Directions: Community and Population Health Windshield Survey This assessment is a foundational exercise for you to learn about your environment and explore where you live. Take some time to intentionally explore your county. Look at your county as the home and the place of work for the county residents. While driving through your community, stop for coffee or have lunch in a neighborhood. Find a place to eat where you can sit down as part of the community. You may want to walk around your community
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that Inequality amongst certain races is evident however it also linked to a variety of perspectives that account for the continuation of racial, ethnic discrimination and inequality. Inequality amongst Races and Ethnicity ▪ What is race and ethnicity? ▪ Should race exist ▪ Inequality among races Racism against African Americans ▪ Slavery ▪ Racial Profiling ▪ Stereotypes ▪ Causes and Effects of Racism Social status and race inequality ▪ Social/Racial
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discusses issues dealing with war segregation. During World War I and World War II, African Americans were recruited to the American Army. They were trained for battle, but normally were not involved in the fighting of the battles. The African American community hoped that their involvement would help further the fight for equality, but learned it was not going to be that easy. This is portrayed in the song by saying: “Got my government letters, my time to go, when I got to the army, found the same old
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think first of ethnicity and race, and then gender; however, diversity is much broader than that. In Workforce America! Managing Employee Diversity as a Vital Resource, diversity is defined as “otherness or those human qualities that are different from our own and outside the groups to which we belong, yet present in other individuals and groups.” Dimensions of diversity include, but are not limited to: age, ethnicity, ancestry, gender, physical abilities/qualities, race, sexual orientation, educational
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size All sizes Gender All genders Income All income ranges Occupation All occupations Education All educational backgrounds Race All races Generation All generations Nationality All nationalities Social class All classes Psychographic lifestyle Social-orientation Environment conscious Technology savvy Cost-conscious Benefits Social interaction Community sense Safety Convenience Environment improvement User status All; Nonuser, ex-user, potential user, first-time users
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The Help is narrated by three women, Abilieen, Skeeter, and Minny. Minny and Abilieen and Minny have been friends for life and are both maids in Jackson, Mississippi. Skeeter is 22 and just returning to Jackson after graduating college. All Skeeter wants to be is a writer but her mother wants her just to be a wife. With the bond of these three they will bring out the negative in the world and cause desperate measures. Following her dreams Skeeter applies for a writing job in New York and needs more
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(relate author’s evidence to claim), LRA 3.5 (identify recurring themes), WA 2.2 (response to literature) Big Ideas & Understanding(s): Essential Question(s): We are authors of own identity. 1. How would I describe the people in my community? Students will understand that… Stereotypes change over time; individuals must resist stereotyping. Individuals should consider themselves members of fluid or changeable groups. An extended metaphor can be a powerful way to structure an
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according to the agreement. Although our company retained 75% of the former employees of that division, the remaining previous employees was dismissed after the purchase (Robert Westervelt, 1996). Our company was sued by these former employees for age, race and disability discrimination in 1994. In this
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importantly James has been in office since 1986, equaling sixteen served years as mayor of New Jersey’s largest city. This documentary presents major tactics used throughout this political campaign, all of which deal with the major problems in the community: power, race, and poverty. In this documentary, the problem with power is simply that Sharpe James has too much of it. Pablo Fonseca, the former head of code enforcement for the city of Newark, clearly sums up how powerful Sharp James is: “If you’re
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look into a group helps to discover similarities between items while a detailed or micro look is helpful when looking for differences. According to the reading, the primary dimensions that are looked at when dealing with diversity are age, gender, race, mental and physical ability, sexual orientation and ethnicity (Pg. 47 “Understanding and Managing Diversity”). With age comes certain connotation. Native American and Asian cultures hold their elders in revere for their years of wisdom, youth is often
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