Class and American Society
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A 3 page overview of the manner in which class affects various aspects such as housing of our lives as Americans. The author contends that that those that find themselves in the lower echelons of society are not always the derelicts of society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Class and Ethnic Differences in Health in the UK
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This 5 page paper considers the causes of the differences in heath between different social classes and ethnic groups. The paper considers the causes such as lack of social and cultural capital, less income, environmental and structural disadvantages and barriers to accessing healthcare. The statistics quoted are from the UK, however, the theories are universal. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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Class Mobility in Britain
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This 5 page paper looks at the definition of class and then uses it to explain intra and intergenerational class mobility in the United Kingdom. After the consideration of the causes the paper moves on to suggest some possible solutions to movement in order to either reduce the movement, better the movement or eliminate it all together so everyone is equal. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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CODE OF THE STREET:ELIJAH ANDERSON
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This 6 page paper gives an overview and critique of Elijah Anderson's book, Code of the Street. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Cognitive Dissonance and Racism
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A 9 page research paper that investigates the relationship between cognitive dissonance and racism. The writer argues that if people's true feelings do not match their outward show of non-racist attitudes, it sets up a situation in which cognitive dissonance would propel individuals into, at least privately, rationalizing their any racist attitudes, which would ultimately serve to keep racism alive and well in a covert manner, and that the two research studies profiled support this contention. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Color, Societal Privilege, and Discrimination
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A 7 page discussion of the continuing discrimination which occurs in the United States in regard to race and color. Presents a brief historical basis for the problem and contends that discrimination is both an intercultural and intracultural phenomenon. Suggests that these factors result in an unfortunate mindset that has forced the non-white ethnicities and races further and further away from the white mainstream and are factors which gave us our popular concept of the term minority. It is also this mindset that has resulted in severe societal separation between black and white in particular. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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COMMUNICATION THEORY AND BOYZ N THE HOOD
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This 5-page paper attempts to match communications theories with the 1991 movie Boyz n the Hood, which deals with a group of African-American boys and their slow and painful march toward adulthood in the violence of Los Angeles' South-Central area. Theories touched upon here include interactional, uncertainty avoidance and symbolic interactional. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Community College Mission: A Social Engineering Perspective
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the issue of applying a social engineering perspective to the creation of a community college mission in Florida. This paper provides a questionnaire to be presented to a varied population of elected officials, college administrators and others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Community: Past And Present
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8 pages in length. Being raised within an urban environment fraught with financial and social restraints, an individual would likely have tremendous desire to work his or her way out of such a stifling atmosphere. Conspicuously apparent to the need to break free from this type of cultural oppression is the move toward a more suburban setting, where the individual chooses to leave behind unpleasant memories of a difficult community in exchange for one that provides opportunity and nurturing. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Comparison and Contrast of Two Lifestyles
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts two different lifestyles. The paper addresses the life of an American with the life of an Australian. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Comparison of Franco-Americans and Spanish Speakers
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A 3 page paper which uses “How Many Frenchmen Does it Take...” by C. Stewart Doty to discuss how the Franco-Americans are treated regarding speech. The paper compares Doty’s presentation to realities experienced by the Spanish speakers in America. No additional sources cited.
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Comparison of Two Immigrant Groups in Canada: South Korean and Vietnamese Communities and Integration into Canadian Society
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This is a 5 page paper comparing the immigrant communities of South Koreans and Vietnamese within Canada. The communities of South Korean and Vietnamese immigrants are vastly different in their history, culture and reasons for coming to Canada but have nevertheless experienced some of the same influences within Western society and aspects of assimilation and integration. Since a relationship was established with South Korea in the early 1960s, South Korean immigrants have been moving to Canada and live mainly in the urban areas of Toronto and Vancouver. Several Consulate Generals for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) have been established throughout Canada providing representation and aid to South Koreans within Canada. The South Korean community in Toronto has greatly influenced the culture in that city although the youth within the population have expressed a desire to fully assimilate as Westerners. Similarly, the large Vietnamese communities in the urban cities in Canada have a good official representation with over 15 member communities with a Vietnamese Canadian Federation. This federation hopes that the Vietnamese youths balance their cultural origins within their new Canadian lifestyles and while the census has recorded trends of assimilation despite this hope, stories of Vietnamese Canadians provide accounts of how many of them have incorporated their Vietnamese culture into their Western lives. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Concepts of Leisure
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This 5 page paper considers different concepts of leisure and play and argues that the best definition of leisure comes from Csikszentmihalyi’s flow theory. This is compared with other models including attribution theory, achievement-motivation and compensatory theory. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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Conflict Theory And African-American Men
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An 8 page paper. Two primary types of conflict are discussed - affective and cognitive. Racial conflict is explored from different aspects and related to the theories. Finally, various conflicts that could occur in the black male population are identified and related to conflict theory. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Considerations in Social Work
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A 9 page analysis of what should be considered by a social worker when designing an interventional approach. This paper presents the scenario or a young Chinese American male that is addicted to gambling. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Conspicuous Consumption, Habits of Thought and the Perception of Beauty
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This 6 page paper considers the concept of conspicuous consumption and the associated 'habit for thought' today and in the past. The paper looks at how this can be seen in mental models and behaviour today, looking at social behaviour and the portrayal of consumption in films. Special attention is paid to the concept and meaning of beauty. The paper then considers how this was seen in the past, using Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth as an example. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Corporate Network Groups: A Proposed Policy for Treating all Groups Equally
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A 5 page paper based largely on Raymond Friedman’s 1999 article “The Case of the Religious Network Group”. Defines a network group and provides background information. Describes the evolution of such groups from entities which were at first viewed skeptically by their respective corporations to entities which were eventually supported and even encouraged by these corporations. Notes that all was well with network groups (whether composed of a racial minority or a homosexual membership) until Christian groups tried to establish their own groups. Addresses each of the objections to Christian groups, dismissing each in turn. Emphasizes that internal policy which discriminate against one type of network while encouraging the other can reflect negatively on the corporation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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