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Racial and Ethnic Differences, 2005.
A look at the conflicts that often arise in society as a result of racial and ethnic differences.
2,001 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper takes a look at why culture-clash often occurs when different cultures meet and explains that it is often due to ignorance about the other culture, as well as excessive feelings of pride and superiority by the members of one or both cultures.
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"Despite its many claims and indeed efforts to the contrary, the United States of America has always been a country of division and segregation. Race, gender and class differences thus even today play an important role in the construction of society, ethnicity and indeed the social construction of prejudicial views. This means that these prejudicial views regarding the superiority or inferiority of any group of people are socially rather than biologically constructed (Lorber in Rothenburg, 2004, p. 54). The tragic thing about such social constructs is the fact that children grow up without critically examining the potentially erroneous views with which they grew up. Indeed, young boys and girls often grow up voicing and strengthening within themselves the very prejudices advocated to them by their parents. The derogatory phrase, "like a girl" (Messner in Rothenburg, 2004, p. 57), is an example of this. Such expressions signify the deep-seated inequalities still prevalent in society, and how these are reinforced in the young generation."
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Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities, 2004.
Questions whether racial and ethnic health care disparities are really caused by insurance discrepancies and other patient-related factors.
1,590 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses potential causes of racial and ethnic health care disparities. It explores the antithesis that disparities are not insurance-related or related to a patient's minority status. The paper rejects this antithesis and then asserts and provides evidence that, indeed, racial and ethnic health care disparities are due to insurance-related factors and the minority status of the patient.
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"Almost all industrialized countries in the world implement a health care system that is run on a national level thus providing health care equally to all citizens of the country. The United States is unique in that respect. The U.S. does not provide a federally run health care plan, and as a result, equality of health care among all citizens is not assured. In fact, an individual?s access to health care often is correlated to one?s socio-economic status, and in many situations, to one?s race or ethnic background (Luhman 2002). As of 2002, over 400 clinical studies on racial and ethnic health care have provided evidence showing that across almost all medical areas, minorities generally receive a lower quality of care than do whites (Late 2003)."
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Racial and Ethnic Relations, 2005.
A discussion on racial and ethnic relations in America.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper answers two questions on racial and ethnic relations. Firstly, whether assimilation is realistic or desirable for immigrant groups who have arrived since 1965. Secondly the rank and order of race, ethnicity, nativity, class are analyzed in terms of their relative importance in shaping one's life chances, in relation to American society.
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"This is a truth that should certainly have been learned in a society like that of the United States, where everyone but the Indians came from somewhere else and had to become accepted in the society that was being built (only the Indians were already here, and even they migrated at some point in the past across the Bering Strait). Yet, American society has continued to treat each new group that has arrived as interlopers. Discrimination has been used against nearly every new group--the Irish, the Jewish, Catholics, Hispanics, and blacks, among others. Group after group has managed to become ..."
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"Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States of America", 2002.
An analysis of the book "Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States of America" by S. Dale Mclemore, Harriett D. Romo and Susan Gonzalez Baker.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper will discuss three immigrations that came to America within the scope of the book: "Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States of America", 6th edition by S. Dale Mclemore, Harriett D. Romo, Susan Gonzalez Baker. By understanding how this text approaches the ways in which these settlers came over to America, we can see what they went through in the cycles of this book of thought.
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Asthma Control and Treatment in Racial and Ethnic Minorities, 2008.
A literature review of asthma treatment in ethnic minorities.
2,607 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 30 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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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.
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Introduction
Asthma Prevalence, Morbidity, and Mortality
Factors Contributing to a Higher Prevalence of Asthma in Minorities
Disparities in Asthma Control and Treatment
Conclusions
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"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)."
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Ethnic and Racial Films, 2005.
This paper discusses three films with ethnic and racial themes.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, $ 23.95
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This paper examines the ethnic and racial themes in three films: "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Raisin in the Sun" and "Year of the Dragon". The author summarizes each film. The paper reviews the emotions of some of the characters in relationship to the ethnic and racial themes in each the movies.
