Examples of this might include language recognition as the official language that make it a mandatory for all government official documents to be published in the generally accepted official language in a nation or region. These might include among other things, government gazette notices, as well as evidence law courts (Lado, 2009). ... The intersection of language and politics can also very evident in schools, where languages considered minority have either been promoted or banned as political systems try to either sought to ban or promote these minority languages in view of promoting nation...

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The implementation of affirmative action often involves giving preferential treatment to a candidate of a specific minority group. When choosing between two applicants, affirmative action would often be implemented by choosing a less qualified candidate from the specific minority group over a more qualified candidate who is not of a member of that group. ... Since justice is often described as getting what you deserve, it is wrong to conclude that a less qualified minority applicant deserves a position over another applicant based on the fact that the minority applicant's race will prov...

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Affirmative action, which is looked at to be a benefit to the poor and minority, is actually a form of discrimination. ... Blaming of the victim only hides the more serious issue of between the upper and lower classes that includes all races and sexes. ...

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This means overall, the losers are often those from minority ethnic groups or those in poorer classes and it is likely that they receive poorer education than those in higher classes. ... Research found that most of the children in schools that were labelled failing were from poorer backgrounds, minority ethnic groups or had special educational needs (Tomlinson, 2005). ... However, at present, the losers in education are those from minority ethnic groups etc. because they are not represented or interpreted in a positive way meaning they receive a poorer education. ... Social class and minority...

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A poor minority student may have trouble understanding English if English is not his/her first language or if English is not spoken in his/her home, and the teacher may have trouble understanding his/her broken English. ... Poor and minority students are more likely to be placed in low tracks (Oakes, 64) than middle-class children, probably because teachers misinterpret certain students' abilities. ... So do teachers assume that poor and minority students are misbehaved and non-conforming? ... There are other factors related to the home environment that affect performance in school; thes...

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Unlike women these Slaves were in the minority, but because enslavement was not all these slaves had known they still had memory of the freedom they once obtained. Even though women are not in the minority they Lack the ability to remember freedom, because it was taken away from then so long ago. ... Her duties include unpaid work, raising the children and household chores. ...

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In this case the phenomenon includes the association between society's explanations for the causes of crime and delinquency and society's responses to crime and delinquency. Two theories that help us to understand this include the strain and anomie theories. ... Elements of strain include, poverty, maintenance of conventional rules and norms, strain, formation of gangs and groups, crime and delinquency criminal careers (Agnew 154). ... In reality, however, disadvantaged minority groups and the lower class do not have equal access to such legitimate opportunities. ... Anomie theor...

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For example such organisations include labour unions, business and professional associations, civic organisations, recreational associations, ethnic groups, cultural associations, and church groups. ... Although the elites are always a minority of the population, they control a large proportion of the available resources, are usually well organised, and quite cohesive. ... These include dominating the economy, using police and military force, manipulating the educational system and the mass media, sanctioning or eliminating those who oppose them, and creating ideologies that legitimise their p...

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This is why Pinzon includes a caption for each photograph indicating the name of the worker behind the masque, the job performed, and amount of money that he or she sends home. ... As demonstrated by Turkel, Carracedo, Loach, and Brecher et. al., minorities and oppressed persons can use community organizing to empower themselves and making lasting changes. ...

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Pluralists also recognize the unequal composition of the judiciary, which is primarily Caucasian and male; however, they are encouraged by the increasing participation of women and ethnic minorities in this branch of the government. ...

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Party support by age in the 2001 General Election Age Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats 18-24 47 29 19 25-34 47 29 18 35-44 44 28 20 45-54 39 34 20 55-64 40 34 19 65+ 37 42 18 Although ethnic minorities only comprise quite a small percentage of the electorate, they too have contributed to Labour's successful election. ...

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