Culturally Competent Social Work Among Malaysian Women That Have Immigrated to the U.S.
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A 14 page paper reviewing the importance of recognizing communication characteristics among Malaysian women. This paper reviews the various factors that affect these women's communication. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPswMala.rtf

Culture & Service Providers
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A 7 page paper that recognizes that the nature of public service often requires that people work within multi-cultural environments and inteactions between people of diverses cultures is frequent. The writer also provides two distinct examples of intercultural interactions and suggests ways to address the issues that arise. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Culture2.wps

Culture and Freedom
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A 4 page paper evaluating today’s consequences of past actions. Discussions of the destruction of one culture by another, stronger power have included issues of American slavery, the Spanish conquest of Latin America and destruction of Muslim and Jewish civilizations in the name of Christianity. The picture of destruction in all of these examples is valid. Without our past as it was, however, our present likely would have been very much different than what we have today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSsocCultFree.rtf

Culture and Newly Arrived Migrant Workers in the UK
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This 5 page paper examines the culture of migrant workers entering the UK. The paper looks at the research and theories concerning the way that integration or assumption may occur. The paper also looks at and the evidence of acceptance or rejection of the host nations culture and the way in which a hybrid culture may develop. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEmigwcul.rtf

Culture, Stereotyping, & Monica Stone's "Nisei Daughter"
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An 8 page research paper on various sociological concepts concerning race, culture, power, stereotypes, etc; The writer defines relevant terms, provides examples, and then applies them to Stone's "Nesei Daughter"-- a narrative about the poor treatment of Japanese-American families during WWII. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Snisei2.wps

Culture: Immigrants And Italians
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6 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses unique treatment considerations specific to immigrant populations, as well as characteristics, values and interaction styles of Italians. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCCultImmi.rtf

Culture: Understanding And Accepting Differences
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5 pages in length. The composition of culture is that which makes man the unique entity he truly is. Subtle nuances and glaring differences alike assemble a collection of global communities whereby habits, beliefs, attire, rituals and family reflect how various societies conduct their lives. While people are typically born into cultural influences, they can also be learned throughout one's life as a way to incorporate more than one ethnic countenance. The very nature of culture, therefore, illustrates the distinctive qualities of a given society; to understand and accept more than just one's own culture is to recognize the overwhelming diversity that makes up planet Earth. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCCulture.rtf

Dealing with Prejudice in Society; A Literature Review
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This 5 page paper is a literature that considers relevant literature in how racism forms in society and how it may be reduced. Included are ideas such as cultural identity, Sherif's Robbers Cave study, social contact theory and many others. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEracsoc.rtf

Decision-Making and The Atomic Bomb:
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This 8 page paper discusses the different decision making models (according to Graham Allison) and attempts to apply these models to the U.S. decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. This paper provides much insight into the weeks and days prior to dropping the bomb in order to fully understand how the U.S. arrived at this decision. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: GSGraAll.rtf

Dehumanization: Why do we do it?
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This five page paper explores why man is willing to inflict cruelty and death on other human beings. Focus is on the events during the Holocaust, but many other examples are given as well. Considers whether the new mechanical era is a cause. Argues a central thesis. Excellent paper showing the use of thesis and the support of that thesis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAdehum.wps

Deviant Behavior: Crime
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A 4 page paper which examines the deviant behavior of crime involving people of lower class in America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAdevib.rtf

Differing Perceptions of Civil Rights: Testimony for the Congressional Committee on Domestic Affairs
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An 8 page analysis of the outcome of the Civil Rights movement. Written in the form of an address to Congressional Committee on Domestic affairs, this paper contends that our approach to civil rights in this country has turned into what is perceived, among non-black minorities in particular, as a point of contention. They point out that while the rights of blacks were adequately addressed by the civil rights movement, their own rights were never sufficiently secured and the measures which were enacted now too often turn into a stumbling block for societal betterment rather than a stepping stone. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPcivRt3.rtf

Differing Views on Affirmative Action
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A 4 page paper providing a broad literature review of current views of affirmative action, followed by a fictional university president's proposal that his university drop all racial and ethnic considerations from the selection process in favor of recruiting low-income urban students. This was the approach of Texas A&M in 2005, when that school was able to increase African American enrollment by 57 percent. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSaffAct06.rtf

Discrimination Against Arabs Since September 11, 2001
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A 5 page paper that discusses the hate crimes against Arab Americans and others of Middle Eastern descent since the attack on America. There has been a huge backlash against these people, in terms of both physical and verbal assaults. The paper reports some of the incidents across the nation and the effect on these victims. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGarabat.wps

Discrimination in Historic Immigration and Naturalization
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A 6 page analysis of historic immigration and naturalization laws which were designed to ensure a white majority in the United States. The author of this paper contends that the shortcomings in our current laws and policies are, in reality, just a continuation of the same bias and discrimination which have been in place for generations. The 1790 immigration law was the first of the legal biases which were put in place to ensure a continued white majority in this country. This law was reaffirmed throughout our history with such cases as Ozawa vs. U.S. Supreme Court and Thind vs. U.S, Supreme Court which reaffirmed that only select races and cultures were allowed to become U.S, citizens. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPimigWh.rtf

Diversity in the Twenty-First Century
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This 4 page paper reports on diversity in general, but focuses on media and television. the Old Adventures of New Christine is used as an example of programming that promotes diversity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Do Children Learn Discrimination
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A 7 page paper. The common belief is that children learn to be prejudiced against those who are different than themselves through socialization. In other words, they learn these negative racial and ethnic attitudes from their parents and other important persons in their lives as they are developing. The research says differently. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGkiddsc.rtf