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""To Kill a Mockingbird" is set in a small Southern town in the ... . An idealistic white lawyer, Gregory Peck, defends a black man, Brock Peters, who is falsely accused of raping an ignorant white woman. Although the lawyer proves his client is not guilty the all-white jury ..."
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Ethnic and Racial Segregation in Canadian Cities, 2006.
A paper discussing the growing ethnic and racial diversity and resulting segregation many Canadian cities are now experiencing.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 6 sources, $ 106.95
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Canada's large metropolitan areas, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, are increasingly defined by the ethnic and racial heterogeneity of their populations. As a result of increased immigration in the post-World War II period, the number of peoples with backgrounds other than English and French has swelled the population of the country. In many respects the experience of Canadian cities in this regard mirrors that of North American cities in general. It is in this context that this essay examines the phenomenon of ethnic and racial segregation in Canadian cities.
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Ethnic and Racial Identity, 2004.
Looks at the role of social workers in helping members of different ethnic groups and races integrate into society.
1,314 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines the role that ethnicity and race play in determining one's identity and how this can have both positive and negative consequences. The negative consequences are best demonstrated when a person's race or ethnic background prevent him from integrating into society. The paper looks at this aspect of ethnic and racial identity and the role the social worker has in helping people of different ethnicities and races integrate into society. The problems that arise as social workers take on this role are discussed as well.
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"People often identify along racial and ethnic lines. This usually isn?t antagonistic; it usually consists of maintaining traditions and values and thereby forms the basis for social interaction. For such people, ethnicity provides a sense of purpose in their own identity. Celebrations like Diwali and Rosh Hashanna remind people (in this case, Indian and Jewish people) of their traditions and are a source of pride. Among the most lively and endearing parts of any city are its ethnic communities, as they allow us to experience not only different holidays, cuisine and customs but also to gain a more circumspect appreciation of human nature and the way that people interact."
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Inequality in Ethnic and Racial Relationships, 2006.
An examination of the impact of racism on American attitudes toward minorities and immigrants.
1,520 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper explores how racism in America has affected public opinion toward immigration and minorities. The paper begins with a discussion of America's historic support for immigration and then argues that this support has been corrupted by racism. The paper also cites statistics about demographic changes in the U.S. over the past several decades, examining how certain minority populations have actually grown to be nearly on par with the Caucasian majority in some places. This realignment, according to the paper, has challenged some of the deeply-rooted notions of what it means to be in a majority, which, in turn, has sparked a new wave of racism from previously more tolerant quarters. The pain concludes by studying recent research efforts to to explore the structural roots of inequality in America, focusing on a Rhode Island study on the tension between strong individual rights promised to U.S. citizens and ethnic or racial discrimination against African-Americans and other minority groups.
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"The paradox of a US national identity involves multiple contradictions, such as citizenship rights promised to US citizens in contrast with differential group discrimination; of external and internal forms of racism with and through one another accepting and excluding certain categories of citizens; of civic and ethnic nationalisms that respond to the established but unstable two-faced US national identity; the combined change and continuity that has allowed American society to constantly and repeatedly transform while retaining a deeply entrenched racial hierarchy; and a deeply gendered or masculine American family ideal that constructs and hides these contradictions, at the same time. Addressing these inconsistencies, inequalities and contradictions requires listening to those with different interpretations of how it is to be treated "like one of the US national family" but actually excluded from that US national family altogether. It will mean finding a way to reconfigure that long-standing relationships among race, ethnicity and that idealized US national identity as well as working to reclaim the language of family in the process."
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Ethnic Influence and Generational Differences, 2006.
An analysis of a quantitative study regarding the influence ethnic and generational differences produced on teenagers' views of parent and family relationships.
