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Race, Class and Gender in "Always Running", 2008.
A review of the impact of race, class and gender in Luis Rodriguez' memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A."
769 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper analyzes Luis Rodriguez' memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A." It particularly discusses how identity is shown to be a prison of race, class and gender in which few young Mexican-Americans are able to escape. The paper gives examples from the text that illustrate how the very first social interactions of Latino youth in Los Angeles are severely impacted by their undeniable Mexican-American identity.
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"Another substantial iron bar of Rodriguez's prison was that of Gender. Clearly, male bravado played a big part in the early teen trouble-making years of Luis and his fellow gang-members. One example closely follows a summer expedition to the beach with some friends--both male and female. Rodriguez tells the story of young teens at the beach, flirting and fondling--interrupted by the local police. One thing that is interesting is his description of one of the female's body rising from the water after being thrown in by one of his friends. It is the first detailed account of the female form, and the account's graphic nature shows that his interest in becoming desirable to women has now become important. This description of his subject of interest, Hermie, is harshly broken up by the young group's run-in with the local law-enforcement. The reason this seems significant is because when Rodriguez gets home, his mother scolds him for being a trouble maker, saying: "You have to work, to help us out here. You're a big man now." The close relationship between his graphic memory of untouchable Hermie and his inability as provider for his family shows that his role as a man amidst all the other social challenges had just added more height to his mountain."
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Race, Class and Gender, 2005.
A Canadian research project on race, class and gender.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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The writer researched the topic of gender, social class and race, by interviewing a Jamaican nurse and single mother; an English white male immigrant to Canada; and a female doctor of colour. The paper examines the testimony produced, discusses feminist research; and further examines how to dispel stereotypes
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"This paper was researched in a north Toronto hospital's emergency waiting room and coffee shop. I had gone to the hospital with a friend who was ill. Over the course of a 3-hour wait, I recalled my paper and began to speak to strangers, including 2 women and one man, all Canadian citizens. I gained different ideas of how race, class and gender can influence one's life experience with much to bring into question what is assumed of Canadian society, showing the disadvantages faced by women, by people born to less privileged backgrounds, and the not Caucasian. "
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"Finding the Way Home Through Issues of Gender, Race and Class", 2002.
A review of May Yee's "Finding the Way Home Through Issues of Gender, Race and Class" through the eyes of a Chinese immigrant.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay evaluates Yee's paper from the perspective of a Chinese female student who has immigrated to Canada. This review of Yee's article states, "Yee's paper will prove of interest to various readers interested in women's issues, the experience of Chinese newcomers in Canada at a particular time. As a contribution to feminist perspectives, the paper is most helpful in fully explaining the sense of difference that is felt by some Chinese women and, of course, in its most interesting comparisons between the Chinese countryside as visited by Yee in young adulthood, and the very different reality of the Toronto that has been home to her for most of her life."
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Medical Care, Race and Class, 2007.
An analysis of the discrepancies that exist in medical care for different races and classes in the United States.
1,384 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of medical care as it relates to different races and classes of Americans. Specifically, it compares and contrasts the differences in medical care for Blacks and Whites and different classes in the United States. The paper concludes by offering some ideas about equalizing healthcare between the different races and classes.
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"A study completed in 1985 indicates that this group has a greater risk of not being treated effectively while being underinsured. This literature review looks at studies since 1985 to find differences or improvements in ethnic health care. They searched the MEDLINE database to find U.S. studies from peer-reviewed journals through 1999. They looked at studies that were general, and that covered specific diseases. They found, after including over 400 articles and studies for review, that there is still a disparity between ethnic groups, minorities, and whites in America. They looked at studies of several different conditions, and found clear results in some areas, and less clear results in others. However, all the studies showed disparity in healthcare between whites and other ethnic groups, and all showed there are still problems with minority health care throughout the industry."
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Social Class, Gender, Age and the Media, 2005.
This paper studies representations of social class, gender and age in the media.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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This six page undergraduate paper examines representations of social class, gender, ethnicity, race, and/or age in the media. It seems evident that the best way to accomplish this is to examine television ads, radio ads, billboard ads, newspaper ads, magazine ads, and Internet ads. The writer points out that since ads are trying to sell a certain product or service, their content represents people who buy their product as extremely attractive, friendly, popular and happy people.
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"In conducting a content analysis of representations of social class, gender, ethnicity, race, and/or age in the media, it seemed evident that the best way to accomplish this would be to examine television ads, radio ads, billboard ads, newspaper ads, magazine ads, and Internet ads. Since ads are trying to sell a certain product or service, their content represents people who buy their product as extremely attractive, friendly, popular, and happy people. These representations in media ads may differ in specific content, but they all reach out to their target audience in the same way by appealing to the social instincts and values of people."
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Medical Care, Race and Class, 2006.
