...their own subordination as well as the reproduction of capitalist class relations. Self-produced patterns of working class leisure can lead to resistance to such reproduction. This leads to social class relations and inequalities, and the fact that it they can never be completely reproduced in the leisure sphere. This film Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community, gives some examples of the role of leisure within a capitalist society dealing with issues such as class inequalities, and how they are different among various societies. One might define the relations between police and community relations in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto to be very discriminating. The start of the film already gives some insight on the issue which the film is trying to portray. A coloured man’s is being harassed because the police do not think that he has ownership for the van to which he claimed he owned. The police were violating his rights and treating him in an impolite manner simply because of the standard that has been set, claiming that all coloured individuals are violent and dangerous. This is also the case because the film has been recorded in the Jane and Finch area; where people are looked down upon and regarded as dangerous, violent and unemployed. The video...
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...nothing to discipline its police officers after they have committed a crime against an African American for a peaceful protest but questions why the government indicts those that protesting in a peaceful manner. John Lewis supports his claim of how the government does nothing to help African Americans when they are assaulted or discriminated against by stating how the police assaulted an attorney named C.B King and almost killed him. Also reminding the audience of the time the police beat the pregnant wife of Slater King causing the death of the unborn baby. In other words what John Lewis is summing up is all the times that the police have discriminated against the African American people and how easily they got away with it with no punishment from the government while.The evidence that John Lewis reveals is very significant as it reveals the brutality that African Americans receive from the police and how they receive no punishment....
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...of the many issues facing the criminal justice department, including police departments. Culture diversity is important to get over because of the cultural and religious differences it brings. Socializing and studying cultural diversity brings about a better understanding. The more we understand other cultures and religions, the more tolerant we become. Throughout history in law enforcement all policemen were white, and especially no police women. Before the 1960s police departments were guilty of employment discrimination by not hiring minorities and women. Police departments also required applicants to be a certain height to keep minorities from applying and didn’t hire nonwhites (cliffnotes.com, 2011). One of the first African Americans to be hired in the United States as police officer was in Jackson Tennessee in 1960. When James Cherry was hired as a police he was sure he would not be welcomed by the white community, but instead he was rejected by the black community. Although James Cherry was a police officer he still had to follow the segregation rules (Morris, 2003). The first woman police officer was discovered to be in Chicago. According to Feminist Majority Foundation women were often hired to protect and supervise other women and juveniles. In 1893 Mary Owens was the first woman to be hired by the Chicago Police Department as a police officer. After World War II, the hiring of women as police officers doubled. In the 1960s women were allowed to expand their abilities...
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...culture are judged and discriminated against. Many of the “white” culture have discriminated Mexican Americans not by the work they do but by the way society has labeled them and other races. That is what is wrong with today's society, people do not go by how hard they have worked but by their culture. If one is an immigrant they are looked as some lower class with no manners and comes to America to steal jobs from the”white” culture. With today’s president of United States Donald Trump he makes other races...
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...Racism in the United States Of America against the African – American citizens has been a long and undying problem. However, oppression and discrimination against African – American citizens has been unclear of why do they always have to be discriminated and oppressed. Thus, the researcher pinpointed possible evidence, actions, and ideas of why do African – American citizens are being oppressed. To prove this, the researcher begins from the root of the African – American discrimination; when did it started and why are they being shipped and transported to other countries. The researcher elaborates and explains what the term “nigga” means and how is it offensive to the black people. Then, he explains the possible reasons why African – American...
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...Associate Program Material Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper Instructions Part I Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your own from the list below. Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf) Christianity Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Historically Black Churches Roman Catholic Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) Jehovah’s Witnesses Orthodox (Greek, Eastern) Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform) Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana) Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism) Hinduism Racial/ethnic groups (based on divisions in U.S. Census Bureau documents) Asian (Asian descent) Black (African descent) Hispanic and Latino (South or Central American descent) Pacific Islander (Polynesian descent) White (European descent) Part II Write a 750- to 1,400-word paper in which you consider the following regarding the religious group and racial/ethnic group you selected: Religious group: How does your selected religious group differ from other religious groups (such as in their beliefs, worship practices, or values)? According to social and political views, the Mormon religion is different and therefore, is most noticeable than that of the population in general, and other religions. Their conservation towards political and culture issues are different. A vast amount of Mormons say that definite rulings of right and wrong are strongly held. The Mormons feel that the values they have are felt threatened often by...
