Wacquant's contrast of French and American 'ghettoes'
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
‘The American ghetto is far more closed, penalizing and violent than the decaying French periphery' This introduction by E. Mingione to Wacquant's study summarizes the contrast demonstrated between the ‘Red Belt', that is the French working class cities and the ‘Black Belt'...
Brown v. board of education
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In keeping with the theme of examining national mythologies, we should look at Brown v. Board of Education with a critical eye. By and large, our society accepts the idea that racial segregation in schools are inherently unequal, that is, the end result will be disparate even with equal...
Historical Literary Analysis
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The 20th century saw many historical events take place. One the most significant events in the American society the fight for civil rights also referred to as the civil rights movement. The fight for civil rights in America had its roots in the 13th Amendment of the constitution which freed all...
Eminem: Case study
Case study - 3 pages - Journalism
Hip Hop is often associated with black artists. They rap about segregation and use derogatory language in their work. Therefore, it is no surprise that this genre is mostly popular among the Blacks and colored people, specifically the low-income groups. The segregation is so intense...
The sociology of housing and the housing problem
Essay - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
At its most elementary level, housing serves as shelter, offering protection against inclement weather and victimization by street crime. Housing fulfils other functions as well. It is typically a significant economic investment, for households as well as builders. Residents also tend to hold...
The civil rights movement
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
At the beginning of the 1950's, in the Southern states, fewer than 5% of the prospected black voters were allowed to vote. Shrewd Southern politicians set up new means of perpetuating the black's powerlessness. Ever since it's founding in 1909 as a voluntary interracial organization, the...
The fate of immigrants: Emmanuel Todd
Book review - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Emmanuel Todd is a historian, demographer and French anthropologist who gained popularity owing to his work on the Soviet system; he had predicted its collapse years before it took place, and more recently, he had predicted collapse of the American Empire. In ‘The fate of immigrants'...
Gender related differences in patterns of employment in Sweden, and the effects of the parental leave in a woman's employment
Essay - 15 pages - Human resources
Sweden is very often taken as a model when a conversation comes to any gender or equity related question. It is said to be, not without any reason, one of the most if not the most advanced country in the world as far as equality of chances or the cause of women are concerned. Tough, it had long...
Lifespan Development: Analyzing the Life of Nelson Mandela
Biography - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Human development is a journey that complexly complies with the influences of nature and nurture. This paper examines how Nelson Mandela, one of the most influential people, had his life tremendously shaped by diversity and life experiences. It was in South Africa, divided by racial...
The History of the High School Journal
Essay - 5 pages - Computer science
The United States public schools today are unique in their nature of education provision and the diverse population whose educational needs they are now catering for. The government now plays an active role in education with schools receiving funding through the No Child Left Behind legislation....
The new Jim Crow mass incarceration in the age of color blindness
Case study - 3 pages - Literature
Change is an inevitable part of life. There are only a few aspects of life that will remain the same over time. Before a change can occur a problem must be identified. Once identified, awareness regarding the topic must be spread. This could come in various forms. Michelle Alexander illustrates...
A Sociological perspective of poverty in Urban America
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
During the course of this report, we will investigate leading theoretical reasons behind the poverty of minorities in urban locales. A multi-level or holistic approach as to how neighborhoods of the inner-city became poor may provide much wanted evidence as to the origins of metropolitan...
Past, Future, Family
Case study - 3 pages - Literature
Kate Morton's Forgotten Garden is a tale of mystery and self-discovery as Nell, the protagonist, tries to uncover her family's secret past, which opens a door to a new future as well. The decision to keep certain secrets concealed and her enigmatic past, affect Nell's personality and her...
Vernalization requirement and vernalization response
Essay - 6 pages - Biology
The major loci controlling vernalization requirement in the diploid wheat Triticum monococcum are VRN1 and VRN2 (in cereals the VERNALIZATION, VRN, designation applies to genes conferring a vernalization requirement and differs from Arabidopsis genes of the same name that are involved in...
Africville: The destruction of a community in the name of urban renewal
Essay - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Africville was a black community located on the outskirts of Halifax, built by Loyalist descendants, and destroyed for the sake of urban renewal in the late 1960s. Canada has always prided itself on its race relations, often comparing its own history with that of the United States. However, this...