A discussion regarding the differences in the medical care given to the different races and classes.
1,196 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of medical care between ethnicities. Specifically, the paper compares and contrasts the differences in medical care between blacks and whites, and of different classes. The paper reports that studies indicate that there are distinct differences in how members of different races and classes are treated throughout the healthcare industry.
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"This article concurs with other studies that indicate black patients receive less cardiac care than white patients with equal symptoms. Their study further indicates that this substandard treatment exists in all or most black patients, and not simply in patients with poor behavior or attitudes. It is well documented that black Americans have a larger overall distrust of the medical profession, and there is some speculation this attitude may influence a small percentage of healthcare professionals. However, most studies indicate that more black patients are less satisfied with their care. There is a direct link between patient satisfaction and how patients comply with and utilize health services. This study attempts to explain racial differences in satisfaction and treatment, for the first time. The authors describe the methods used, the concept of the study, and include tables with their findings, which include minorities say they are more comfortable with their own minority physicians."
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Race and Class in the Pacific Northwest, 2005.
A look at how race and class presented unique problems in the history of the Pacific Northwest.
1,248 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the topic of the history of the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, it discusses how the lives of Mary Arkwright Hutton, Annie Pike Greenwood, and Teiko Tomita, are representative when considering the racial and class tensions of the twentieth century.
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"Mary Arkwright Hutton was a union supporter and organizer early in the history of the area. She worked in the mining towns of Idaho, and became an avid union supporter and organizer of the men who labored in the mines. Many politicians and mine owners found her abrasive and difficult, but the men loved her, and listened to her impassioned words about fairness and justness for the mineworkers. After their small mine, The Hercules, made them wealthy, she and her husband moved to a mansion in Spokane, where she continued to work for social causes such as women's suffrage, orphanages, and day-care centers (Schwantes 324). Her social status may have changed from boarding house matron to society matron, but her work continued to champion the disadvantaged and poor. More importantly, her work crossed political boundaries."
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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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Race, Class, and Economics, 2007.
A analysis of civil rights for African-Americans from an economic perspective.
937 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines the quest for African-American civil rights as a movement for economic justice and opportunity as well. Several African-American philosophers' ideas are illustrated to show different outlooks on economic opportunity and prosperity in the US. Some leaders saw communism as a way to achieve economic parity with whites, while others felt it was necessary to work within the system through gaining a higher education. The role of African-American women in supporting households is also discussed.
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"Early, on, advocates such as Cyril Brigg expressed the philosophy that Black nationalism must not be an ideology of territorial or race liberation alone, as advocated in the 'Back to Africa' movement of Marcus Garvey. Instead it must be an international working class movement of liberation founded upon Marxism and workers' rights--after all, American Black oppression was founded upon the capitalist needs of the slave trade. The American legislative system had proved a failure in winning Blacks their rights, thus a new system was required, and like Marx's workers, Blacks had nothing to lose but their chains, even less to lose than White workers (hence the greater attraction of more moderate trade unionism for Whites). "
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Advertising - Race, Gender and Class, 2005.
This paper discusses race, gender and class issues that are demonstrated in modern advertising.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay looks at advertising and the way race and gender are represented in today's ads. The essay argues that gender and racial inequality and stereotyping are very much present in advertising today and that this furthermore serves the advertising needs. The essay also looks at how advertising directly influences what we see in the media and how advertisers only goal is profit making which is best served by the consumerist culture we live in today.
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"Advertising is very important in today's society and have been for over 30 years, if only simply because it cannot be avoided. Ads are a major part of mass media and the mass media has a great advantage of being able to reach a large number of people in a very short time. In large industrial societies media takes on a mass scale so that television, radio, newspapers, magazines and now the Internet link tens of millions of people, and influence the way they think and spend their time and money."
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Poverty in Canada: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Gender, Class, 2002.
An overview of the issues affecting poverty in Canada such as economic and social policy as well as race, ethnicity, immigration and migration.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper is an exploration of poverty in Canada. Issues such as race, ethnicity, immigration and migration are considered in the contexts of rural and urban communities, as well as with regards to gender and class. The argument here is that Canada's transitions in economics and industry have helped to produce an institutionalized underclass who live in poverty and who have limited resources for changing the conditions of their living. This paper further indicates the ways economic and social policy need to elaborate on the needs of the poor if the underclass is to be assisted in ways that can produce a change in the populations who live in poverty.
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Hurricane Katrina, Class and Race, 2007.
This paper discusses Hurricane Katrina and looks at the related social aspects of class and race.
1,905 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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In this essay, the writer notes that the Hurricane Katrina disaster will be discussed and debated for years, perhaps for a hundred years and more; and it can safely be assumed that an important part of the discussion will embrace the concepts of race and class. The writer maintains that one can easily imagine a sociology professor in the year 2025 pointing out that had a storm of such colossal intensity been approaching a city of mostly white, middle class and wealthy citizens, a different set of preparations and a wholly different outcome could be expected. This paper reviews and analyzes the social realities of New Orleans before and after Katrina's wrath, from several perspectives, including the theories of Karl Marx.
