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The United States Latino Population, 2007.
An analysis of the reasons for the under-utilization of services by the U.S. Latino population.
3,413 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 13 sources, APA, £ 57.95
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This work examines the under-utilization of services on the part of the U.S. Hispanic population. The paper examines the literature on the topic and presents the methodology by which the subject has been studied along with case study findings and facts. The researcher concludes by suggesting why the Hispanic population tends to under-utilize services made available to them.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
I. Review Of The Literature
II. Quantitative Versus Qualitative Research
Methodology
III. Summary
IV. Questionnaire
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"Having reviewed the considerations that must be applied to research and having noted the factors and elements that will be questioned and examined within the conduction of the research it is the opinion of the researcher that the primary method of investigation should be through the qualitative method. In the opinion of this researcher the qualitative methodology will be the optimal approach in seeking the reasons behind the Hispanic population's under-utilization of services available to them. Considerations in the study will be on basis of the fact that in the findings or indeed the realities that exist in the findings are of a holistic nature and furthermore that that researcher and those being researched are not able to be completely separated and that because of the interactive nature of the relationship are in fact inseparable. The qualitative research method leads to asking questions such as what does the Hispanic population know about their own culture that will be discovered through research; (2) What concepts are used by the Latino population in classifying their experiences? (3) What 'folk theory' do Hispanics use to explain their individual experiences? And (4) How can the cultural knowledge of the Hispanic population be translated into a cultural description that will inform the researcher and their colleagues? (Qualitative versus Quantitative, Del Siegel)"
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"Like Water For Chocolate", 2007.
An analysis of the book "Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel.
1,322 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 26.95
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The paper analyzes how, in Laura Esquivel's novel "Like Water for Chocolate", the importance of food, tradition, and family loyalty are dominant motifs. The paper further explores how the author's development of these ideas makes it clear that it is not only the family in the novel that is affected by food and tradition; it is an indicator of the Mexican culture in which they live. The paper further analyzes the character of Tita and her connection to her Mexican heritage.
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"Much love usually went into the food, but sometimes bitter tears also joined the other ingredients. The recipes were all old family recipes that had been passed down like an heirloom from generation to generation. Many of the foods represented and coincided with other family traditions. The traditional Christmas sausage, for example, was a complicated recipe only for such a special occasion. In addition to cooking up meals in the kitchen, Tita learned how to make medicinal remedies for family ailments there, too."
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The U.S. Hispanic Community, 2007.
This paper prevents a review of the literature that looks at the Hispanic population and their lack of access to mental health services.
3,545 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 24 sources, APA, £ 59.95
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This paper explains that, as the largest growing minority group, it is essential that America's mental health experts identify the needs and implement programs, which will help Hispanic people gain access to mental health services and increase the likelihood that these services will be used. The author points out that the Hispanic population can experience some acculturation stress, which may result in a more difficult time seeking mental health services. The paper reveals that the main problems are associated with cultural and linguistic differences with counselors; however, Hispanics who had Hispanic, Spanish-speaking counselors were more likely to complete treatment. The paper includes several long quotations.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Acculturation
Identifying the Needs of the Hispanic Population
Problems and Limitations for Hispanics to Access Mental Health Services
Recommendations
Discussion and Conclusions
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"Indeed, there are certain problems and limitations associated with mental health services and Hispanic access. According to Arellano (2004) the Surgeon General has reported that culture plays a significant role in administering mental health services to minority groups. The article explains that cultural factors tend to have an impact on all aspects of psychological health and illness. In addition, culture impacts how and whether individuals seek help, types of social supports and survival skills they utilize, types of help they seek, the shame attached to seeking psychological services, and, the definitions people correlate with their psychological problems."
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Hispanic Assimilation, 2007.
A discussion on how Hispanic women are less likely to learn English and assimilate into American culture than Hispanic men.
836 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 17.95
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The paper examines how one of the central myths about Hispanic or Latino people in America is that they do not want to learn or speak English. The paper details how this myth has been disproved in many studies and statistical analyses. The paper explores how there is tension between the need and desire for assimilation and acceptance and the simultaneous pull towards the retention of culture and language; and the fear of loss of identity through the process of assimilation. The paper concludes that there is a gradual process of assimilation which is taking place among Hispanic women. However, there is also the pull towards cultural traditions, which has resulted in fewer Hispanic women than men learning English and assimilating into American culture.
