more often, and occurs when the victim is unable to legally consent because they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs(Krebs). In recent years, the number of sexual assault victims on college campus has skyrocketed. Most victims are typically freshman. In 2009, two universities participated in the CSA (Campus Sexual Assault) study. Undergraduate women students, who met the criteria, were asked to complete an anonymous survey. Amongst the two universities, less than half of eligible students agreed
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY What is cultural diversity? Diversity is nothing more than a difference from the majority. In any culture there is a majority and many minorities. Culture is a set of norms that set standards for a society of what is acceptable behavior. In every culture there are basic standards for social interaction such as personal space distance, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public, negotiating style, etc. In America, we stand about eighteen inches apart when engaged
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Book Review After getting this assignment I was in a little panic because I had no idea what I wanted to do. Doing a reaction paper to a movie that deals with diversity/race is not something I do everyday, but I decided to buckle down and get it done. There are tons of movies that deal with diversity, but a lot of those movies aren’t movies I’m interested in, this made my decision a lot harder. While looking through my movie collection I came across a few movies that fit the assignment description
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by the accepted sociological norm of whiteness; despite being from a Latino decent, I have found myself product of the unspoken “normalcy” of white culture. My first example of this is that when I’m entering the main college campus at the University of Rhode Island Kingston Campus, I have found myself either turning down or switching the Spanish radio station to something more “American” or “white” because I fear of how I would fit in or be looked upon. Second, I have noticed that when I tend to
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“someone is raped, and the chances of being that victim are four times greater for a college female student than for any other age group. The phenomenon of date rape is not new, however it has evolved into a communication phenomenon, in which communication about sex and rape, the negotiation of consent, the rape itself, the aftermath of rape and the reaction to date rape, are central to defining a rape culture on campus. Women have been muted in a multitude of ways, including the methods in which women
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The narrator – The narrator struggles to recognize an identity that honors his character, personality, and purpose. He finds that his dreams have slowly been obliterated through his experiences as a college student, an employee at the Liberty Paints plant, and as an affiliate in the Brotherhood. Brother Jack - He initially seems empathetic, smart, and caring, while proclaiming his protection of the socially oppressed. He in fact holds racist viewpoints and is incapable of viewing people as more
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"Fooooood fight!" These two words launched one of the best known cafeteria food fights ever filmed—it’s a scene from Animal House, a 1978 campus comedy. While this food fight still makes people laugh, the film footage unfortunately solidified many of the negative stereotypes about college food and students’ unhealthy eating habits that we still hold today. Students are labeled as mindless overeaters who load up on junk food and unhealthy snacks and are believed to be clueless when it comes to healthy
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African Americans in regard to College admission, this essay will seek to ascertain to what extent the policy has lead to positive results. While in addition, evaluating whether this policy is both a legitimate and a necessary feature within Universities in contemporary America, or should be abandoned. Following President Johnson signing into law, executive order 11246 in 1965, the concept of affirmative action was formed and subsequently integrated within the college admission process in the United
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Asian American Population Project Name:_Janice Reynolds_Unit 6, Korn_Leslie_ Capella University COUNS 5334 March 14, 2011 Janice Reynolds Abstract This Asian American Population project will critically evaluate the theories, methods and research in cross-cultural awareness that relates to the Asian American Population. This Asian American Population project t will analyzed the influence of culture on attitudes, values, perceptions, human
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Fraternity life and sorority life it just offers so many opportunities for you to get involved with leadership positions. I want to mention that so many people think Greeks, fraternity life and sorority life is all about partying. There's these stereotypes that are totally not true. So much of Greek life is about achievement and leadership and the students who make up the largest percentage of leaders on campuses are Greeks. There are also opportunities to perform. I know at the University of Wisconsin
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