But, from 1962 onwards public attitudes towards ethnic minorities have gradually deteriorated. ... The 1968 Race Relations Act extended the 1965 Act to include employment and housing and set up the Community Relations Commission "to promote harmonious community relations". ... The civil service has decided to increase its minority ethnic staff. ... The lifestyles of ethnic minorities Ethnic minorities have contributed to British culture and politics and they have their own newspapers and political organizations. Weekly newspapers include the Caribbean Times, Asian Times and Amar Deep Hindi....

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Racism is a substandard divide determined by subordinate values assigned to particular groups of people who are considered less important or the minority group in society. ... Thus, humanity encompasses a diverse landscape of differences which include biology, culture, religion, and gender (Schaefer, 2014). ... The criteria for subordinate status and limited acceptance by other groups include racial, ethnic, religious, and gender differences. ... It includes complete segregation from one's initial racial group or category (Schaefer, 2014). ... Fusion is when a Minority and Dominant gro...

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Most alarming of all, this burden for minorities is rising. The populace of minority groups is growing, yet experiencing ongoing disparities in economic opportunity and income. ... Therefore, the campaign can include programs promoting positive ethnic identity, educational attainment and community strengths which have the potential to promote community spirit. ... Also, health professionals need to modify their services to meet the needs of all patients, including minority groups. ... One of which includes the cost of mental health treatment and services. ...

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Beyond that, minority races are incarcerated at a much higher rate than Caucasians (Criminal Justice Fact Sheet). ... It disproportionately targets minority populations and the undereducated, particularly among young black males. ... These questions include: Should the person be charged with a crime? ... These consequences include disenfranchisement, that is, loss of their right to vote, and labor market exclusion (Roberts 1291). ... Most minority communities experience the consequences of this issue. ...

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These problems include gender inequality, poverty, and racial disparities. ... The increased immigration levels in the United States include the amendments in the immigration law and the patterns of international migration. ... Minority children do not get better opportunities and this, in turn, denies them a better future. ... The economic implications of Black Americans differ from that of other minority groups. ... The changes devastate the minority workforce, and this affects their perception and well- being. ...

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This order required federal contractors to take "affirmative action" to increase the number of minorities that they employed. ... Such distortions include the hiring of unqualified workers, the causing of problems for groups it originally set out to help, and reverse discrimination that results in unfair standards into higher education and the work force. ... Instead of treating minorities like equals, it treats them like they are better than other members of the population and puts white males in a disadvantage like the minorities once were. ... Some arguments for affirmative action may be ...

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It is more likely for minorities and poor people to turn to crime for survival. ... When you consider household incomes, minorities earn a considerably lower income than whites do on a macro level. ... So the racial profiling issue is no longer just a black and white issue, it has been extended to include many non-white races. ... Giving more reason for minorities to feel like they are targeted and that they are more likely to be severely punished than whites. ... Minority and poorer communities will continue to feel like they are victims of the system and will not see things from any other ...

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A model minority is a minority group, whether ethnic, racial, or religious in certain countries whose members are most often perceived to achieve a higher degree of socioeconomic success than the population average. ... Model minority myth becomes offensive because it creates the idea of the model minority putting minority groups against each other by implying that non-model groups are at fault for falling short of the model minority level of achievement and assimilation (Marger). A common misconception is that the affected communities usually hold pride in their labeling as the model minority...

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These special privileges can include the law that if a company doesn't hire an African-American, that meets all the qualifications, or not enough of them; the company is considered to be a racist bisnuess and can be sued. Minorities that want to move into neighborhoods or live in apartments receive special privileges known as section 8 or government financing. ... More jealousy arises from American's when a minority moves into a middle class neighborhoods the neighbors feeling that they will ruin their development by doing things like having loud parties, not taking care of their p...

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Majority of societies will face at least one of many different problems, such as, drugs, HIV/AIDS, school dropout rates, minority issues, and racism. ... The issue of racial profiling is more complicated than that conception; it can include people of many backgrounds in many different situations. ... Many minorities face being pulled over by policemen just because of the color of their skin, not because of violating the law. Nevertheless, there are many lawsuits being held on minorities being stopped by a police officer of racial profiling and unaware of how to handle the situation. ... Henc...

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Through the "Say No to Drugs" campaign, the Drug Enforcement Administration found it necessary to include race and ethnicity as components of profiles used to apprehend drug dealers and traffickers. ... Characterizing minorities as disposed to criminality creates and perpetuates a wide range of additional social problems involving race relations in the United States (Carter, 2004). ... For each criminal, terrorist, or undocumented immigrant apprehended, many more law abiding minority citizens are treated unfairly through racial profiling. ... Because police look for drugs and cont...

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Possible reasons for such portrayal include: the experience of war, Asian Economic success and trade relation, and even colonialism. ... In the present American Media, they utilize the idea of model minority to hide the real discrimination against Asians(P. ... Nowadays, the American media utilizes models such as the Model Minority to hide the subtle racial discrimination and misconceptions of Asians. ...

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These physical characteristics include skin color and hair type. ... Assimilation is a process where minority group members become part of the dominant group, losing their original distinct group identity. I feel that is where the consequences take place since a minority will have to strip their original cultural characteristics in order to be accepted into the "dominant group." ...

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If the majority of minority students are attending the same schools, have the same teachers, and are taking the same classes why is it that all students do not achieve basically the same educational level? ... Jawanza Kunjufu, president of African American Images, blames the gap between white and black students to five major areas: lower teacher expectations, poor parental support, low student self-esteem, and an irrelevant curriculum taught with an appropriate methodology for many African American students.5 The public schools for most minority students are places where they feel unwelcom...

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The white minority strongly resisted African majority rule and during the 1940's the Afrikaner National Party sought to mobilize Afrikaner opinion. ... The white minority, fearing African majority rule, voted the National Party into office in 1948's whites-only general election. ... The Group Areas Act allocated 87% of the land to the white minority of 4 million people and 13% to the black majority of 20 million people. ... The Apartheid system also called for political segregation, restructuring the bureaucracy to include separate departments for each racial group. ...

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These records should include the person's race; the reason stopped; how long the car was detained; and whether a ticket was issued, the car searched, or any illegal goods or weapons were found when the traffic stop was made. ... Interstate 95 were white, but 80 percent of searches were of minorities. ... For instance, New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman fired the state police superintendent; Carl Williams for saying that while he did not condone racial profiling, minorities were responsible for most of the country's illegal drug trade (Cannon 72). ...

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Governments usually include members of the opposition ethnic groups into their government to help show the appearance of inclusion. Also, they include them into the decision making process, so their views can be adhered to. ... Local leaders and government need to be very sensitive about leaving the minorities behind. ...

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Oppression and marginalization of youth minorities over thirty years ago had led to the creation of the music and culture that is known as Hip-hop. ... Some examples of white involvement in Hip-hop include those who support the music, those who are critical of the culture, and those who participate in the further development of Hip-hop. ...

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Indeed, "statistical studies indicate that prosecutors are more likely to pursue full prosecution, file more severe charges, and seek more stringent penalties in cases involving minority defendants than in cases involving nonminority defendants."8 This discrimination becomes even more evident, and disturbing, when examining the death penalty. ...

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