Criminal Sentencing: White, Black, and Mental
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(8 pp). What we will be looking at in this discussion are basically two issues, that have somehow become enmeshed: According to Davis (1998), more than 70 percent, of the imprisoned population, are people of color. It is rarely acknowledged, that the fastest growing group of prisoners are black women, and that Native American prisoners are the largest group per capita. Approximately five million people - including those on probation and parole -- are directly under the surveillance of the criminal justice system. And according to Ditton (1999) sixteen percent of those incarcerated in state systems are mentally ill. One of the questions that then arises from this data is, are the white mentally ill sentenced to incarceration at a different ratio than people of color? Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BBblkcrR.doc

Cultural Assimilation in America / Mission Impossible
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A 9 page research paper includes a 1 page Roman Numeral Sentence Outline. This paper discusses the myth of successful cultural assimilation among ethnic groups in the United States today. An argument is presented from the viewpoint that ethnic groups can never become completely assimilated into American society and culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Cultural Diversity: An Exploration Of Media Representation
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This 5 page tutorial essay looks at an article on Jada Pickett, a young Black actress, in terms of how cultural diversity is presented in the media. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTculdiv.wps

Cultural Heritage Essays 2
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Same as African2.wps (above); written as a series of definitions with examples.
Filename: Africana.wps

Desegregation: A Work in Progress
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( 5 pp) The federal mandate of racially integrated schools began over forty years ago. Some schools, particularly in the South, were able to ward off compliance, for decades. Unfortunately, the desegregation of schools has been predicated on a case-by-case base and racially identifiable school systems continue to exist today. But recently, after the magnet and mid-point school plans, a new wrinkle in the form of choice and charter schools has surfaced. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBdeseg.doc

Differences in Life Span Between Blacks and Whites
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A 7 page research paper that examines the widening gap in mortality rates between black and white Americans. The impact of socioeconomic factors is explored. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Discrimination and "Social Democracy" in Brazil
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(5 pp) Attempting change is always difficult; and of course some clever soul said, the most difficult thing to change is ones ideas or belief system. That has certainly been true of the concept of "social democracy" in Brazil. Emilia Viotti da Costa examines that thought in an article entitled, "The Myth of Racial Democracy in Brazil: A Problem of Social Mythology."
Filename: BBsdbrzl.doc

Discrimination and Liability: An Investigation into the Backlash of Civil Rights Legislation
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A 6 page contention that the laws that were put in place immediately after the Civil War to guarantee the rights of freed slaves, and those which have been in place since to prevent discrimination, have had a tremendous societal impact. While these laws were justified by the circumstances of the time period in which they were enacted, they now translate into the liability crisis which our businesses, governments, and organizations are facing today when they try to hire or replace employees based on qualifications rather than racial, ethnic, or gender identity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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