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Latino Imaginary, 2002.
This paper discusses Latino Imaginary and focuses on the book "From Bomba to Hip Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity" written by Juan Flores.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 24.95
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The paper explains the meaning of Latino Imaginary and the position of the Latinos in the United States. This paper also gives an analysis of how the Latinos are associated with the Hispanics and how greatly they suffer as a result.
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Hypnosis/ Imaginary Induction, 2004.
An overview of the use of hypnosis or imaginary induction for healing purposes.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 66.95
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This is a paper about hypnosis and imaginary induction. The paper compares the similarities and differences between Eastern meditation and hypnosis as a tool for pain management. In addition, the paper discusses the different goals and healing properties of each system of modifying an individual's consciousness.
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"Although the utilization of hypnosis for the purpose of pain management is considered to be relatively novel in contemporary Western society, it is strongly related to an ancient Eastern tradition-Buddhist meditation that existed before the movement of Mesmerism. Both hypnosis and Buddhist meditation involve the modification of individuals' consciousness that enable them to perceive, feel, think and behave differently from their typical way of functioning. Furthermore. even though they have different goals. both practices have been used for their healing..."
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Imaginary Worlds in C.S. Lewis' Stories, 2005.
A look at how author C.S. Lewis drew analogies between the imaginary world and the real world in his stories.
1,072 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes stories by C.S. Lewis and looks at how they challenge the reader to make sense of the secondary worlds and to imagine themselves in the place of the heroes and heroines who populate those worlds. The paper explains that, in his stories, Lewis supplies the imagination with information that the reader uses to distinguish what is true in the primary world from what is not in the secondary world.
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"In Prince Caspian, Lewis uses the metaphor of faith as seeing and the mystery that faith in the primary world is able to apprehend. The characters, Prince Caspian and Lucy Pevensie stand out as characters whose faith in the figure of Aslan is severely tested. Each rises courageously to the occasion and as a result serves all of Narnia. Lewis depicts the final fulfillment of faith and courage in the seventh concluding book of the Narnia series, The Last Battle. In this book, wickedness conspires against the primary world values of goodness and wins the struggle, and all of the heroes and heroines of Narnia end up on the other side of death in a better world. They have passed beyond the "Shadow-lands" where it is always "the morning" (The Last Battle 228)."
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"The Canterbury Tales": An Imaginary Dinner Party, 2008.
An analysis of medieval society and psychology in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 36.95
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This paper examines how Geoffrey Chaucer, in constructing his parade of tale-telling pilgrims in "The Canterbury Tales", includes a representative from every sphere of medieval society, from the law, the clergy, the working class and tradesmen's classes, to that of the knights. Chaucer also includes a psychologically as well as economically and socially diverse cast of characters, including the wealthy and indulgent Wife of Bath as well as the ascetic student of the law called the Clerk. The paper concludes by imagining where Chaucer himself would sit were he to join the imaginary dinner party that he created.
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"Given the corruption and the often mercenary interests of the clergy, the Merchant might be an appropriate dining companion for both Summoner and Friar. The Merchant is evidence of the fact that although Chaucer was highly critical of the clergy, he did not view the clergy as a uniquely corrupt segment of society; rather corruption was endemic to society on many levels, in all of the different social strata represented by the tales. The Reeve, who tells an equally sexually lewd tale, might be a fitting companion for the Merchant personally, and the Reeve began in the tradesman classes, thus although they come from different professions, the two men are both middle-class and would likely speak a similar social 'language.'"
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Child Abuse and Depression in Latino Children, 2004.
This paper asks if there is a correlation between child abuse and childhood depression among Latino children.
16,891 words (approx. 67.6 pages), 85 sources, MLA, £ 172.95
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This thesis focus looks at the correlation between child abuse and childhood depression among Latino children, in terms of whether child abuse contributes to childhood depression. The thesis focuses on the Latino community that resides in California. This community is made up of first-generation immigrants and their families, who have been born in the United States. The thesis explores what child abuse is, how it can be measured, and also what depression is, the most likely causes for depression, and how depression can be measured. The factors that contribute to all of these conditions within the Latino community are also discussed in terms of what cultural factors are important in determining the levels of these conditions within the community, both internally (i.e., culturally) and externally (i.e., socio-politically). The links between abuse (intrafamilial and inter-racial) and depression are then explored, and conclusions are drawn regarding the factors that contribute to childhood depression in this racial group within the United States.
