Academic papers on Race, Politics & Society

History and Culture of Mexican Americans
This 6 page paper provides an overview of some of the historical points relative to the culture and identification of Mexican Americans and asserts that while recent immigration concerns have sparked controversies over the largess of Mexican...
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Progress
During the last 150 years dramatic technological and social changes have transformed practically every aspect of American life in the name of 'progress'. This 5 page paper argues that equal rights has been the foundation for positive change in...
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German Racism Today
(10 pp) Although the upsurge of violence in Germany has been well publicized in international media and condemned by the German government, it continues to grow. Violent crimes are far above pre- nification levels. Meanwhile, non-violent...
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Racism Exists in Britain.
(10 pp) Britain has admitted that the tone of the country's recent asylum debate could encourage racial prejudice. That government acknowledgement has resulted from criticism, by rights groups at a United Nation's meetings in Geneva to...
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Sociological Imagination
(5 pp). Our challenge in this discussion is to consider how one's social and historical context affects one's place in society. We will be using two males as subjects -Anglo and Hispanic both residing in northern New Mexico. Bibliography...
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Seymour Lipset/Continental Divide
A 10 page research paper that analyzes Seymour Lipset's book Continental Divide, which that while Canada and the US look practically identical, there are striking differences between the two countries. After analyzing and summarizing Lipset's major...
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Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action
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Caulfield and De Jesus on Women
Caulfield and De Jesus on Women
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Nothing To Fear
In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, good overcomes evil, the bad are vanquished and the evil of racism is confronted and beaten in a court of law. This would not seem so unusual if it had not taken place in the heart of the depression - a...
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Mexican American Culture: Diversity In a World Which Demands Uniformity
A 5 page discussion of the various factors affecting the manner in which Mexican Americans perceive American culture and place different emphasis on the importance of not only maintaining their own cultural uniqueness but expressing that...
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Lookism in the Workplace
5 pages. Lookism, or judging people on their physical looks, is a rampant problem in the workplace and indeed everywhere we go. This is just one more example of the many ugly faces of prejudice that society buys into, whether it be racism, sexism...
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WAR ON POVERTY AND UPDATE
This 5-page paper discusses Johnson's War on Poverty, success and what programs are still in existence to this day. Discussion also focuses on the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, which eliminated many of LBJ's "Great Society" programs. Bibliography...
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The Crown Heights Community of Brooklyn, New York: My experience as a Christian Living amid a Jewish Neighborhood
Life arts sociology project for Crown Heights community of Brooklyn NY. Thesis Christian Living in a Jewish neighborhood, friendship bond and understanding under Mead, Cooley and Freud. 8 works cited. jvCrownH.rtf
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Social Darwinism
A paper which investigates the phenomenon of social darwinism, with specific reference to Spencer and Josiah Strong, and considers the connection between social darwinistic theories and those of the Nazis and similar political groups. Bibliography...
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Poverty World Wide: An Annotated Bibliography
This is a 9 page annotated bibliography containing research sources for the discussion of poverty world wide and its effect on African Americans. The bibliography has 10 sources.
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