Papers On Race, Politics & Society
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The African-American Experience During the Days of Booker T. Washington
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6 page report discusses the events taking place during Booker T. Washington’s
(1856-1915) lifetime. He was not alone in his efforts to change the lives of former slaves
and their children and grandchildren. In fact, he was only one reformer in many and one
which others often disagreed. While Washington seems to have almost single-handedly
changed the perceptions of many (at least those whose vision was not clouded by racial
prejudice) 19th century white and black Americans regarding the potential of “Negroes,”
he was not alone in his efforts to bring education, justice, and opportunity for other
African Americans. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Case for Integration
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This 6 page paper makes a case for integration in society. Several concepts are discussed such as assimilation, affirmative action, multiculturalism and power. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Caste System In India
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A 5 page paper. Caste is a system of social classes that has existed in India for more than 3,000 years. This essay explains the four major categories of caste and the division within each caste that creates sub-castes. The Varnas dictate the social hierarchy in the general society and the sub-castes, the Jatis, dictate a social hierarchy within the Varna. The fifth caste, the untouchables, is explained. The writer comments on the exclusionary functions of caste and the system's influence today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Communist Manifesto as a Perfect Utopian Model
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This 5 page paper argues that Marxism is brilliant but man has flaws and so cannot implement the model properly. The paper also suggests that communism has never been implemented in the way that Marx laid out which is the reason for its failure. Communism is compared with socialism. No additional sources cited.
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The Concept Of A Middle Class Black America
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A 5 page paper exploring the differences in middle class standards. The writer examines white middle-America as compared to the black middle class, and shows the latter's progression. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Concept of Family: Examples of Two Atypical Family Structures Among the Mundurucu Indians of South America and the Shakers
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An 8 page overview of the concept of family and societal gender roles. Presents examples from traditional Mundurucu and Shaker cultures which demonstrate that family structure and gender roles vary both across time and across culture. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Concept Of Race As a Social Construct
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In this 4 page research paper, the writer argues that race has no biological basis and is merely a socially-constructed concept-- created from perceptions conditioned by events of recorded history. Race and class issues (primarily the example of inner-city African-Americans) are examined with many examples to support this theory. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Concept of Racial Inferiority: Organizational Perpetuation
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A 5 page overview of racism as it has existed since the nineteenth century when anthropology, medicine, psychology, and sociology all became vehicles of racism as they proposed and supported theories which perpetuated disenfranchisement and segregation. Even the concept of evolution itself indirectly supported the predominant feeling that there was a hierarchical relationship between the races from the primitive to the advanced. The author of this paper presents the contention that our everyday classroom activities and even our standardized educational tests perpetuate the age-old institution of racism. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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The Construct of Ethnicity as revealed in Nella Larsen’s “Quicksand”, Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club”, and Toni Morrison’s “Paradise”
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A 15 page discussion of ethnicity as it is reflected in these three novels. The author of this paper emphasizes that the constructs of ethnicity be interpreted in either positive or negative ways. Larsen’s novel, for example, provides us with a glimpse of the many negativities associated with being of mixed white and black heritage in the 1920s while Morrison’s novel reveals that even all-black communities and the individuals that live within them can be fraught with trouble and dissent. Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club”, however, provides a much more positive look at the challenges and potential rewards which can be associated with ethnicity. No additional sources are listed.
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The Construction of National Identity
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This is a 10 page paper discussing the construction of national identity. National identity is said to be constructed out of several key elements. Firstly, members of a nation construct their national identity out of a shared collective memory of historical events. Many of these memories are actually based on myth but that is irrelevant if these ideals are shared by all. Because of the “selective” memory used in the construction of national identity, desirable aspects of a nation’s history are promoted while less desirable aspects are forgotten or hidden to protect the perception of the national identity. National identity is therefore highly social and interactive between the members of the state, its political system and educational systems among others. Collective national identity may also be based on aspects of shared language or shared cultural and religious beliefs. The concept of national identity is ever changing which relates to social, historical and political changes within the nations and their relationships with other nations around them. Regardless of the dynamic nature of national identity, it cannot be easily forced or changed from the decisions of a few although in many ways, promotion of national identity or collective history and memory is evident throughout the educational systems and the use of national symbols.
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