Introduction
Problem Statement
Significance
Purpose
Latino?s in the US: Characteristics and Diagnosed Mental Health Needs
Need for Mental Health Care
High-Need Populations
Availability of Mental Health Services
Access to Mental Health Services
Use of Mental Health Services
Appropriateness and Outcomes of Mental Health Services
Latino?s in Society: Welfare and Minority Families
Legislative and Legal Advocacy of Latino Families
The Formalization of Informal Latino Family Supports
Child Abuse
What is Abuse?
Incidence of Child Abuse
Diagnosing Abuse
The Dimension of the Problem
Prevalence Studies
Rate of Child Abuse Increase
Potential Long-Term Effects of Abuse
Depression
Scope of the Problem
Clinical Characteristics
Risk Factors
What is Depression?
Depression in Children
Treatments for Childhood Depression
Latino?s and Depression: How is Depression Expressed?
Levels of Depression in the Latino Community
Risk Factors that May Contribute to Clinical Depression
Implications in the Latino Community
Single Parents
Lack of Resources
Discussion
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"The Latino community has it?s own deeply embedded cultural values and beliefs. Obedience is an important element for a family to be considered a good family (una buena familia). For the purpose of this study, the parents may be mother and father, or possible the grandparents, all of which will be addressed as the primary caregiver.
The Latino family defines discipline as a form of corporal punishment; the caretakers themselves may have been abused as children, and therefore consider corporal punishment an acceptable way to hand out discipline. Furthermore, it is difficult to get caretakers to see that when they discipline a child with corporal punishment, they are discharging their own anger on them, in many cases inflicting more pain and injury than was originally intended. The child then feels powerless and confused, and does not have labels for those feelings, and cannot verbalize what is happening to them, physically or emotionally."
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Latinos on TV, 2007.
A discussion on the lack of Latino representation on prime-time television.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper contends that even though Latinos continue to compete and in some cases, dominate the music charts and air waves, they remain underserved and underrepresented in Hollywood and on prime-time television.
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Introduction
Latino Talent Working on Prime-Time Television With Male and Female Percentage
Percentage Difference When Compared to Prime-Time Television of the Past
Comparison of Roles Offered to Latinos in the Past and Present
Percentage of Latinos Watching Prime-Time Television
Latinos Faring as Consumer Buyers
Reason for Small Increase of Latino Talent on Prime-Time Television Programming in Comparison to Black and White Talent
Are Latinos Any Better Off Today than in the Past
Expected of Latino Talent on Prime-Time Television in the Next 5 Years
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"The representation of Latino regular characters on network prime-time television has progressively gone down in the last three years. Latino regular characters feature in just one among the eight series set in the Los Angeles County, an area that has 45% of Latino population. Latino full-time characters represent just 8% of the full-time characters in the 16 series set in the New York City where the percentage of Latino population is 27%. 50% of the Latino full-time characters feature on ABC programs. Talking about the figures, in the Latino Regular Characters -- LRC, out of the Total Prime-Time Regular Character reveal a steady decline from 4.2% in 2002 to 4% in 2004, the absolute numbers being 27 in 2002 and 26 in 2004 respectively. "
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Latino Baseball Players, 2002.
This paper is a discussion of Latino players in major league baseball.
785 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper examines the struggles that Latino players in major league baseball have faced over the years. The writer discusses the beginnings of Latino players in professional baseball, beginning in 1954 and continuing through the surge that began in the 1980s. The paper also discusses how the influx of Latino players has increased baseball's popularity in Spanish-speaking countries worldwide which in turn has impacted upon the numbers of Latino youth seeking to play professional baseball in the United States. Another area that the paper touches upon is how the increasing numbers of Latino players has opened up the doors to a small, but growing number of Latino managers in the major leagues. The writer also examines the struggles that these players faced in the early days, when Latino players were fewer in number.
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"As more Latino players move into the majors, Latino managers are making their mark, too. Felipe Alou was recently hired by the San Francisco Giants to take over the manager job vacated by Dusty Baker after the World Series. "Alou was also the fourth Latin American manager born in the Caribbean Islands, the other are Mike Gonz?lez, Preston G?mez and Cookie Rojas all from Cuba. Later Tany P?rez (Cuba)and Tony Pe?a (Dominican Republic) became the fifth and sixth respectively" (Pi-Gonz?lez). Alou was also the first Latino to manage an All-Star game in 1995."