Mapping of Drosophila Melanogaster incomplete gene
Case study - 30 pages - Biology
Gene mapping is the process of assigning gene to specific chromosomes or specific loci on that chromosome. It also determines the relative distance between genes linked on the same chromosome (Strachan & Read 2004). Gene mapping is used to construct linkage map that shows the relative locus of...
Inclusion: Should general education and special education students share a classroom?
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Educational studies
“In special education there is a presumption that student success occurs most effectively and efficiently when children with disabilities actually receive education services in general education classrooms and are not removed or segregated in separate education classes” (Luster and...
Native Canadian education experience in early Canadian history: The industrial school and its legacy in the residential school - Considering oppression and resistance.
Thesis - 10 pages - Educational studies
This paper will explore Native education in British North America, focusing on the structural disadvantages which Native children faced in a society whose goal was assimilation of Native people to white, Christian values, at the expense of their own cultures and languages. This was a...
Mixed Messages
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
During the 1960's, the civil rights movement swept the nation as African Americans rallied to overcome segregation and bigotry. Although in the long run these activists furthered the constitution's promise of equality, they met strong resistance from the predominantly white majority....
Comparing Italian American immigrant families to black American families: A sociological analysis of the family in America
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This paper will offer a comparison between African American families and Italian American immigrant families, by exploring family cohesion and identity. What are the ways that the black American family is written about in sociological literature, and how does this differ from the perspective or...
Little Rock Nine
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
According to the Princeton Dictionary, progress is defined as an “advancement: gradual improvement or growth or development”. When the idea of progress or growth is brought to mind, most American's believe that extensive progress has been made in the area of racial segregation,...
SWOT Analysis - Accor group
Case study - 15 pages - Services marketing
France is considered as a popular tourist destination in the world and thus tourism occupies an important place in the French economy. Due to its interdependence with tourism, this study will emphasize on one of the leading French hotels: the Accor group.This group mainly specializes in hotels...
Immigration and Ethnic History
Tutorials/exercises - 8 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The United States is said to be a nation of immigrants. This is because most people in trace their origins from other parts of the world. There are people who moved into the United States as slaves, specifically the African-Americans, while others migrated to the country in order to engage in...
Money Motivates
Essay - 2 pages - Sports
After successfully breaking the color line, Branch Rickey and the Brooklyn Dodgers decided to extend the noble experiment to the deeply segregated South. In January of 1949, the Dodgers announced that during spring training they would travel to Atlanta and Macon, Georgia. The team would be...
The educational system in Ireland
Essay - 4 pages - Educational studies
Over the course of the last decade, notable changes in education have occurred throughout the international community. While many of these changes have taken place in the context of primary education, research demonstrates that changes have also taken place on the post-primary or secondary level....
The entire context of hip-hop culture is not as stereotypical as what is portrayed in the popular media.
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Over the course of the last three decades, the stratification of society has increased notably. In addition to segregating individuals by gender, age and race society has identified a number of new subcultures that are now an integral part of social discourse. While the development of subcultures...
The African-American cinema: Between protest and integration
Thesis - 4 pages - Film studies
The invention of cinema happened at the very same time as the establishment of the segregation in the South. This social and political system, which advocated prejudices and inequality of races, is definitely going to stigmatize the nature of the relationships between the American cinema...
Describe what you would want to tell the white community about how the legacy of our history helps to explain racial divisions and disparities that persist today
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
America has a long history of racism and discrimination against its Black community. One has to keep in mind the centuries long history of slavery which came to an end only over one century ago in the South. It is also necessary to remind of how close to us is the end of segregation, as...
Interracial dating
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Those born in the United States are more open to interracial dating due to acculturation to America's melting pot of standards. This goes hand in hand with the fact that humans prefer what is familiar. According to the Journal of Sex Research, several explanations have been proposed for this...
Gender race and ethnicity in relation to youth rights
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
One of the last groups that it is still legal to discriminate against in America is the youth. Most feel as if the youth are an acceptable group to discriminate against being that they are seen as less mature and less ready to take on the responsibilities of the adult world. While it is certainly...
