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Corporations and Minority Groups, 2003.
This paper discusses the ways in which major U.S. corporations target minority groups and the poor.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper explains that the methods that major U.S. corporations target minority groups and the poor pollute areas that are impoverished and vulnerable. The author explore and evaluates legal measures to curb environmental injustice.
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"Advocates for environmental justice endeavor to stem a tide of environmental inequities that appear to disproportionately burden minority populations by exposing them to harmful pollution. According to conventional wisdom, the culprits in these cases of environmental ..."
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Business Enterprise for Minority Groups, 2008.
A paper describing a program set up to help minority groups achieve success in the world of business.
1,233 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 29.95
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This paper discusses "The Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise" (MWBDE) set up to assist minority groups to achieve success in business through public policy. The paper finds that, although the program has been successful in general in some cases, the public policy has conflicted with other local government regulations. The paper relates that women in particular often found that they were being ignored by governmental and business entities.
Outline:
Evaluation of Public Policy Issue
Affect on Stakeholders
Public Policy Utilization
Evaluation of Competing Interest
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"In general the MWBDE public policy was created to benefit the entire community, to include minorities, women and disadvantaged business owners, through their interactions with government and the larger established businesses in the community. The core of the policy provides a means of positively impacting consumers, business owners and the government through business exchanges that ensure growth. However, Langbein and Wilson (1994) contend that these intended benefits have not always been realized because of added local regulations that affect MWBDE groups.
"Langbein and Wilson (1994) discuss the fact that the MWBDE public policy often impacts business owners through local government regulations, which are intended to benefit these entities (p. 259). Langbein and Wilson (1994) state that in many cases the location of a business will determine the costs of the items being sold, the type of items sold and the public sectors that the business may serve. This is because the local government, through zoning laws and taxing determines the standards for business operation in different locales. For example, within public airports the government may implement regulations in which the business is allowed to only sell certain items and these items mist be priced competitively against the prices within other regional airports (Langbein & Wilson, 1994, p. 259). Additionally, local governments generally place airport taxes on these items that are beyond the normal taxation limits found n the surrounding community (p. 259). These taxes are then collected by the government and used for local community need, such as the operation of the local government, roads and schools. The policies do not change in relation to these types of businesses because the local government begins to depend on the income that they produce for the government and alteration of these regulations would mean restructuring of funding or the loss of continuing programs."
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Minority Groups and School Performance, 2004.
This paper looks at the performance of students of minority groups in the United States.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, MLA, £ 16.95
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This article explores the question of minority-student performance in American public schools. The writer discusses this issue from two sociological perspectives. Conflict theory and symbolic interactionist theory are used in this paper to examine this matter. The writer outlines a hypothesis that each theory would suggest and also looks at how that hypothesis might be tested.
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"Much evidence indicates that the performance of minority students in American public schools is not distributed randomly, that is that membership in a minority group tends to correlate to school performance. Members of some minority groups show significantly greater academic success on average than whites or the student population as a whole. Members of other minority groups are significantly more likely to struggle in school. There is no evidence that members of any human population have inherently greater or ... "
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Minority Groups within Unions, 2008.
A discussion of how minority groups in Canada are treated within labor unions.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 30.95
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This paper examines the different methods and strategies that minorities in Canada have utilized to advance their interests within the union movement, and what other actions they could take to further their cause.
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"It has not always been easy for minorities to pursue their goals via the labour movement. Until the early decades of the 20th century, Aboriginal, Black and Asian workers were not even allowed to join unions. As a result, they formed their own unions to further their interests. An example was the Order of Sleeping Car Porters - comprising black people working on the railways. Later, when they were allowed to join the mainstream unions, these unions disbanded. However, since the 1980s, minorities have been organizing separate groups within the union movement to focus on their own specific needs. This movement reflects the concept of separation, as opposed to integration - it is argued that when a group suffers particular hardships or prejudices, it should have to right to separate and focus on combating these prejudices. This can be easier than attempting to persuade the mainstream unions to focus on these minority issues. This concept was established by the women's movement, so that it was less controversial when minorities embraced it within the labour movement (Labour Studies 332 Study Guide). However, it should also be borne in mind that there is streght in solidarity - as will be discussed further below."