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"This also points to the fact that there will a strong tendency to retain cultural language and traditions among many of the Hispanic immigrants. Furthermore, In the U.S., more than 28 million people speak Spanish at home, and about half of these people speak English less than "very well." (Rodriguez, L.) The following is an excerpt from an interview with a Hispanic woman. From a report entitled Hispanic Trends, this interview serves to illustrate the important part that language plays in the retention of culture."
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Local Law Enforcement of Immigration Laws, 2006.
A discussion regarding the controversial topic of illegal immigration.
1,228 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper takes a look at the problem of illegal immigration into the USA. According to the paper, recent attempts to address the issue through local enforcement may have unsuspecting consequences and a negative impact on the Latino communities.
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"According to critics, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 led to the legalization of vast numbers of undocumented immigrants as a means of reducing unsanctioned immigration, however its main effect was to reinforce and expand established cross-border migration networks and create a thriving business in fraudulent documents (Nevins). These unintended consequences laid the foundation for the anti-immigration backlash that eventually emerged during the 1990's, partially due to political and bureaucratic entrepreneurs who sparked public sentiment by focusing on the border as both the source of the problem and the site of policy solution (Nevins). Others argue that the backlash was not merely against illegal immigrants, but was rather directed against immigrants in general, particularly "the nonwhite, non-English speaking, and the relatively poor" (Nevins). These concerns resulted in a declaration of "war" against unauthorized immigrants which led to a short-term shift in INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) policing tactics along the Mexico-U.S. border and to the massive infusion of enforcement-related resources, such as California's Operation Gatekeeper (Nevins). "
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The Impact of Immigrants, 2007.
This paper explores the multiple effects immigration has on the United States.
3,230 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 56.95
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The paper discusses how most American states are profiting from immigrants with taxes and money coming in at a federal level as well. The paper explains that the problem with immigration is largely confined to a few states, where the immigrant population is so high that they are using more than they are putting back. Many of the unskilled immigrants have jobs but do not have enough money for things like insurance, so they end up on welfare, food stamps and Medicaid. The paper considers how stopping immigration is one way to help the states plagued by troubles, but would actually hurt the national economy and the United States' relations with other countries. The paper also notes that immigrants can increase the risk of terrorism in the United States.
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"Whether they should be allowed into the country is the question, but there are subtleties involved. For example, some of the highest-skilled computer programmers, doctors, and engineers come from other countries. If the country stops letting people in, that means that these people will not be allowed in either (Card, 2001). One solution to that is to let in only the higher-skilled people and keep out the lower-skilled ones. This seems horribly discriminatory, and is almost the equivalent of saying "you're not good enough to live here" to the foreign people that do not have highly marketable skills. Still, it is clear that something needs to be done to help ease the burden on states with the highest immigrant population."
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The Mexican Peso Crisis, 2007.
This paper discusses the economic and political conditions in Mexico that led to the Mexican peso crisis in the 1990s.
824 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 17.95
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The paper reveals that the cause of the currency crisis was because the Mexican peso was pegged to the dollar and this type of fixed exchange rate limited investment in Mexico. The paper relates that the only natural thing to do was to devalue the peso. The paper explains that the problem was that the political and security situation in Mexico was not necessarily one that would encourage foreign investment. The paper explains the 20 % devaluation, intended to take place some time in December 1994, turned into a 50 % devaluation of the peso due to pressure from investors and a subsequent significant economic crisis. The paper examines the Mexican government's response to this currency crisis, "tesebonos", and shows the gains from this external trade growth.
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"The response to this currency crisis that the Mexican government used was the so - called "Tesebonos", "a short-term security whose principal was indexed to the dollar" . Practically, these were a form of insurance or governmental guarantee for the foreign investors. This was type of security guaranteed the foreign investor that the investment he made in Mexico would not be affected by the peso devaluation and that it would still be calculated with direct connection to the US dollar."
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Jose Marti, 2007.
This paper analyzes Jose Marti and his role in the Cuban social revolution.
