Affirmative Action and Equal Protection: An Interpretation of Supreme Court Rulings
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A 7 page overview of the Supreme Court rulings which apply to Affirmative Action and Equal Protection. Includes a discussion of Brown v. Board of Education, Korematsu v. United States, Loving v. Virginia, Palmore v. Sidoti, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Examines the applicability of Justice Blackman's statement in the latter case that 'in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently'. Concludes that our goal of treating everyone equally is a goal whose means of meeting it varies according to the precise societal situation which we are facing. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Reverse Discrimination / A Black Perspective
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An 8 page overview of the effects of Affirmative Action and the resulting phenomena of reverse discrimination. Concludes that although reverse discrimination does sometimes occur, it alone is not reason to abolish Affirmative Action policies. Bibliography lists ten sources.
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Why People Support Affirmative Action
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A 15 page paper presenting a literature review and an abbreviated survey-based research seeking attitudes and reasons why Affirmative Action policies appear to be ingrained forever in our society. Research findings indicate that while individuals, both African American and white, believe that the very program tends to extend racial discrimination rather than alleviate it, none wants to be accused of being either 'racist' or uncaring regarding the fate of others. The sample is a limited number of women equally divided according to race; the findings indicate that further research is warranted. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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Diversity in America
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This 5 page paper looks at solutions to the divides that plague the U.S. today. Various issues are addressed including race relations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Interracial Relationships
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This 5 page paper takes a look at interracial dating and how it is viewed from a black perspective and from a white perspective. The differences are discussed. Trends are duly noted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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"Blaming the Victim" by William Ryan
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7 pages in length. A review of the book by William Ryan in which he focuses on the fact that society tends to place the blame of societal ills on those people who are actually victims of society as well. For instance, rather than placing blame on those who live in abject poverty and unable to get off the welfare roles, perhaps we should look to their surroundings first and see where the blame really lies. Ryan makes a good point in discussing the ‘slum lords’ at one point. Instead of blaming the people who live in filthy conditions in the slums, perhaps we should first take a look at the slum itself.
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"Breaking the Surface"
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A 5 page paper which discusses the book "Breaking the Surface" by Greg Louganis with Eric Marcus, and illustrates various concerns involving human diversity. The book is compared and contrasted with "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes" by Maya Angelou in these particular regards. No additional sources cited.
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"Crossing Cultures"/Perspectives on Multiculturalism
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A 5 page analysis of essays in Crossing Cultures: Readings for Composition, edited by Myrna Knepler, et al. The writer uses the essays as a springboard towards a fuller understanding of multiculturalism. No additional sources cited.
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"Racializing" in Middletown, New York
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An 8 page paper examining demographic data for a culturally and ethnically diverse suburb town, followed by a discussion of how culture and race are dealt with by the police, business owners, community leaders and other members of the community. Most of the population of 25,000 claims cultural, ethnic or racial identification with specific groups for a much greater diversity landscape than exhibited in most other towns of similar size. It appears that the preponderance of racial and ethic differences in Middletown prevents the town from being burdened with illogical racial biases and prejudices. The effect might not be the same in a town either larger or smaller than Middletown, but here at least it appears to work quite well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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