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...Age discrimination is a large issue in the United States today. All ages can be discriminated against, teenagers are considered shifty and untrustworthy, elderly considered incapable, youth considered boisterous. It affects not only the people who are discriminated against, but also those who lose valuable relationships by judging them based on age. An example of this is one day me and a couple of friends were hanging out one night in Times Square just going into random stores looking around, taking pictures, and doing what normal teenagers do when they’re in a group. We all walk laughing into the M&M store. We walk by the section where they had the random little M&M toys, walk by the candy, and then walk out without making any purchases. What is the first perception of this? It might be, and in many cases it is, that we stole something. Maybe the employee working behind the register will even go as far as to call the police on these teens, who didn’t steal anything, but were discriminated against simply because we were “unruly teenagers”. This happens every day, all over America. We don’t tell the youth very much, because they “won’t understand”, they’re “too young”. We gawk when elderly people run marathons, or even participate in simple recreational activities such as volleyball or swimming, because they are “old”, and “incapable”. People who are discriminated against, no matter the reason, can be hurt by it. Age discrimination is the same as racial discrimination...
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...Diversity and the Public Services P5 Policies and procedures with relation to Public Services: -Providing opportunities of equality and Anti-Discriminatory Policies and Procedures: such as Recruitment, Selection, Promotion and Training. Any ethnic minority, religion, sex, race etc. should not be discriminated through recruitment to join a Public Service role. This can be done through effective selection; this can be done through targeted selection where a public service will advertise through posters, newspaper articles/adverts etc. The Public Services such as the Army will mention “we are looking for this religion” e.g. Sikh to join the Front Line. To maintain equality within training, a Public Service will not breach any Anti-Discrimination policies, such as in the Police, all trainees to become constables, will be equal with no isolation towards religious or ethnic beliefs, on the basis of sex and all other Anti-Discrimination policies, all trainees will remain together, to feel equal and privacy. Personally I think this is an effective way to promote diversity, as members of the public and of the chosen religion will feel like useful individuals which have a specialist role. And the Police have to represent society e.g. can’t have all officers white British male when they live in the centre of Moss side which is predominately a wider range of other ethnic groups. https://www.gmcvo.org.uk/ethnic-population-greater-manchester-districts- Although it is mostly White British, this...
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...Equality, Diversity and Rights Promotion of Anti-discriminatory practice. The promotion of ant- discriminatory practice within health and social care believe that everyone have a duty and responsibility to counter discrimination. They believe in people’s right to respect in relation to their age, disability, ethnicity, gender, health, religious beliefs and sexuality. (http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/healthandsocialcare/fostering/anti-discriminatorypractice.aspx , 2015) There are three main national initiatives which cover anti discriminatory practices they are; conventions, legislations and regulations. Each of these initiatives stem from a set of legislations, regulations and a code of conduct and each of them are very important to society as they ensure that each individual is treated equally. (https://prezi.com/3e79exus9rkj/copy-of-national-initiatives-and-anti-discriminatory-practice/ , 2014) The national initiatives that are in place have influenced individuals in the health care profession to decrease the amount of discrimination that takes place, so as a member of staff that works in the health care profession you must follow the policies and procedures that have been set to ensure a standard of care is met for each individual. Legislations A legislation is a law which has been created by a governing body in order to regulate or declare a term of events. (http://www.londoneventstoolkit.co.uk/legislation/what-is-legislation/ , no date) In the UK parliament is responsible...
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...Policy Recommendations for Law Enforcement Agencies in Texas Racial profiling is commonly defined as the act of discriminating against a person based on race, ethnicity, religion or national origin. The practice of racial profiling is a serious issue, especially when police officers are accused of this type of discrimination. Accusations of racial profiling can tarnish the reputation of an officer, their department, and can create a negative image towards the community they protect. With such disastrous consequences at stake, something must be done to fight this issue within the Texas police departments. Could possible adjustments be made to our current policies and legislature? More importantly, how can we ensure that all of our citizens,...
