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Papers On Race, Politics & Society
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A Case Study of an At-Risk Brooklyn Youth
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This 8 page paper looks at a case study which emanates from a New York Times 1993 article. It features a boy who was headed down the wrong path but turns his life around. The story is relayed and an attempt to explain the situation sociologically and psychologically is made. The culture of poverty thesis and systems theory are each discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A Comparison between Pornography and Civil Rights: The Effect of Laws on Social Change
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of some of the major perspectives related to views on pornography and civil rights, especially in the application of legal standards and identifiable freedoms. This paper attempts to determine in which case which came first, the law or the social change and how this impacted the way society's values are changing. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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A Critical Analysis of Zuriff’s Article “Inventing Racism”
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This is a 6 page article discussing the arguments presented in G.E. Zuriff’s article “Inventing Racism” (2002). Using the questioning techniques provided by Browne and Keeley (2001) several issues of reasoning, ambiguity, validity and statistical evidence are discussed.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A Critique of Huntington’s “The Clash of Civilizations”
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In 1993 Samuel P. Huntington wrote an article on international politics in the periodical Foreign Affairs entitled “The Clash of Civilizations” in which future conflicts were not foreseen as taking place between nation states, but between civilisations. The theories proposed have attracted much criticism. This 7 page paper examines the theories and the supporting as well as contradictory evidence. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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A look at Regan Books
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This 6 page paper evaluates Regan Books which is at the height of inquiry during the recent announcement to publish OJ's book on the murders. This paper evaluates the organization and its newsworthiness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A Look at Tally's Corner
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This 3 page paper examines Tally's Corner, a book by Elliot Liebow. Several issues in the neighborhood are provided as examples and analyzed sociologically. No additional sources cited.
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A Loss of Culture / Japanese - Americans During WW II
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A 6 page examination of the true story documented in Monica Stone's "Nisei Daughter"-- the recounting of events that took place in a community of Japanese-Americans during and around the time of World War II. Specifically examined are the harsh ways that the Japanese people were treated and the socio-cultural problems they endured. Culture, power, and minority stereotypes are among the many issues explored (all Japanese were stereotyped as being "anti-American). Bibliography lists 3 additional sources used to support how the book itself illustrated such problems.
Filename: Nisei.wps
A MORE EFFECTIVE HOMELAND SECURITY POLICY
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This 3-page paper attempts to take an economic approach to policy analysis and makes suggestions on a stronger plan for homeland security. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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A Multicultural Background
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A 5 page paper which utilizes “Daughter of Invention”
by Julia Alvarez and “With Your Permission” by Dona Aida in offering a look at growing
up, and living with a multicultural background. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAalv.rtf
A One-On-One Interview With an Elderly Native American Widow
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A 6 page report on the interview process with a seventy-four year old widowed female of mixed Cherokee heritage. Asserts that the interview process can allow a student to quickly come to the realization that individual behavior and relationships with other members of society can vary according to a number of cultural factors, not just race. They can also use the interview process to dispel the stereotypical images which many hold in regard to racial groups which are different from themselves. A one-on-one interview can allow a student to identify with an individual from a cultural group who they may have previously regarded as completely foreign to their own. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPnaEldI.rtf
A Paradox of Democracy: Inequality Despite Law
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An 8 page discussion of inequality in the United States. Discusses concepts such as affirmative action which was designed to overcome these inequalities. Emphasizes that despite the laws which are on the books inequalities continue to exists and that they do so because of factors such as economic disparities. Concludes that the real solution is change in the way we view and interact with others, a change which must occur in our hearts and not solely in our legal system. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPdemPar.wps