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Buddhism and Ethnicity, 2002.
A look at the different cultural expressions of Buddhism and ethnicity in Indochina.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay provides an analysis of the cultural geography of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. It focuses on a discussion of the different cultural expressions of Buddhism and ethnicity in each country. In this paper, these different countries of Indochina are discussed with regards to the ways that culture and politics have historically been shaped by Buddhism and how this spiritual similarity manifests in particular ethnic differences.
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?The Ethnic Myth: Race, Ethnicity, and Class in America?, 2002.
An analysis of the book ?The Ethnic Myth: Race, Ethnicity, and Class in America? by American sociologist, Steven Steinberg.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 32.95
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The paper discusses Steven Steinberg's book and shows how the book explores the vexing problem of why certain ethnic groups ?succeed? in America, that is, that members of certain groups tend to realize the American dream of economic and social mobility, and other ethnic groups do not.
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"The myths of Black inferiority forced him into a necessary pattern of perpetual resistance to the cultural norms he was immersed in. This necessity for constant resistance to overt racism is one of the reasons, according to Steinberg, African-Americans have had such difficulty in assimilating into the American narrative of success. However, Douglass is also intent in showing, despite the myths of inferiority, his essential humanity and striving for enlightenment also shone forth in the depths of despondency and oppression. ?Though conscious of the difficulty of learning without a teacher, I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read,? Douglass says. (1896)"
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"Ethnicity: Racism, Class and Culture", 2002.
An understanding of the concepts of ethnicity through an examination of the book "Ethnicity: Racism, Class and Culture" by Steve Fenton.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the historical and conceptual understanding of ethnicity. It addresses culture, language, and religion as associated with ethnicity. It also looks at the effect of historical origins of the distinct way of thinking. The paper finds its primary information from the book, "Ethnicity: Racism, Class and Culture" by Steve Fenton.
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The Study of Ethnicity, 2003.
An examination of the study of ethnicity in anthropological thought.
3,059 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 89.95
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This paper considers a variety of approaches to the study of ethnicity. In particular, it looks at the formalist approaches of Barth and the recent phenomenological drive towards self-conscious situational categorisation. It discusses how anthropological discussions of ethnicity in the first half of the 20th century were dominated by a conception of ethnicity as a culturally coherent bounded unit. It attempts to show that while this certainly established ethnic categories, it impeded the study of how such ethnic categories and ethnic identities are formed. It examines the usefulness of such analytic approaches to anthropology by emphasizing how the cultural differences within these units can be critical in the processes of identity formation.
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"Barth?s (1969) radical change in approach was to emphasize what is socially effective. By doing so, he makes us see ethnic groups as a form of social organisation, and point four in the definition given above becomes most critical . In his approach, the features that he emphasises are only those that the actor marks out as distinctive. For him ?ethnic categories provide an organisational vessel that may be given varying amounts and forms of content in different socio-economic areas? (Barth: 1969: 15). In many sense, Barth anticipates the post-modernist unease at the application of ?our? labels to ?them?, Barth emphasised that ethnic identity was a matter of self-ascription and ascription by others, not ascription by the analyst."
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Ethnicity and National Identity, 2001.
A questionnaire about ethnicity and national identity distributed to high school students, including an examination of the findings.
3,990 words (approx. 16.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 108.95
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An examination of the relationship between ethnicity and identity as understood as basis structures of individual life-worlds. The essay is divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to sketching conceptual fieldwork, while the second part deals with the analysis of collected data. Therefore, in the first part, the writer explains the concepts ?identity?, and ?ethnicity? and indicates possible ramifications the particular usage of concepts implies. In the second part, identity is discussed as a variable that influences ethnic ideologies one adheres to. In this part he also shows how the level which a particular ethnic group occupies at the stratification level, influences the shape of one?s identity. In conclusion, the writer summarizes the findings by suggesting that identity and ethnicity mutually influence each other and they are both complementary expressions of each other.
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"In the following essay, I am going to locate the focal point of this problem in the one particular community - Highland Park High School. Highland Park is a small town in New Jersey, Middlesex County, where many emigrants from Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America are there. At the Highland Park High School, although not apparently seen, the question of identity and ethnic belonging is still a problem among the American youths. While staying a year at Highland Park, I have been thinking a lot about the problems characteristic for the multicultural societies. All the questions I have asked myself may be boiled down to one single question ? namely, whether ethnicity and identity should be treated as interdependent variables, or rather one of them is more fundamental?"
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Raceand Ethnicity as Deviance, 2001.
A look into why and how race and ethnicity impact and are impacted by deviance.