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Karl Marx
Katrina
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"When considering the fact that the Army Corps of Engineers reported years ago that the levees around New Orleans - much of which is below sea level - were not structurally safe, one has to also consider the class issues within the political structure of the United States; in other words, is New Orleans a place that would have a high priority in the ruling class of Washington D.C.? The answer is no. And so, the Army Corps of Engineers would be (and was) more committed to working on the Florida Everglades' multi-billion dollar project (the president's brother being the governor of Florida) than retrofitting the levees in a city that traditionally votes Democratic, and is largely African American. These points are raised because Marx doesn't specifically talk a lot about "race" per se, but he does make it clear that class struggles have to do with issues that in the case of New Orleans, are largely ethnic."
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Class and Race in Toronto's Chinatowns, 2002.
A history and analysis of Chinese immigration to Canada and in particular the effects of urban stratification in Toronto's Chinese communities.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 124.95
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The essay discusses the history of immigration of Chinese to Canada, and focuses on how race and class conflicts have contributed to producing Chinese ghettos in urban Toronto. The essay asserts that Toronto's Chinatown is as much shaped by class and gender, as it is shaped by class and racism.
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Language as a Product of Class, Race, and Ethnicity, 2004.
Looks at the prejudices and presumptions about one's background associated with particular dialects or speech patterns.
1,258 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper talks about the effects that race, class, and ethnicity have on the development of one's language and speech patterns. It looks at how speech, dialects, intonation, and even vocabulary, change within different regions and how this causes people to make quick judgements regarding anyone speaking with certain accents, vocabulary etc. In particular, the paper focuses on the prejudices associated with a "black-sounding" voice and the consequences of these prejudices.
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"A very old saying tells us not to judge a book by its cover. Presumably this bit of advice also applies to the way an individual speaks or sounds. Yet, in the same way as we form an opinion of a book simply by glancing at the picture on its cover, so too do we prejudge individuals by the manner in which they speak and express themselves. There is educated speech and upper-crust speech. There is literate speech and ignorant speech. Middle Class, Working Class, and Lower Class Speech. People from different regions or cities pronounce the same language in different ways, and use different accents and intonations. Different races and different ethnic groups within a dialect region have their own distinctive ways of rendering the spoken word. We answer the phone, and in an instant we know where the caller is from, what is his educational background, his socio-economic status, and even?whether his Black, White, Puerto Rican, or Chinese."
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Race, Gender, and the Banking Industry, 2004.
Examines issues of race and gender in the investment banking industry.
6,000 words (approx. 24.0 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 142.95
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This study examines the nature and effects of race and gender on managerial progression within the investment banking industry. It attempts to prove that race and gender have the potential to negatively impact a minority?s ability to progress in the industry. Successful advancement opportunities, in theory, should be contingent upon an individual?s skills, abilities and work history; unfortunately, time and time again, this theory has been disproved by statistical data, which indicates that race and gender do, in fact, impact on employees' potential for achievement. The study focuses on the managerial progression of candidates, both male and female, of minority and non-minority descent within the U.S. and the U.K. It also details the importance of developing more comprehensive recruiting and promotional activities targeted specifically toward these populations. The paper concludes that equality measures implemented thus far have not been efficient in attracting and promoting candidates.
Table of Contents
Abstract
List of Tables
List of Figures
Chapter I: Introduction
Problem Statement (or Purpose)
Significance of the Study
Assumptions
Limitations
Definitions (or Acronyms)
Chapter II: Review of Relevant Literature and Research
Chapter III: Research Methodology
Research Technique
Research Design
Survey Population
Sources of Data
The Data Gathering Instrument
Distribution Method
Reliability
Validity
Treatment of Data and Procedures
Chapter IV: Results
Chapter V: Discussion
Chapter VI: Conclusions
Chapter VII: Recommendations
Appendixes: Bibliography, Tables, Interview Questions
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"Research also reveals that at least within the United States, finding African American presence among the highest levels of responsibility at Wall Street firms including financial institutions and investment banks is not nearly as difficult in modern times as in historical times (McCoy, 1992). Black finance professionals have actually ?built impressive track records with their own investment firms? (McCoy, 1992).
The good news however is tempered by statistics that reveal that in general there are still very few African-Americans and like minded minorities working in managerial positions overall within the nation?s leading investment banks (McCoy, 1992). This is even truer for minority women, who often face double discrimination, being an ethnic minority and being a woman. Statistics also reveal that few black finance professionals are currently ?coming through the pipeline? to help statistics (McCoy, 1992)."
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