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Latino Family Risk and Protection, 2008.
A case assessment of family risk and protection among the Latino immigrant population in the United States, which aims to help social workers in the treatment of this population.
3,690 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 20 sources, APA, £ 70.95
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This paper examines cultural, social, psychological and biological issues regarding the Latino immigrant population in the United States by focusing on one particular case study. The paper emphasizes the importance of this study for social workers who work with the Latino population and stresses the moral responsibility of the social worker to act correctly through constant self-evaluation, in order to avoid prejudice in the treatment of diverse clients such as the Latino population. The paper concludes that confronting these issues before beginning treatment may allow the social worker to prepare engagement strategies for building better rapport with Latino clients.
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Family Risk/Protection/Resilience Framework
Biological, Medical, and Cognitive Factors of Development
Adult Psychosocial Development
Intervention
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"Although faced with adversity and socio-environmental hardship, resiliency is distinguished among many Latino immigrant children (Gonzalez-Ramos & Nester-Sanchez, 2001). It appears as though Esmerelda has been able to maintain a high level of psychosocial functioning and academic success while balancing the demands of two worlds: mi tierra and my country (Gonzalez & Gonzalez-Ramos, 2005; Gonzalez-Ramos & Nester-Sanchez, 2001). As a Latino immigrant, Esmerelda has faced multiple challenges posed by biculturism, but, as a lesbian woman of color, her experience may actually be described as triculturism. Triculturism will be defined as oppression due to three factors: heterosexism and negative stigma imposed by societal prejudice to sexual orientation; racial discrimination against people of color; and limited acceptance of sexual orientation within the racial community of origin. (Harper, Jernewall, & Zea, 2004)."
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Latinos and Homosexuality, 2004.
An overview of the attitudes and stigma affecting homosexual Latinos.
1,883 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper discusses how Latinos come from a very strongly gender-differentiated culture where machismo rules, leading to the ?blackening? of homosexuality, and causing it to become taboo. It analyzes how this has led to many problems, most notably high rates of HIV infection among Latinos and, subsequently, Latinas, who are typically married to a secretly gay husband who contracts HIV with his male partner and then transmits it to the wife. It also looks at the differences between homosexual Latinos and Caucasian homosexuals and how Latino homosexuals are treated within their communities, by their families, and within Latin America as a whole.
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"These are the traditional gender divisions within latino communites, although in some countries, such as Colombia, and in immigrant communities within the US, for example, these traditional cultural values are becoming more fluid, and women are generally being allowed more liberation. This is not the case, however, for homosexuals.
The macho latino culture does not see homosexuality as a viable option, with the culture defining the homosexual act as somehow against nature, against the dictates of Catholicism, and against all the latino cultural values, of familismo, machismo, etc. Homosexuals, in both genders, are therefore frowned upon, still, by the latino community."
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Latino Political Interest Groups, 2005.
This paper discusses the history and impact of specific U.S. Latino interest groups.
2,675 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 55.95
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This paper explains that soon Latinos will become America's largest minority and both political major parties court the Latino vote; major political interest groups supporting this ethnic group have a long and rich history,have had a profound effect on American society and have bettered the lives of Latinos. The author points out that, with approximately 115,000 members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), which is the largest and oldest Hispanic Interest Group in the United States, advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 600 LULAC councils nationwide. The paper also discusses the history and programs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the National Council of La Raza, the Cuban American National Foundation and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
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"The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and promote the civil rights of the more than 29 million Latinos living in the United States. For example, the group fights for education rights, and files legal suits to fight racial injustice at all educational levels. The group also seeks to ensure that Latinos are not underrepresented in high-ranking positions in the U.S. workforce, and that they receive equal employment opportunities. Furthermore, MALDEF fights for immigrants rights, like healthcare and civil rights, and for political access by doing things like attempting to eliminate any obstacles that prevent Latinos from voting.
A case that MALDEF took on in Chicago is a perfect illustration. In 1990, the Census revealed that the Latino population in Chicago grew from 14 percent to 20 percent of the city's total population between 1980 and 1990. But when Chicago redistricted its 50 wards in 1992 to reflect census findings, the number of Latino-majority wards increased from four (8 percent) to only seven (14 percent). MALDEF argued that this redistricting diluted Latino voting strength and that the council should have drawn more Latino districts to fairly reflect the strength of Chicago's Latino population."
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Latinos and the Republican Party, 2004.
