This was enough for dismissal and led to 100,000 Americans being dismissed over the next 50 years. ... In 1973, the American Psychological Association voted to remove homosexuality as a diagnosis, admitting it did not need a cure. In 1986, the American Counseling Association followed suit and removed it as a diagnosis from the DSM. ... In 1990, President Bush President Bush signed into law the Hate Crime Statistics Act, the first federal law to include the term "sexual orientation." ... Census Bureau (2012), statistics reveal a growing number of same-sex marriage households. ...

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We are losing this population at a steady and alarming rate. ... Environmental forces that influence this population is poverty, family demographics and the environment in which they were raised. ... In order to give the nation's African American males the opportunity to be successful, the government and communities must give priority to pursuing an equality agenda that allows this population to thrive and reach their full potential. ... As previously stated, this issue affects all of us, not just the population who is experiencing this issue. ... With the continued homicides of Black mal...

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Demographics and Causes of Underage Drinking Statistics shows the differences between different race and ages of underage adolescent drinkers. ... This evidence shows that there is a need for continued research among the different populations of care. According to Hopkins, the exposure to African American youth to alcohol advertising is said to be more than any other population of race. In 2004 statistics had shown that 34% of African American youth saw more alcohol advertising in magazines compared to other youth in general. ... Compared to African Americans ad Asian American adolescents, Eur...

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MEASURING SOCIALISM IN NORTH AMERICA: A COMPARISON BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Which of the two countries is more socialist, Canada or the United States of America? ... To measure this variable, we will look at the number of public representatives who are elected by the population. ... In accordance with the Government of Canada , the Canadian population elects a Prime Minister and members of the House of Commons (In Canada, there are 301 members). ... When we count the number of representatives who are elected by the population, it seems that the American pol...

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If it is true that equal opportunity doesnt exist in American than the idea of the "American Dream" would be false. ... However I dont have any statistics to prove that at this time, I hope to accomplish that in my research. ... Literature Review: In the article "Getting ahead: social mobility among the urban poor" by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, the author examines the social mobility within the urban poor population. ... It was a pleasant change from the monotonous statistics that usually fill these types of articles. ... In this article the author goes over these statistics as well as explainin...

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Over the course of American history, policies have been created, done away with, and revised. ... The creations of these program areas have significantly impacted the course of history in the United States, and these changes can be seen in present-day America. ... While the court's ruling to disband segregation was seen as a victory for African American families, this had little to no impact on children with disabilities. ... Negative connotations had become attached to the word, which led to stereotypes and fear of the population of people with disabilities. ... Since the early 1900s, A...

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Prison Literature in America. ... The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975. ... In the last two decades the population of black male inmates grew three times as fast as the number of black men enrolled in higher education. ... In a country less than 13 percent blacks, one half of the prison population is African American. ... Goods and services must be provided to keep imprisoned populations alive. ...

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For our research we chose to use Internet sites, references from the book entitled Homeless in America, by Michael A. ... There are many causes, consequences and complications of homelessness in America, as explained in Homeless in America, a few of the causes are very serious medical problems, found not only in the normal population. ... And because a tremendous amount of the population is without medical insurance, where does one turn? ... But usually the homeless population has burned their past and future bridges by acting in unsociable ways, beginning with family contacts to rehabilit...

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Throughout California and all of our American history, federal and state governments have separated Americans into various racial and ethnic groups. ... Other groups in opposition include the Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, the Public Health Institute, and the National Health Law. ... Vital statistics, collected from birth and death certificates, would be jeopardized. In order to calculate infant mortality rates among African American babies, dat...

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Appearance has held such precedence for Americans. ... For a variety of reasons, it is easier to make arrests in these neighborhoods as contrasted with, for example, suburban neighborhoods with mostly white populations. Records of past statistics make officers believe they have a sufficient amount of evidence to incriminate anyone who fits these standards. ... African Americans make up 12% of the U.S. population, but they comprise about half of all prison inmates and 40% of those sentenced to death. ... The most recent statistics show that blacks are arrested and incarcerated for drug use at a...

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After researching various statistics, I found that premarital pregnancy is quite prevalent in teenagers throughout the world. ... It would suggest that allowing young people to remain in foster care beyond age 18 may be one way to reduce teenage pregnancy among this population.  ... About 900,000 pregnancies occur each year among American teenagers aged 15-19. ... After seeing those statistics, if makes one wonder if there are any more studies which will create a solution. ... Almost every home in America has at least one TV, the internet, and a cell phone. ...

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To justify the existence of a 'dominant class', Miliband cited the shocking inequality statistics of the 1960s. ... Describing Britain to be the 'most obvious example' of this inequality, seeing as the richest '1% of the population owned 42% of personal wealth, 5% owned 75% and 10% owned 83%', and America's similar statistics that in 1953, 75% of corporate stock was divided between 1% of adults' (Miliband pp25-26), he attacks any belief in 'People's Capitalism' as invalid due to the fact that this 1% is a 'self-perpetuating oliga...