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Minority Groups and the American Health Care System, 2002.
An assessment of minority access to the American Health
Care system, focusing on HIV-AIDS patients.
7,229 words (approx. 28.9 pages), 39 sources, APA, £ 111.95
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Approximately 12 percent of America's population is without any formal health care insurance coverage, although some estimates of this proportion are higher. The research problem investigated in this study concerns minority access to health care. The central issue in the study is the determination of the best approach to improve such access, especially in relation to HIV-AIDS patients. The paper begins with a review of health care delivery problems for minority population groups, which is followed by a consideration of the HIV-AIDS issue among minority population groups. The primary focus of this assessment is on health care outcomes.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Minorities and HIV-AIDS
Interaction with Health Care System
Racial and Ethnic Orientation
Structure and Method of Investigation
Minorities: Health Care Delivery Problems in the Community and Health Care System
Bioethical Issues
Failure to Address Racial Differences
Failure to Address Insurance Status Differences
Health Care Delivery and Accessibility
HMOs and Fee-for-Service Providers
Social Psychological Influences
Distrust of the Health Care System
Health Beliefs of Minorities
Social Identity Influences
Minority Status and HIV-AIDS
HIV-AIDS and Minority Population Groups
Origins
Ethical Issues
HIV-AIDS Health Care for Minorities
Initiatives to Improve Minority Access to Health Care
Proposed Initiative
Conclusions and Recommendations
Restatement of Problem
Summary of Findings
Conclusions
Potential Solutions
Assessment
Recommendations
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"In the 1990s, one initiative designed to broaden access to health care services needs for the nation?s indigent involved the development of nurse-managed clinics targeting low-income persons. A nurse practitioner is a specially educated and trained nurse who provides some level of health care directly to patients without supervision by a physician.
Nurse managed clinics for the indigent are prominent in the nation?s inner cities. Nurse managed clinics such as those associated with the Kellogg Homeless Project in Washington, the Pine Street Inn in Boston, and the Los Angeles School of Nursing Health Center are delivering health care services to indigent persons at cost savings (compared to more traditional delivery venues) and in areas that would not otherwise be served by health care professionals (Sharp, 1992; Lutz, 1991)."
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Minority Groups, 2006.
A discussion on the effects of stereotyping.
2,908 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 59.95
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This paper discusses negative and positive stereotyping of minority groups. It focuses mainly on African-Americans in the United States. The paper explores literature on the topic and expands on the cyclical effects of negative stereotyping. The author contends that social awareness and the rise of successful African-Americans will break the negative stereotype image.
Table of Contents:
Summary
Introduction
Literature on Black Studies and Stereotyping
Analysis and Conclusion
Works Cited
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"United States is a rich country, richest in the whole world. We go in all corners of the world to help the poor, impose our version of democracy on Iraq and Afghanistan and other countries and spend billions and trillions on these noble endeavors. The plight of poor, the blacks, the Hispanics however goes unnoticed. The truth is that America has failed to develop a social support system for the unemployed, the sick and the poor, while this type of system work across the border in Canada and also in Western Europe. The reason of this negligent behavior might lie in the racial origin of the poor. "
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Egypt's Minority Group: The Copts, 2005.
A look at the treatment and status of Christian Copts in Egyptian society and the implications of that status.
2,331 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 49.95
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This paper argues that Egypt's treatment of the Copts as a minority contributes to their marginalization from society and to the tension between the Muslim and Christian sectors in the country. The paper further argues that the best method of eliminating this tension and bringing the Copt population back into the mainstream Egyptian society is for the Egyptian government to stop treating the Copts as though they are a minority and as though they are distinct from the rest of society because of their different religion. Paper includes an annotated bibliography.
