great example of diversity, we are a nation made of immigrants from every other nation in the world and also compiled of our Native Americans. Our diverse nation has earned us a nick name as a melting pot, which as explained by Schafer is a “diverse racial or ethnic groups or both, forming a new creation, a new cultural entity.” Not only do we learn about others when we study cultures and groups, we also learn about ourselves; discovering things about our ancestors and how we came to where we are
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Kneeing for Justice One bold move made by one man alone has been labeled one of the most controversial issues in American history. That man was Colin Kaepernick and his bold move was simply taking a knee. What’s so controversial about this? Nothing, right? It’s the reason why Kaepernick took a knee that has left most people of this country upset and offended. Although many of people have been upset and offended, the rest of the population has stood by Kaepernick’s side and supported him. Colin Kaepernick
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religious denominations or organized religious groups such as | | |churches. | Part II 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) o Christianity • Evangelical Protestant • Mainline Protestant • Historically
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The 14th amendment did help with some racial issues it has also made some aspects worse with the physical and verbal discrimination that has followed it. The amendment has pulled races together but it has also made interracial disagreement and fighting about their own past ideas and opinions on minorities such and blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. But this discrimination and disagreement still sometimes happens today with the minorities, gay people, transgender
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selected to decide the accused criminal’s fate, also known as a “jury of our peers”. Justice is supposed to be blind, but isn’t it impossible for lady justice to be blind if we are judged by those who are not? This research paper will discuss the racial disparity in the judicial system, crime rates, and whether or not they have an effect on the high minority prison population. A large number of people engage
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Final Project Overview: Analyze a Sociological Issue In this course you have learned about many different kinds of social problems in societies around the world and in the United States, such as poverty, social inequality, race and cultural discrimination, gender stratification, environmental damage, population growth, and urbanization. For the final project, you will write a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper examining the impact of a current social problem on a particular social group. You may choose
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SOC/315 January 17, 2011 Professor Joyce Mackey Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion In this content, the author will be using her critical thinking skills to answer questions based on the readings from Understanding and Managing Diversity and Racial and Ethnic Groups. The questions to be answered and discussed are: What are the dimensions of cultural diversity; with what ethnic, cultural, or other groups does the author identify herself; what is the difference between diversity and inclusion;
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Race and Your Community Robert Dillman ETH/125 March 8th, 2012 Sharon D. White, Ph.D. Race and Your Community There is very little racial diversity in my community. In my paper I will look at the demographics of not just the city itself, but the county in which I reside, as well as the businesses that are part of the community and the different races represented. I will explore my own personal experiences and that of a hate crime that has happened to this community. I will also include an
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Diversity 1 Racial and Ethnic Groups Wendy Turner ETH/125 Cultural Diversity November 3, 2013
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The Healthcare Plight of the Hispanic Population in the United States Joanne Cortez Grand Canyon University March 13, 2016 The Healthcare Plight of the Hispanic Population in the United States Disparities in healthcare for Hispanic communities in the United States remains an alarming trend. Social and political inequities bare much of the responsibility of this humanitarian and economic crisis of healthcare. The burden of poverty
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