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These theories have a devastating impact that effects the African American and Black South African population. Astonishingly, reports show that even though African Americans make up 12 percent of the U.S. population they account for nearly half of HIV/AIDS cases. ... Among Black South Africans, a fifth of the population believed that one could tell by a person's appearance whether they had the disease. ... Similar research done in Louisiana by Parsons et al (1999) provides statistics that do not fair to go better. ... Many often wonder what went so wrong in Germany that an entire s...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Statement Chapter 1: A Personal Perspective on Generational Homogeneity Chapter 2: Generational Homogeneity: The Empirical Research Chapter 3: Reasons for Generational Homogeneity: A Perspective from Young Adults Chapter 4: Dissemination Challenges Chapter 5: Solutions Conclusion Statement Throughout my life, both as a theatergoer and practitioner, I have been aware of an apparent generational homogeneity in American theatre audiences. My thesis will, firstly, investigate to what degree this perception is accurate, across the spectrum of American theatre. ... I wi...

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The FBI defines terrorism as, "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."" ... It seeks to promote a political outcome by spreading terror and demoralization throughout a population-. ... Intercontinental Globalization began from the discovery of the American continent by Columbus, then European culture and norms of life began to be exported from Europe to the American continent. ...

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GUN CONTROL Since the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. ... It is also argued that by making it difficult for guns to be bought and registered for the American public there is a threat to the personal safety of American families everywhere. ... In 1988 there were 9000 handgun-related murders in America. Metropolitan Centers and some suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by handguns. ... AGAINST GUN CONTROL The National Crime Survey estimates that 83 pe...

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Those of Mexican decent have typically depended on the wages mothers were able to bring in due to minimal human capital and a lack of marketable skills needed by this overall population. ... The African American working population dates back to slavery. African American men faced discrimination and a lack of marketable skills that lead to underemployment or unemployment. This meant that African American women had to work to survive (Hattery, 14). ... Department of Labor showed that in 1999 this number had grown to 46.7%, almost half of the professional working population (Kimmel, 122). ...

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Indeed, trends in Australia from 1965 to 1985 demonstrate an increasing number of homicide cases being reported to the police, but since the figures are rising more slowly than the population, the homicide rate has actually fallen over this period, from nearly six per hundred thousand to less than 4.4. The relevant data, incorporating murder statistics between 1973 and 1984 are set out in the figures blow. (Source: Wallace, Alison (1986), Homicide: The Social Reality, New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Sydney, 93) The most common justification for the death penal...

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The Effect of AIDS and Birth Rates are falling but Population is not. ... Another problem is AIDS, which is both a population and social problem. ... Another problem we are facing is a real population explosion among the poor. ... Statistics show that most of them leave the mother to support the child on their own with no financial support whatsoever. America's inner cities -Vs- Third World Countries At first, it might appear impossible to compare conditions in America's inner cities with those that characterize overpopulated countries of the Third World. ...

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America was destined for another, more far-reaching civil rights movement. ... He believed in the immediate integration of blacks into mainstream American life, regardless of the consequences. ... Led by Carrie Chapman Catt, women suffragists formed the National American Women's Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1890. ... Roosevelt brought the new deal into American life in the early thirties. ... The "forgotten Americans" were the citizens who needed the new deal to benef...

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It was, as well, the only possibility for many countries to improve their economy: especially in Latin America, where Mexico just stopped refunding its debt because it couldn't pay anymore. ... In each country, even the population is divided in different economic and social layers. ... Twenty percent of the world's population living in the richest countries have 74 times the income of the poorest. ... For example, we can see in England and in America as well, that the differences in income between upper and lower social layers are larger than they have ever been since collection of...

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The site promises a future feature that will allow teachers to review scores and statistics for their own students. ... The project's 16 lessons involve data analysis, number relationships and graphing, patterns and functions, statistics, and measurement. ...

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Abstract An exploration of the aging boomer and how they will age differently from their parents, creates a powerful new epicenter of marketing in America. ... Cultural Differences Asian, Hispanic, and African-American ethnic groups are growing larger in proportion to the whole population, becoming more diversified. Today's women are established in the workforce and the general population is highly mobile. ... In the U.S., Baby Boomers are aging and the population of Hispanics, Asians, and other ethnic groups is growing. ... The extension of life span has been a growth in per ca...

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Immigration of various populations into the United States and other parts of the globe occurs as one of the topics that has and continues to be explored by various scholars. ... Speaking of the 1965 Immigration Act, this connotes to a policy document that allowed populations displaced by the Second World War to enter into the United States and attain American citizenship (Minetor 64). ... Despite the fact that the above connoted act was in favour of immigrants displaced by the World War II, there is a need to comprehend with the fact that the Act set a platform for the entry of other populat...

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According to the Lupus Foundation of America, "most people will develop lupus between the ages 15 to 44". This statistic illustrates how lupus affects a large population covering many age groups. Gender According to The Lupus Foundation of America, there are an estimated 1.5 million Americans, and at least five million people worldwide who have a form of lupus. ... As it can be seen from these statistics, females are the majority of the lupus diagnosed patients when examining this disease based on gender variables. ... According to the Lupus Foundation of America, "Lupus is...

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