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"Few countries have a history as old as Egypt and no country has maintained its borders and its territory over the centuries as has Egypt. The country has survived invasions and occupations that are almost too numerous to count. Over the past three thousand years, it has been invaded and occupied by the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the French and the British. Despite this, Egypt has survived and, as a country, has never experienced division of its territory. According to Bhikhu Parekh, Political Science professor at Hull University in Great Britain, the reason why countries survive or break up goes down to the relationship between the people of that country. Countries whose different ethnic, religious or racial groups share a common identity and identify themselves as one people, survive, as compared to countries whose different groups have no sense of common identity (Parekh). To a great extent, Egypt has survived despite invasions and occupations and even in spite of time because the Egyptian people have always had a sense of unity and common identity. As mentioned in "The History of the Copts", published on a Copt website, "the Copts in the 19th and early 20th century worked together with their Muslim compatriots to achieve independence and democracy in Egypt. They participated in the revolt of 1919 against the British rule after WWI." That is the country's two main religious groups, the Copts and the Moslems, stood with one another against invaders and even against corrupt rulers. In fact, before the 1952 revolution, Egypt whose population is approximately ninety percent Moslem had three Coptic Prime Ministers. These simple facts help show that because it was united and enjoyed peaceful and cooperative Moslem and Christian relations throughout much of its history, Egypt survived. However, in recent years, sectarian tensions, or conflicts between Moslem and Christians, have begun to occur. These tension, can threaten Egypt's unity and hence, it is very important to understand why these tensions have developed. Briefly, general lack of awareness among Moslems about the Christian faith, marginalization of Christians, which led to resentment on their part and the Western intervention in Egypt's Moslem and Christian relations are possible reasons for tensions. While there are several reasons for the recent sectarian tensions that have occurred between Egyptian Moslems and Copts, all are related to the fact that Copts are treated as a minority group, hence marginalized from the public life of Egypt, especially politics and media. The most suitable resolution for the conflict therefore the Egyptian government should not to distinguish between Copts and Moslems and understand that while Egyptian Copts may differ in terms of their religious belief with Egyptian Moslems, they are not a minority group, and share a common Egyptian identity."
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Minority Politics, 2007.
This paper explores how the interests of minority groups are represented in the government of a country.
3,513 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 68.95
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The paper discusses how the representation of minority groups is better insured in district elections, because there is a greater chance for the options of the minority groups to be materialized. The paper shows how despite the increased efforts to create an equal society and to offer minority groups similar treatment, it is still a matter of debate whether power holders can succeed in combining majority and minority interests. The paper explains how minority groups have always represented a sensitive issue for every social policy, regardless of the historical background. Yet, the paper contends that it is important for minority groups to take part and get involved in political life as it is the only way through which a democratic society will acknowledge the merits of any individual or group.
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"The government is, first and foremost considered to be the supreme executive authority in the state. However, at the same time it can be perceived as the source of all federal, state, local and district decisions. Therefore, the impact and role it plays in the life of a minority group or in an individual's political representation can be the outcome of both perspectives"
"The Government, through its influence over the state authorities is able to play a role in the life of a politician who represents the interests of a minority group. This can be perceived from the very beginning of the electoral participation."
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What Defines a Minority?, 2002.
Uses examples such as the works of Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin to explore the true meaning and power of minority groups.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 36.95
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To define "minority" is not as simple as just saying "African", "Latino", or "Asian" because, in the grand spectrum of the world, these peoples far outnumber what is traditionally thought of as the majority, the Caucasians. So, because the process of defining a people as a minority within the American context is rather subjective and limited only to the factors that govern our particular society, we must turn to a slightly more accurate description of a minority. Minorities in America, the true minorities that are not subjective, but objective, are those people and groups that represent something separate from society, either above or below, or parallel, but separate. There are economic minorities, racial minorities, ethnic, religious, gender, age, educational, and intellectual minorities. All of these have an identity within America. For the purposes of this paper, it is intended to examine the concept of "minority" as being truly defined by those who are able to use their minority status to establish a position of influence and of good. Perhaps, in the most important ways, being able to positively influence those around you is the greatest achievement that a person can realize. These people are, indeed, few; they are a minority. Autobiographies present a personal view of a life that often lacks the kind of unflinching insight that a biography brings, but the strength of the autobiography is that it presents a person's individual view of his or her life, presenting stories and details that most others could not know. Both Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin offer autobiographies that provide insight into the very heart and soul of the men. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the works of both men as autobiographies and as writers so as to demonstrate the power of the minority and the strength of the individual, the ultimate minority.