7,665 words (approx. 30.7 pages), 11 sources, $ 167.95
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This paper examines the way that race and ethnicity contribute to the development of deviance The author argues that race and ethnicity indirectly intertwine in unequal access to social rewards and other various forms of wealth, power, and prestige thereby causing deviance and violence. This paper defines race and ethnicity in the realm of deviance and analyzes why and how individuals and groups discriminate.
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"Why is there inequality among men? Where do its causes lie? Can it be reduced or abolished altogether? Do we have to accept it as a necessary element in the structure of human society? Humans are unequal in many ways. They differ in physical features and in mental capacities, talents, strengths, and so on. All of these inequalities are a product of both social learning and genetic inheritance. More importantly, race and ethnicity become entwined in the unequal access to social rewards and other various forms of wealth, power, and prestige."
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Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society, 2005.
This paper presents the thesis that physical and social attributes, such as race and ethnicity, determine social interaction and involvement within society.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 62.95
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The paper maintains that there is a tendency among white people living in Canada to downplay or ignore the relevance and importance of race or ethnicity, or even to be utterly unaware of it. However, people who belong to minorities in Canada contend that race and ethnicity have a powerful influence over social interaction and involvement within Canadian society. This paper shows that the people belonging to minorities are in fact correct: race and ethnicity do, to a large extent, determine social interaction and involvement within Canadian society.
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Race and Ethnicity, 2008.
This paper addresses the assumptions concerning race and ethnicity in two travelogues; "Touch the Dragon-a Thai Journal" by Karen Connolly and "The European Tribe" by Caryl Phillips.
3,473 words (approx. 13.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This paper examines two different travelogues: Karen Connolly's "Touch the Dragon-a Thai journal" and Caryl Phillips' "The European Tribe". The paper discusses how both authors have different kinds of self-consciousness rooted in their own racial and ethnic differences vis-a-vis the societies they visit. The paper looks at how they are regarded in these societies as well as their own impressions of unfamiliar peoples and cultures.
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Introduction
Karen Connelly - Falang
Caryl Phillips - on Being a Black Briton
Connelly - Impressions of Thai Culture
Phillips - Impressions of the European Tribe
Race and Ethnicity
Concluding Remarks
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"From the beginning of her stay in Thailand in 1986, Connolly is warned that people will call her falang in the street, till they know her name, that she will be the only 'white' person in the town to which she is traveling and thus, will be popular. (p.3) As a novelty or perhaps due to Thai familiarity with occasional Western backpackers, she can expect to be the subject of some interest. She grows used to people staring, a group of children coming to visit on her first morning in the town just to have a look. (p.7) Connolly notes as others arrive and enjoy seeing her photographs of Canada and her family that she feels "like a new acquisition in a famous zoo." (p.7) It is up to the head of the English department of the school that Connolly attends to tell her the basics of Thai custom in which Connolly appears to have taken little interest when preparing to go abroad."
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Iranian-Israeli Ethnicity, 2001.
A look at how Iranian Jews address their ethnicity in Israel.
2,997 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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The paper questions whether the religion or ethnicity of a person has first place in one's identity. The following answers the above question in the case of Iranian Jews in Israel. It examines how this ethnic group has assimilated itself within Israeli society, and if it has continued to identify in any manner with its Iranian background. It presents a history of Iranian Jewish culture and how it has developed over the years depending on the ruling powers in Iran. Finally, a look at two prominent Israelis of Iranian heritage, Israeli President Moshe Katsav and Israeli Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz, is conducted.
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"Before examining Iranian Jews within Israel, it is helpful to take a general look at the history of Iranian Jews in order to better understand the circumstances for their departure from Iran. The Jewish community of Persia, modern-day Iran, is one of the oldest in the Diaspora, and its historical roots reach back to the 6th B.C.E., the time of the First Temple. Their history in the pre-Islamic period is intertwined with that of the Jews of neighboring Babylon. Cyrus, the first Achaemid emperor, conquered Babylon in 539 B.C.E. and permitted by special decree the return of the Jewish exiles to the Land of Israel, thus ending the First Exile. The Jewish colonies were scattered from centers in Babylon to Persian provinces and cities such as Hamadan and Susa. The books of Esther, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Daniel give a favorable description of the relationship of the Jews to the court of the Achaemids in Susa."
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Race and Ethnicity in North America, 2002.
A look at the importance of race and ethnicity in North America.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven-page undergraduate paper is an analysis of why race and ethnicity are such powerful forces in life. The three main sociological perspectives are used to discuss prejudice and racism and how they are justified in North America.
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Race and Ethnicity, 2007.
A discussion on the use of race and ethnicity as a vehicle for discrimination.