3,430 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 12 sources, APA, £ 58.95
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The paper discusses how Jose Marti is considered by many as one of the most influential writers in the Hispanic world. The paper explains that Marti used his personal experiences to conceptualize his political position with his well-articulated political views. The paper details his background and political beliefs. The paper highlights the timeline of his youth, the greater connection of his upbringing with the transforming texture of Cuba and his location in Havana. The paper maintains that these factors all influenced Marti to become a unique player in the Cuban Revolution whose legacy lives on until today.
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""A genuine man goes to the roots," Marti wrote. "To be a radical is no more than that: to go to the roots." For Jose Julia Marti Perez, those roots began on January 28, 1853 in Havana, then still the capital city of a Spanish colony. Marti's parents were both Spanish, his mother from the Canary Islands, and his large family included seven younger sisters, with whom the family moved from Cuba to Valencia and back to Havana while Jose was still very young. The early exposure to both the political anti-colonial movements burgeoning in Cuba and the new artistic rebirth of the Eclecticism epoch overwhelmed Spain. In the heat of this rekindling of arts and ideologies, Marti explored his creative bent after enrolling in a local Cuban public school."
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"Pocho", 2007.
A discussion of the difficulties in assimilating into new cultures, as seen in the book "Pocho" by Jose Antonio Villarreal.
1,112 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper reviews the story "Pocho" written by Jose Antonio Villarreal, in which he discusses the life of a young American born Mexican and his struggle to assimilate into the culture in which he is being raised, as compared to the culture in which he actively participates throughout his life. It discusses the struggles that he encounters in trying to deal with these two cultures. The paper concludes by presenting the writer's personal opinion about the book.
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" It is not just Richard, his father or his mother that have difficulty in becoming acclimatized to a new culture, it is all the main characters in the book as well. The book's tone is such that what could be depressing in its view, actually just turns out to be interesting. Philosophically speaking, anyone who would try to completely change the culture that they live in, or attempt to change themselves to fit into the culture in which they have the most interaction would find it difficult. That these characters had such a hard time is not surprising in the least. That they were as successful as they were in their attempts is what is surprising, especially when the reader considers that they were in a new country, with no friends, very little money and the only substantial thing they could offer society was the fact that they would work hard both in the manual labors which they performed, and in the classroom to better themselves."
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Chicanas' Resistance, 2007.
An analysis of Mexican-American women's conditions and resistance in the American Southwest.
4,104 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 17 sources, MLA, £ 66.95
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This paper provides a depiction of the diverse aspects of the Chicanas' experiences as women of color in the United States today, through an exploration of Mexican-American women's conditions and struggles in relation to issues of race, ethnicity, class and gender. The paper discusses acts of domination, such as the cultural representations of Chicanas in America (in media, history, fiction, etc.), the institutional practices that have traditionally been used to reinforce structures of inequalities, the political exploitation and the economic subjugation of women in the labor market.
Table of Contents:
Chapter One
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Overview of Study
Chapter Summary
Chapter Two
Preliminary Literature Review
Cultural Representations of Chicanas in America
Institutional Practices that Reinforce Structures of Inequality
Chicanas' Acts of Resistance
Construction a Modern Chicana Identity
Chicana Feminism in a Global Context
Chapter Summary
Chapter Three
Proposed Methodology
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"History has shown time and again that when people have been oppressed long enough, they will rise up and slay their oppressors. Although the Chicana resistance did not reached this level in the past, it would seem that this population is at a distinct disadvantage in attempting to prosecute any meaningful reform because mainstream Americans simply do not want to hear about them, and if they do, the government has managed to place a sinister "spin" on these activities. According to Urrieta (2004), the Mexican American community has always been active seeking improvements in the educational conditions of their children, including the successful litigation of court cases against segregation a decade prior to Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. During this early period of Chicana movimientos in the 1960s, an estimated 10,000 Chicana/o students walked out of classes on March 3, 1968 in East Los Angeles to protest the unequal nature of their schooling (Urrieta, 2004)."
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Mental Health and Language, 2007.
This paper discusses how language differences can affect counselling and treatment.