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Collective Agency, Structures and Ethnic Groups, 2004.
A look at how and to what extent structures place limits on the collective agency of minority ethnic groups.
1,129 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper attempts to identify the collective agency of minority groups in U.K. society, the structures that influence them and then comments on the effects of such.
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"Language also influences the way we are seen by our workmates. British English has lots of please & thank you's & is concerned about the feelings of others. But English from other countries can be more or less direct, use fewer 'please & thank you s' . The tone & syntax can be mis-interpreted too. Carter quoted non white workers who noted that 98% of disciplinary cases involved ethnic minorities' workers, felt that discipline was heavy handed with non white workers & that white workers were inexperienced in working with ethnic minorities."
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Minority School Dropouts, 2004.
An analysis of ways to prevent middle school student dropouts among minority population groups.
4,474 words (approx. 17.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 81.95
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This paper presents an analysis of the problem of the rising dropout rate among minority middle school students. The paper explains that this can be caused by a number of factors that cultivate frustration and develop low self-esteem among minority adolescent students. Middle school students already struggle with self-image issues, but when the added pressure of factors such as low literacy skills, poverty within the home, early pregnancy and low regard for education are also introduced, these students become lost in the system and develop the desire to give up or dropout, thus eliminating their opportunity to break the cycle of poverty by becoming educated and obtaining higher-level, paying employment. The paper examines who can be involved in changing this cycle, including the educators, the parents, and the government.
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"The educational sector is under pressure to meet the new federally mandated guidelines of the ?No Child Left Behind? legislation. Early childhood education has previously been the focus of the national goal that every child will read by the time they complete third grade. Federal and local funding has been poured into primary grade programs and technology in order to meet this national goal. However, very little has been done to face the major problem of addressing the educational needs of minority middle school students to work at keeping them enrolled in school and not dropping out. This issue is important to address since over three million minority students in our nation?s middle schools are in serious danger of being ?left behind? (Alliance for Excellence Education, 2002). These young people live throughout the country and are the products of all income levels."
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Misrepresentation of Immigrant Groups in the American TV, 2005.
Discusses the sociological impact of American series television on forming public bias against minority groups.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 54.95
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This paper discusses the sociological impact of American series television on forming public bias against ethnic groups in negatively stereotyped story lines and characters. It provides a brief history of communication and how images impact viewers.
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"It happens in millions of homes all across America every evening - it's the end of another long hard and everyone is exhausted. Dinner is over and the dishes sit scattered across the counter tops and sit piled in the sink. The children have been bickering since the moment they walked in the door. Desperate for a few moments of peace Mom walks determinedly into the family room and turns on ..."
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Ethnic Groups in India and Pakistan, 2002.
Compares relationships between majority and minority groups in Pakistan and India.
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This paper examines the relations between ethnic majorities and minorities in Pakistan and India. It compares the experiences of the two countries.
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Minorities in Policing, 2004.
A look at the historical use of minority groups in the police force and the challenges they face today.
1,428 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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The history of the police force is interesting and varied. In particular, it looks at how the paradigms associated with the force, as well as factors of social development and diversity, have made it a particularly difficult field for minority groups such as women, African-Americans, and Hispanics to find and maintain careers. It explores how, over the years, law enforcement agencies have discriminated against racial minorities in the same way as against women and looks at the challenges posed by the 21st century.
Outline
Historical Use of Minorities in the Police Force
Challenges of Minority Groups on the Force
Work Performance
Meeting the Challenge
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"The greatest challenge faced by women, African Americans and Hispanics joining the police force is the attitude of white male officers towards them. Women for example are seen as weak and somewhat inadequate to handle many of the duties required of an officer. This is then one of the reasons why these groups are somewhat reluctant to apply for jobs on the police force. Some women for example may believe that police work is indeed mostly physical, and that a woman would indeed fail to measure up to the requirements. More realistically perhaps, others may feel that the limited promotion and recruitment opportunities offered to women are an obstacle that they are not willing to attempt to overcome."
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