Cultural Family Background: African American Descent and Latino Descent Sharon McNeill Liberty University Abstract In this cultural family background paper I would like to share some of the differences and similarities in the African American descent and the Latino American descent. I will share some the main cultural heritages and the typical characteristics encculturated in these cultures as well as some of the culture family challenges and health concerns. I will also display
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Spanish-speaking immigrants have rights to bilingual education? With the increase of the Latino population in New York City during the 1960s caused the school system to be faced with a new issue of language rights. My topic of bilingual education is important because with the increasing presence of Latinos it brings an increasing number of Limited English Proficient Students to the country. Being a first or second generation Latino having a bilingual education makes a difference in one life by causing them to
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Acculturation is vital to adapting to a new environment‚ but it causes difficulties for parents‚ children‚ and the relationship between them. In a large study of Latino families‚ acculturation was found to have both positive and negative effects. The study found that more acculturated Latino adolescents exhibited higher rates of problem behavior. The causes included higher exposure to discrimination and negative stereotypes‚ a greater susceptibility to peer pressure‚ and lessening
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The Latino community have been in the United States for a long period of time; however‚ this ethnicity has been the ones who face discrimination and limited resources which becomes an obstacle for their success in the country. The Latino Threat‚ by Leo R. Chavez‚ emphasizes the economic‚ political‚ and social injustices that the Latino population face. Latinos have been called a “threat” by the American media who portray Latinos as irresponsible‚ lazy‚ and rapist. This criticize supports the idea
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Does it not seem that nowadays the concept of achieving good grades seems foreign to our generation? Most teenagers seem to be content with just a ‘D’‚ as long as it means “being able to get the heck out of here.” Never giving it their all‚ letting opportunities to aim higher melt away like snowflakes hitting bare concrete. Yet amongst us still linger the ones that haven’t been completely brain-washed by the mainstream. Whether you are blessed with a strong mutual support from home or not‚ it’s a
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The Growing Latinos in America: Making the Next Generation the Greatest Working Resource Through Higher Education • Table of Content · Introduction................................................................................................. 3 · Investing in Latino Education ...................................................................... 3 · Latino Trends‚ Barriers and Hope ................................................................ 6 · Taking Steps to Promote College
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together‚ united by their shared values‚ to create what we know as the Latino community. Though learning the language is principal in a Spanish class‚ learning about the culture of that language is almost equally as important. If you do not understand a culture‚ you can never fully understand its language. Therefore‚ knowing the significance and effectiveness of bilingual education and the fundamental characteristics of the Latino community is a perfect way to begin a journey into the depths of the
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documentation requirements that account for a considerable portion of addictions counselors’ time. The result is that addictions counselors have less time to spend with clients (Alexander & Lemak‚ 1997) and‚ thus‚ may perceive pressure to expedite the counseling process. As a result‚ their interactional style with clients may take on a rather direct‚ "get down to business" tone (Lemak‚ Alexander‚ & D’Aunno‚ 2001; Rohrer‚ Rohland‚ Westermann‚ Knott‚ & Zwick‚ 1999). One critical factor for addictions counselors
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year. The study revolved around a total 1‚500 Latino immigrants who migrated into the United States. The researchers operationally defined transnational ties into a percentage of how much the total of the remittances amounted to and how often it was sent to their family members. They diagnosed Major Depressive Episodes by interviewing participants with trained interviewers using the World Mental Health-Composite International Diagnostics Interview. This interview diagnoses Major Depressive Episodes
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For my topic and potential research paper I chose to do my research on hate crimes focusing on the Latino population. I chose this because I am currently taking Latino/a Struggles for Civil Rights and Social Justice. The course focuses on social movements that have occurred in the past and the effects the social movements have had on social justice and civil rights for Latino/as today‚ as well as other impacts the movements may have had on other minorities. For this course‚ I was instructed to do
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