There are two different types of status in America; Achieved status which is a status that a person earns throughout their lifetime and ascribed status which is status that a person is born with. ... Three subsamples were chosen for testing. ... The next test given was the Self-Harmful Behavior Scale (SHB). This was a free-response questionnaire that was written by Gutierrez himself to assess the participant's engagement in dangerous and self-harmful activities (Gutierrez et al 1999). ...

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For many years after the Civil War, when blacks were set free, the black population was almost never treated equal until around the late nineteenth century. ... A factor that helped the case better is DNA testing on both victims and O.J.Simpson. ... Sure all cultures have different types of skin color. ...

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There were also extensive literacy tests that had to be passed. Again, many of these "free" blacks had ancestors that were slaves. ... We see how badly mistaken we were and how we never want to get back into that type of lifestyle. ...

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During this period, the slaves really tried to break free from their past stereotypes. ... Once the North had defeated the South in the war, the slaves were freed from bondage, however, that did not mean that they would be free from the terrible prejudice that still permeated the country. ... Lawrence, was caught saying that black students do worse on the SAT tests because they are genetically inferior to other students, particularly white ones. ... Lawrence was not reprimanded for his comments but this shows that even the leaders of schools are not free of prejudice. ...

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Abstract Beliefs in conspiracy theories are widespread throughout the world, in every culture and community. They range from a world take over by secret societies to rigged Olympic games. Many are short lived, however, others seem to become self-perpetuating animals preying particularly on the Black community. The most common theories are that which circle HIV/AIDS. These theories have a devastating impact that effects the African American and Black South African population. ...

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