What is diaspora? - To scatter - Bringing together old ideas – about diaspora - with new notions of ‘transnationalism’, ‘hybridity’ and ‘integration’ - And language. - What are the ‘traditional types’ of diaspora – victim, labour and imperial, trade and business, deterritorialised diasporas - what other (newer) forms are there? Economic, political (EU border issues). More modern notions that might not ‘fit’ traditional ideas of ‘diaspora’. Even the word seems rather outdated
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Oxford’s Research-Based Affirmative Action December 10, 2010, 2:58 pm By Richard Kahlenberg A large-scale British study, released last week, gives new empirical support for the drive to provide affirmative action to “strivers,” less advantaged students who, despite obstacles, perform fairly well academically. The research finds that students who attended regular “comprehensive” (public) secondary schools did better in college than those who scored at the same level on standardized admissions
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Through examples and quotes it will be clear how racism is much more prevalent in the South than it is in the North. This theme was especially shown in the book Deep South by Theroux. Constantly referred to as the “N” word African Americans were still rejects post-civil rights movement. One even said
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My Country is Canada Name Institutional Affiliation Date My country Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. It borders USA on the North and USA Alaska on the South East. My country is one of the largest in the world consisting of 9.98 million square kilometers. Originally, my country was inhabited by Aboriginal people. However the British and French invaded the land establishing significant administrative settlements. There have been changes in how people relate to each other
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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 classification ▪ Education inequality ▪ Labor/income Inequality Laws and Policies ▪ Affirmative action policies
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people have more money than people of color. | | | | Most white people have a deeper understanding of racial issues than people of color. | | | | Whites have unearned advantages that they often are not aware of having. | | | | Racism no longer exists and blacks or other racial groups have attained excessive, unfair gains. | | Instructor Explanation: | Chapter 14, p. 73 | | | | Points Received: | 5 of 5 | | Comments: | | | | Question 4. | Question :
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standard which sets the tone of diversity in the healthcare workplace. From nurses to certified doctors there is a distinct difference in the amount of ethnical diversity that is seen. The higher up in the ranks the lower the ethnical differences are seen. This negative correlation is seen as the main concern within many companies as they try to hire more and more of the minority populations such as Asians, Hispanics and African Americans. Although, this lack of diversity is not limited to only ethnicity
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1) What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is the variance of every culture, race, sex, religion, or group. Which it us leads to accept and respect of every individual. We come to understand that each individual is different and unique and to accept our own differences from others. This is because there are different ethnicity, genders, cultures, sex orientation, socio-economic status, and religion among everyone in this country. Diversity is valued because the multicultural education
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or females or even African American males could even grasp. The careers of these heroines are often filled with unimaginable amounts of internal/external stressors, bouts of having to cope with being oppressed, seen as tokens or having to deal with racism and/or sexism, but yet they persevered. Through all of this they are still underappreciated, under compensated, and standing directly under the glass ceiling. Throughout this study I will attempt to identify the stressors that these women often
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between us where prejudices appear. The history that racial and ethnic groups already have between one another also is a primary reason for conflict between racial and ethnic groups. While racism in America seems to be less of an issue now, than during the early years of the country, the simple fact that racism was present before is a motivating factor for conflict between whites and African-Americans today. What we see today in America are conflicts of prejudice between law enforcement agencies and
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