enforcement to a particular individual who has been identified as being‚ or having been‚ engaged in criminal activity” When examining racial profiling from a sociological prospective there are several theories and concepts that can be used to do so. In this paper the concepts of institutional racism‚ labeling theory‚ and conflict theory will be used to examine bill 1070 an instance where racial profiling is prevalent. Richard T. Schaefer‚ the author of Racial and Ethnic Groups with Faculty Readings explains
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The goal of this presentation is to stress the importance of a politics of belonging and connection to land through spirituality to enforce the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. First I will try to explain where the recognition of indigenous peoples rights is in the Un System and than illustrate the future challenges that Indigenous Peoples will have to face in the path for self determination and repossession of identity. Just ahead of the G8 Summit in July 2008‚ the Ainu
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Final Paper due: Tues.‚ Dec. 4 Assessment: 30% critical thinking on ethics and social responsibility 25% content (historical and present-day) 25% grammar‚ syntax 20% sources‚ citations‚ evidence Specifications 5 to 7 pages in length Cover Sheet (not in count of 5 to 7) 12 point font; double space In-text citations (www.citationmachine.net) References (www.citationmachine.net) For acceptable research sources (see final page of these instructions) Project description Your paper will
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Agency Paper Sandra Halbeisen October 8‚ 2013 SOWK 6151 Professor Cynthia Medina Our Lady of The Lake University Agency Paper There are many social service agencies that are making a difference in the lives of individuals. A social services agency can be defined as an organization providing social services that typically employs a range of helping professionals‚ including‚ social workers in addition to office staff‚ paraprofessionals‚ and sometimes volunteers (Barker‚ 2003). Agencies exist to
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RACE‚ ETHNICITY‚ & AGING Fall 2013 Professor: J. Scott Brown Course Information Office: Upham 376 GTY/BWS 472/572 Office Hours: Tue. & Thur. 8:30-10:30 Tue./Thu. 2:30-3:50 Phone: (513) 529-8325 361 Upham Hall E-mail: sbrow@miamioh.edu Recommended Texts: The course readings will consist primarily of research articles and other readings that are available in electronic format (These are either directly available via normal library search or will be provided directly
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could enjoy a range of experiences. With a degree in nursing from NCCU State University‚ there are a number of career paths I could follow such as‚ becoming a Registered Nurse Case Manager‚ Nurse Practitioner‚ or Patient Advocate. Within this research paper‚ I will explore the nursing job field and also give statistics on the nursing field. Nursing is a profession filled with limitless personal and professional rewards. When choosing a career in nursing‚ you are choosing to spend your life giving‚ and
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generation to generation. Each generation practices the same or very similar practices as the generation before. This practice of passing down values‚ beliefs and traditions is the foundation of practicing cultural heritage (Baker‚ 2007). This paper will discuss the differences and similarities of three different cultures identifying common health traditions based on the use of a cultural heritage assessment tool. This tool asked a series of twenty nine questions about culture and respondents
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people‚ and society at large.” For my research paper I chose to write about the promotional policy of a company in which a Latina who had been with the company for a longer period of time was not selected for a promotion. She accuses the company of engaging in discriminatory policies in which a man of Anglo descent was chosen for the position instead of her. In my paper I will talk about my research into the Hispanic culture‚ the role of a women in the Hispanic culture as well as women in the workplace
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demographic data of the City of Austin from the 1990‚ 2000 and 2010 Census’‚ here are a few main extrapolations. The Hispanic/Latino community is surely the most interesting of the bunch. This group has nearly tripled in size from 1990 to 2010‚ growing from just over 106‚000 individuals to nearly 280‚000 (City of Austin Demographic Profile). The effect of this great boom of the Hispanic/Latino demographic translates to an increase in percentage of population from almost 23% in 1990‚ to just over 35% in
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Reaction Paper Week 7 In the article Acculturation and Alcohol Treatment in Ethnic Minority Populations: Assessment Issues and Implications‚ the authors research the impact of acculturation on the drinking behavior of minorities‚ specifically older Latino veterans versus older White veterans. In the article‚ acculturation is defined as “ the exchange of cultural features from the continuous firsthand contact of one group to another.” The authors conducted a study that looked at the relationship
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