1,760 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper discusses how race and ethnicity have been one of the major factors in discriminating against other human beings. The paper suggests that political leaders, religious scholars and champions of different causes have always looked for some common factor that can unite them against their rivals and give them an advantage over the others. The paper gives some examples of this and discusses its consequences.
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"[Gates, 1991] points out that the subconscious and subtle prejudice built over the years is the greatest obstacles to black's progress today. Negative stereotyping has the effects which are not easily understood. By stereotyping one basically closes his or her eyes and the person is not judged. In stereotyping, if a person does not fit the stereotype, people look for excuses for this departure from the stereotype. The result is that a rightfully entitled person is denied many opportunities and the psychological effects on the individual and the stigmatized group are enormous."
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Theories of Race and Ethnicity, 2007.
This paper looks at different works to examine theories of race and ethnicity.
1,123 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the concept of race. The writer points out that the concept of race is not valid from a biological point of view, due to what has been discovered through DNA research. The writer claims that the work of Michael Banton and Henry E. Hale, and the essays of Michael J. Bamshad / Steve E. Olson and Satel give the reader plenty of ideas from which to cull out the meaning of "race" and "ethnicity." The writer concludes by pointing out that there really is no "race" per se; the world is made up of cultural groups based on their own attraction and relationship to others of like cultures.
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"That said, the issue is more complicated than merely saying that race and biology are now officially divorced, and that is simply because medicine is involved. And in the past, when medicine became intertwined with race, ethnic peoples of color and biology, a reader learns to his utter horror, shame and brutally callus disregard for human life, is sometimes not far behind. For example, Satel explains that when the "Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment" was conducted (hundreds of sharecroppers - African-Americans - were part of the experiment but never told they had syphilis), those humans (incredibly) were not given penicillin, and many died. Using humans as guinea pigs in a study of what happens to the body when syphilis is left untreated borders on the viciousness of some of Nazi Germany's "human experiments" on innocent Jews."
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Race and Ethnicity Today, 2008.
This paper examines the impact of race and ethnicity on social
and political life in the United States.
1,218 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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The paper discusses how race and ethnicity significantly impact social and political life in the Unite States, from discrimination in the workplace to racial profiling in law enforcement. The paper discusses how, due to its its impact at every level of American society, racial discrimination generates political debate and has produced positive government responses such as affirmative action and negative responses such as racial profiling.
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"In order to reduce the impact of racial discrimination, affirmative action policies have been created and implemented all across the United States. According to Truesdell (2001) these policies are designed to establish result-oriented programs in which employers and managers can commit their good faith efforts towards pursuing, attaining, and maintaining equal employment opportunities for their fellow managers, their employees, and for all people seeking employment with their company or organization, regardless of race, gender, or religion."
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Race, Ethnicity and Identity, 2002.
A discussion of the role of race, gender and ethnicity on the development of personality as seen in three novels.
1,435 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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This paper examines the influence of race, gender and ethnicity on personality development through a review of three novels, "House of Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros, "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina Garcia and "How Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent" by Julia Alvarez. It explores the problems that immigrant families encounter when they move to the United States as portrayed in these stories.
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"Race, ethnicity, immigration and their impact on one?s personality are serious subjects which need to be studied carefully in order to understand why they cast such profound influence on human beings and their sense of self. In the three books namely, ?House of Mango Street?, ?Dreaming in Cuban? and ?How Garcia girls lost their accent?, the authors give us unique insights into the subjects of race, discrimination and identity crisis and the role they play in the evolution of one?s personality and character. The most important and by far the wisest approach towards these subjects was adopted by Sandra Cisneros, the writer of House on Mango Street. This is because while the other two writers deal with causes of immigration and the disturbing aspects of immigration, Cisneros focuses mainly on the internal conflict, dream and hopes of those who move from poor countries to the land of opportunity. It is very important to understand that all three have given a fictional touch to their own life stories since they all migrated to the United States with their families when conditions in their native countries appeared unfavorable."
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Ethnicity Respected, 2006.
This paper traces the treatment of ethnic cultures in the Ottoman Empire and Colonial Latin America.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper describes how the treatment of ethnic cultures in the Ottoman Empire and Colonial Latin America varied greatly. In the Ottoman Empire, the rulers appeared to embrace ethnicity as a form of strength through diversity. Yet in Colonial Latin America, the rulers consistently set about separating the people by their ethnic backgrounds, creating a hierarchy in the social order and slavery that supported those in power. Within the Ottoman Empire the ethnic background of the people was diverse. The rulers of the empire, however, did not place emphasis on an individual's ethnic identity, nor did the empire attempt to infringe upon the religious beliefs of its citizens. The sultan believed that the society would be a wealthier place because of the coexistence of many ethnic cultures and the acceptance of each of these cultures among all of the people.
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