Biological Evidence Regarding Homosexuality and a Personal Experience Regarding Racism
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This 6 page report discusses two specific topics in essay form. First is the review of issues brought up in a 1994 article titled “The Biological Evidence Challenged” that deals with the question and related debate regarding whether or not homosexuality is biologically determined. The second essay is written to tell the early personal experience of racism and the ways in which it was interpreted. Bibliography lists one source.
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Black & Asian Culture/Great Britain
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A 9 page research paper that investigates the question: "Have Black and Asian cultures in Britain been 'self made' in response to social, economic, and political disadvantage?" The writer argues that "yes" these cultures are the result of racism in the UK and goes on to explore how these cultures sit into the overall category of what constitutes "Britishness," exploring the national debate on this topic within the UK. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Black Neighbors
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A 6 page paper on the book 'Black Neighbors : Race and the limits of reform in the American Settlement House Movement, 1890-1945,' by Elizabeth Lasch-Quinn. Settlement houses were designed to enable people living in poverty to have access to support and help no matter what their ethnicity, religious beliefs, or other differences that may be discriminated against in other areas of society. Lasch-Quinn addresses the issue form a unique perspective and allows the reader to see another viewpoint, a viewpoint that goes beyond the surface to the subtle realities of the settlement houses. She discusses the often misconstrued ideas regarding poverty stricken African Americans.
Filename: Lasch.wps

Black White Relations: Civil War to Modern Day
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A 3 page paper which examines race relations from the Civil War to present day, illustrating the legacy of conflict in black and white relations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAbwcw.rtf

Blumer: "Race Prejudice as a Sense of Group Position"
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This 4 page paper discusses Herbert Blumer's provocative article "Race Prejudice as a Sense of Group Position." Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVBlumer.rtf

Bodies in Motion: Transformations in Social, Political, and Cultural Landscapes Defining the American Dream
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A 5 page discussion of cultural and behavioral differences which are targeted by bias and prejudice. Typically these prejudices target racial and ethnic differences as well as sexual preference such as homosexuality. Examines the works of five authors: William Foote Whyte's "Street Corner Society", Piri Thomas' autobiographical novel "Down These Mean Streets", Anne Fadiman's ethnography "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down", director Nigel Finch's film "Stonewall", and "Michael Downing's novel "Breakfast With Scot" to conclude that each provides a unique picture of the transformation of the heart and mind as well as the transformation of the social, cultural, and political landscapes that define in their totality what is meant by the American Dream. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPbodies.wps

Boston's West End And Chinatown Communities
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3 pages in length. Boston's grand and diverse community is what has established it as one of the most eclectic locales in all of America. However, reaching this point has required a great deal of effort in order to realize the foresight city planners have long sought to achieve. Chinatown and the West End are but two communities where hard work and community involvement have produced a much improved environment for all who live, work and visit there -- while at the same time giving Boston the dubious designation of being callous toward the working class. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCWstEnd.rtf

Bourdieu and Identity
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This 5 page paper considers the idea of social identity and how Bourdieu sees this developed and maintained with the ideas of social capital and cultural capital. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEbourdsoc.rtf

British Discourses of Race: Historical Changes
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A 6 page discussion of the many factors that have influenced racial discourse in Great Britain over time. These include immigration, globalization, and liberalism. The Internet too has been an important factor in changing racial discourse. One of the most influential factors in British discourses of race in recent years, however, has been popular culture and the media that perpetuates that culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPraceBr.rtf