Describes the changing attitudes of the Latino population in the United States from a Democratic to a Republican social standpoint.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper begins by discussing the growth of the Latino population in the United States and how it is impacting its politics. Next, the paper presents reasons why the Latino population is shifting its voting trends to the Republican Party. Finally, the active steps that are being taken by the Republican Party to gain in the Latino vote are examined.
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"Ever since the infancy of the United States, the Latino presence has had a significant impact on forging the United States into a politically free and diverse country. From the times of the Mexican migration to "El Norte" to the period of exile for Cubans fleeing tyranny, the Latino presence continues to shape America. One of the most important contributions the Latino population has had in the United States is its impact to the political processes of government since they gained the ability to vote. Whether it would be for local government or for federal government, it is increasingly clear that the Latino vote is significant in the processes in which govern the United States. During the past, the Latino vote had tended to favor the Democratic Party due to their appeal in the economy, health care and social services. However, that trend is quickly disintegrating and the United States is seeing a shift in the Latino preference of political candidates."
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Latino Migration, 2002.
Examines the causes and consequences of the migration of Latino men to the United States.
2,057 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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The vast majority of Latino men entering the U.S.- legally or illegally- come for economic reasons. They come, perhaps somewhat naively, expecting the streets to be paved with gold, or, at the very least, opportunities galore for making money and either sending it back ?home? or enough to bring their families Northward. This paper examines the problems Latino men face when arriving in America including racial prejudice, rejection by more established Latino communities who view their arrival as a threat to their livelihood and the threat of American authorities. The paper also examines the affect of this migration on the American economy, including the economy's dependency on these largely unskilled workers.
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"The idea of assimilation does not come easy, and it does not present the priority for Latino men who escape the poverty of their native lands to arrive in the U.S. Except in Southern California, and in the Haitian, Dominican, and Cuban enclaves in Miami, newcomers, illegal or otherwise, are not as readily accepted by the community because of two basic reasons: the general assumption by the community- even Latinos who have emigrated earlier, is that, because most of these male newcomers are illegals, they call attention to the many other illegals who have lived in the U.S. for many years.; and second, they are new competitors for low paying jobs, and, again because some are, and many others are assumed to be illegals, these men are willing to accept far less than the official minimum wage."
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California Laws for Latinos, 2005.
A look at California labor laws with respect to Latino immigration.
2,862 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 59.95
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This paper discusses the tremendous impact that rising Latino immigration has had on social and demographic policy in California. The paper describes some of the laws enacted in response to the increased immigration and their resulting effects on labor and some of the arguments made by both the laws' proponents and detractors. The paper also looks at the problem of child labor with respect to the children of the Latino immigrant population.
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"The population of California underwent dramatic changes in the last 60 years. In the 1940s, the Latinos were a minority of only 6% of the state or roughly 374,000 (Bautista 1991). But by 1980, the Latino population grew to 4 million, almost doubling the figure and increased to more than 7 million in the 90s. In the 2000s, Latinos accounted for a third of California?s total population, creating huge political, economic and social impact upon its entire society (Bautista). Besides sheer volume, the continuously increasing Latino population has developed the distinct feature. Before the 60s, immigrants were rare and less than 20% of these Latinos were foreign born, most of them from Northern Mexico. Immigration, however began to fill the ranks since the 80s so that, today, the majority of adult Latinos in California are immigrants. These developments are among the most important criteria to social and demographic policy makers in the state (Bautista) as well as other states in the Union. One area is labor."
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The Latino Community in America, 2007.
An analysis of some of the problems facing the Latino community in the United States.
896 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 21.95
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This paper discusses the Latino community in the United States. It describes the size and origin of the community and then discusses the educational level and employment of the immigrants. The paper also looks at language barriers and how this impacts on the immigrants' assimilation into American society. The paper finally recommends ways to improve the economic and cultural problems faced by Latinos in America.
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"All cultures in the United States have a right to equal and quality education. The country has boasted that it is the land of free and open opportunity to all. This should be recognized by schools throughout the country and an effort should be made not only by the rich, but also by the Latino community to empower itself in terms of desegregation. The most important in this is a shift in thought paradigm from oppressed to empowered. Families are to be educated towards a level that will no longer make language a barrier to education."
"In this way the Latino community can take part in the rich resources offered by the United States and its opportunities. Surely this, together with the many Latino community members who have made a great success of their lives, can serve as a motivator for upliftment, education, opportunity and freedom for all."
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