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... Law Enforcement Practices Law enforcement is an admirable job and any individual who takes on this job role should be appreciated and respected. But what should citizens do when disparity and discrimination become intertwined and a part of the law enforcement job? An issue among law enforcement for decades has been racial profiling; this issue is the reason why many judicial consent decrees have been designed, to help start avoiding racial profiling dating back from the late 1990’s (Kupferburg, 2008). The disparity among the treatment of races when it came to racial profiling was very difficult to miss. There has been certain events that have altered even how a police officer will treat an individual for instance the 9/11 attack against the American people in New York. Anybody who was seen even remotely close to a...
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...DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE Introduction Background Discrimination is always been the issues that widely debate among people, no matter they are employees, company executives or authorities from labor union, and even though plenty of methods has been carried out the discrimination still exist in workplace nowadays. The definition of discrimination is commonly means the act of treating other people differently based on gender, age, marital status, race or physical appearance regardless of their capability and qualification in doing the jobs. There are many problems that might arises for fresh graduates in workplace from the act of discrimination, such as dissatisfaction due to unfair treatment, loss of self-esteem or morale, isolation caused by bias, unnecessary overload stress, restricted opportunity for uncovering talents, and poor loyalty towards company. Therefore, it is vital for any company to eliminate the prejudices among society that leads to workplace discrimination in order to boost performance and improve mutual trust between employers and employees. Purpose The purpose of our research is to: 1. Investigate and identify the reasons that may create discrimination in the workplace for fresh graduates. 2. Use the result of research to form applicable guides or rules that can help them to handle and reduce the phenomenon of workplace discrimination. Method There are two method that we will use for this investigation are through survey using questionnaires...
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...were discriminated against because cops are more suspicious and prone to arrest African Americans rather than whites; since only one fifth of the arrested drug abusers are African America, but over half are arrested. Thus, showing how prejudice the police can be towards African Americans. To continue on, African Americans are still victims of police forces today, but rather than getting arrested for drugs they are getting shot at for just looking suspicious. For example, on September 28 at El Cajoon an African American man named Alfred Olango. He was, according to his relatives “mentally challenged”. His sister had called earlier that day to notify the police that “he was walking in traffic and ‘not acting like himself’” (The Washington Post). Despite this warning the police encountered Alfred and shot him because he “pulled something from his pocket and took ‘a shooting stance’” (The Washington Post). What Alfred pulled out was not a gun, but a vaping device (CNN). So this means that the police shot an unarmed man. This shows that Police are continuing to discriminate African Americans because they assumed, in this case, the African American was holding a gun even though they weren’t sure what he was holding. These officers treated the man with the unjust actions, even when they were informed that he was mentally challenged. Which means that this was an act of discrimination. Overall, there has been many cases centering around the mistreatments and discrimination against the African...
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...undervalued. LGBTQA community are people who are identified as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Asexual and they have been discriminated against , faced violence and therefore they tend to deny or hide their sexual identity. Those individuals have difficulty coming out with their sexual identity and when they do they are often judged and discriminated against. They are seen as not “normal” in our society since the majority population of the world is heterosexual. When specifically looking at gay and lesbian people, they have suffered violence and have been discriminated against a lot. Gay people are male who are interested in another male and...
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...vulnerable people therefore they are barred from working with vulnerable people. | This ensures that staffs that have a previous conviction of harming others with convictions of such as GBH or ABH are reviewed before given a job. It prevents staffs that have harmed others before from harming more people at the residential care home. They may be banned from working with vulnerable people and unless checks are done the organisation will never know and someone could potentially be a victim of abuse. | | The rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974This legislation plays a role in health and social care because it takes into account the employees past criminal offences or to see if any offences have been seen as non-offending. | | | The police Act 1997The police act is to ensure that employees in a health and social care setting go through a CBR check to certify that they are allowed to work with a certain group of people. | The CBR check ensures that staff are able to work with a certain group of people such as elderly, children or babies. The CBR check allows us to see if they have been convicted of any crime...
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