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This paper discusses how Willgerodt and Thompson (2005) did a quantitative study to find out what influence ethnic and generational differences produced on teenagers' views of parent and family relationships. This is an important study because it was done with nurses in mind. The research is aimed at helping community nurses who work with teenagers of Asian descent. This paper offers a critique of this quantitative research. The findings of this study can help nurses in their work with Asian youth in the context of their family life.
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Differing Achievement Levels in South African Universities, 2002.
An in-depth examination about whether there exist actual and/or perceived differences in the achievement motivation levels of samples of colored and black African students attending The University of Fort Hare and the University of Western Cape.
7,753 words (approx. 31.0 pages), 29 sources, MLA, $ 168.95
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This study examines racial/ethnic issues in relation to achievement motivation and perceptions of achievement motivation in groups of South African university students. The study asks if achievement motivation is significantly related to differences in students' racial/ethnic background. It also questions whether perceptions of other racial/ethnic groups' levels of achievement motivation are significantly related to differences in students' racial/ethnic background. It then asks if achievement motivation is significantly related to differences in where students attend school (Fort Hare or Western Cape) and whether perceptions of other racial/ethnic groups' levels of achievement motivation significantly related to differences in where students attend school (Fort Hare or Western Cape).
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Sources
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"The background of this study examination of achievement motivation as it relates to ethnic differences in groups of South African college students is really the history of South Africa and its ethnic diversity, tensions, and conflict. South Africa, located at the southern tip continent of Africa, has a population of 45.1 million people. It is slightly less than twice the size of Texas and boasts of high sweeping plateaus, towering mountains, deep valleys and beautiful beaches lining its long, fertile coast. Ethnically and racially diverse, South Africa is about 75.2 percent black, 8.6 percent Colored (mixed-race), 13.6 percent white, and 2.6 percent Indian. Most whites, coloreds and blacks (about 60 percent of each group) are Christians. However, there is a Hindu minority to which about 60 percent of the Indians belong; of the remaining groups, most are Muslims."
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Racial Mascots, 2004.
Looks at the use of racial mascots or ethnic mascots on college campuses and argues that the practice is yet another example of racism in America.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses the use of the "Chief Illiniwek" mascot at the University of Illinois and argues that represents another example of racial impropriety in the US. The paper contends that there is no excuse for using ethnic or cultural groups as mascots, as such depictions perpetuate negative stereotyping.
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"Whether or not it is appropriate to use ethnic or cultural mascots is an issue that has proven to be a contentious one on many American college campuses. At the University of Illinois, the use of Illiniwek Chief of the Fighting Illini as the principal mascot at sporting events has garnered much on and off-campus debate and has even attracted the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Ultimately, the issue is racism. That a mascot cannot by nature be taken seriously is itself an indictment of the..."
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Police Force and Ethnic Groups, 2000.
A research proposal to determine the relationship between the frequency of use of force and the racial/ethnic background of recipient of force.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 4 sources, $ 79.95
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"Relationship Between the Frequency of Police Use of Force and The Racial/Ethnic Background of the Recipient of Such Force: A Research Proposal
Introduction
Charges and countercharges related to police brutality and to the use of force generally by police are not new either in the United States generally or in the City of New York particularly. Such charges and countercharges almost always are associated in some way with the race or ethnic background of the victim of police brutality or the recipient of the police use of force. While such charges and countercharges are not new, however, they have been raised to new heights by two relatively recent incidents in the City of New York involving the brutalization of Abner Louima, an immigrant of Sub-Saharan..."
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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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Cultural Issues And The Family, 2005.
A look at how the meaning of family can differ from one cultural, racial and ethnic group to another.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses the notion of family according to an African-American family and a Hispanic family and looks at how these notions differ. The paper also examines some of the multicultural issues in the workplace.
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"The meaning of family as a construct and as an entity can vary from one racial, ethnic and cultural group to another. To examine this variance interviews with two American families were conducted. One family was an African-American single-parent household in which a working mother, a maternal grandmother and three children were found. The second family was a Hispanic-American family with working parents and two children. Both families live in an urban community area, all children attend a public elementary school and receive..."
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