dick's novel. Rather, it..."
Abstract In this article, the writer examines the concept of majority rules and minority rights in the U.S. Constitution. The writer gives some present day examples of controversies regarding these issues.
From the Paper "A basic principle of democracy is majority rule and the protection of individual and minority rights which although seemingly contradictory are the very foundation of democratic government. Majority rule is a means of organizing government and deciding public issues without taking away the basic rights and freedoms of minority groups or individuals. Majority rule is spelled out in the ... "
Abstract This article explores the question of minority-student performance in American public schools. The writer discusses this issue from two sociological perspectives. Conflict theory and symbolic interactionist theory are used in this paper to examine this matter. The writer outlines a hypothesis that each theory would suggest and also looks at how that hypothesis might be tested.
From the Paper "Much evidence indicates that the performance of minority students in American public schools is not distributed randomly, that is that membership in a minority group tends to correlate to school performance. Members of some minority groups show significantly greater academic success on average than whites or the student population as a whole. Members of other minority groups are significantly more likely to struggle in school. There is no evidence that members of any human population have inherently greater or ... "