4,808 words (approx. 19.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 74.95
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In this article, the writer examines how the under-utilization of mental health services by Hispanics has been a growing concern in research and clinical practice. The writer notes that language differences may be perhaps the most important stumbling block to the effective counseling and assessment of this population. The writer looks carefully at this issue and determines how much treatment is affected and whether there is anything that can to done to help Hispanics get better mental health treatment, even if they cannot speak English, or cannot speak it well. The writer points out that when clients and their therapists cannot communicate in the same language, they can often misunderstand each other, and this makes it very difficult to interact and provide what is needed by the therapeutic relationship. Further the writer highlights that since this is the case, mental health services are very under-utilized by the Hispanic population, and this issue must be addressed if this population is to be helped.
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"The interaction between therapists and their patients has long been a subject of study. Usually, these studies relate to Caucasian therapists and how their Caucasian clients respond to them. It seems as though there is the greater amount of Caucasian people in the therapy profession, and therefore the relationship between Caucasian therapists and Caucasian patients is easier to study. While it is true that there are many Caucasian therapists, there are also many therapists out there with a different ethnic background. Some are African-American, as well as Native American, Asian, Hispanic, and other nationalities. There are also many patients with a different ethnic background, and many of these individuals do not speak English, or do not speak it well enough to really communicate their thoughts and feelings in a therapeutic setting. While Hispanics are the main focus here, others will also be mentioned briefly, to shed some light on how large the actual problem is."
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Substance Abuse in Mexican-Americans, 2007.
An analysis of the problem of substance abuse among Mexican-Americans and possible solutions to the problem.
3,909 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 63.95
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This paper examines multiple approaches to treating substance abuse in Mexican-Americans in an effort to discern what methods are most likely to ameliorate substance abuse among the Mexican American population. The paper focuses on two varying approaches to substance abuse treatment. It examines the efficacy and potential applicability of these treatment approaches. It then draws conclusions regarding the efficacy of both approaches toward resolving the substance abuse problems of Mexican-Americans.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Background to Study
Comparison and Contrast of Approaches Toward Substance Abuse Recovery
Culturally Effective Modifications Needed for Substance Abuse Programs
Conclusions/Recommendations
Limitations/Implications
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"One thing is certain. While there is a large body of evidence supporting these measures to help ameliorate substance abuse among Mexican Americans, more research is necessary before the results of these or any other studies can be generalized to the population at large (Bay, et al., 2003; Cardenas, et al. 2001; Chinman, et al, 2004). Far too few studies focusing on substance abuse recovery until this point of time have probed in depth into the consequences of results of targeted approaches to substance abuse recovery that highlight ethnic minorities. "
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La Malinche and the Spanish Conquest, 2007.
This paper discusses the pivotal role of La Malinche in the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish.
2,297 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 42.95
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The paper outlines the history and events surrounding the figure of La Malinche, with a focus on her influence on and relationship with Cortez and her effect on the conquest of the Aztecs. The central contention of this paper is that without her help, the Spanish would not have been able to conquer the Aztec people. The paper portrays the historical figure of La Malinche and details her valuable knowledge and skills that assisted the Spanish. The paper concludes that although her role in the conquest of the Aztecs is without a doubt, the figure of La Malinche, however, remains ambiguous. She is seen as both a heroic figure as well as a traitor to her own country.
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"Known as the mother to the ethnic Mestizo people of Mexico, La Malinche was also known as Dona Marina, Malintzin, Malinal and Malinulli. While much of the writing about here is mythical and partially unsubstantiated, various reports and studies claim that she was undoubtedly a figure who played an important, if not vital role in the Spanish invasion and conquest of Mesoamerica. Researchers, for example, claim that she successfully "...guided Hernan Cortez into, and out of, many a battle with great success.""
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Obesity in Minority Children, 2006.
An in-depth discussion of why lower class, pre-adolescent Latin and African-American children are fighting obesity.
3,114 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 54.95
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This paper analyzes the issue of obesity in lower-class adolescents and pre-adolescents. It discusses the fact that minorities, especially Hispanics and Blacks, are also disproportionately represented among the obese and that the percentage of obese minority youth has more than doubled in less than a generation. In order to understand the problem of obesity, the paper attempts to define the issue and suggest solutions to the problem.
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"What can parents do to get their children up off the couch and get moving? One thing parents can do is to limit or eliminate television time. Children should be required to participate in some type of physical play. If a dangerous neighborhood prevents parents from allowing children to play outside, then parents should seek out safe places in and out of the neighborhood where children can play."
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