When prejudices are voiced that become the expected truth of the minority group in question. ... Mostly it's done independently within minority groups. There needs to be reparations for minority groups. There is a major gap on the success curve in relation to minorities in this country. ... That includes not making them feel undervalued by placing them in unsafe schools with materials that are not current and using antiquated equipment. ...

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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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Violent Crime Throughout history minorities as well as the poor have been scapegoats for many of societies problems. ... Violent crimes include murder, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery none of which I will argue are moral. ... There is no discrimination against minorities and the poor when they are sent to murder when it is labeled war. ...

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The Elderly Offender When people hear the word inmate, they usually think of a young minority male. In the past minorities between the ages of 18 and 27 made up half of the inmate population in America. ... Their crimes include, among others, brutal sexual assault and murder. ... Their crimes also include child molestation or pedophilia. ... America's elderly prison population was once known as the forgotten minority. ...

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Unfortunately this isn't the case in contemporary media, as the images of minority groups are depicted negatively. ... Racialised messages in the media include words, images and categorisations that reinforce an understanding of reality in which people of colour and immigrants are recognized as having a lower social class status than white people. ... Although it is erroneous to identify all criticisms of minorities and immigrants as perpetuated by the media, there is no doubt that they continue to promote and reinforce most racism. ... For example: since the S...

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For example, some critics believe that multicultural education is directed toward only minority groups, therefore discriminating against middle class, white, and heterosexual males. ... It involves not only teaching majority groups about minorities, but also teaching minority groups about the majority groups (Banks 87). ... Multiculturalism will unite our nation even more into one whole that will have no mainstream culture, but many diverse subcultures that will cooperate for the good of everyone, not just the majority or the minority. ... My school experience, until college, didn't in...

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But that is definitely not the problem; it is not that writers include their opinion in their writings; it is that they include it as if it was the core reality of history. ... And society is submitted to the various opinions of the dominating minorities that only pretend to give themselves credit by deceiving the masses. ...

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Over the past 40 years Affirmative Action has become a widely debated topic and has been expanded to include various groups. ... Originally designed to give ethnic minorities a better opportunity in a white dominated world the issue has become a beacon for any group discriminated against on the basis of gender, age or religious affiliation. ... Bush has been trying to keep the GOP's conservative base happy while at the same time wooing minorities. ...

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Effects include labeling, criticisms, and miscommunication. ... Their consciousness-raising groups did not include men and attempted to create an equal forum just between the women. ... This interpretation is not inaccurate, as the first wave and parts of the second wave did not include women of other races. ... Out of this dilemma rose a need for other forms of feminism that considered the plight of minorities, such as womanists and multiracial feminists. ... Each one wants to look at honestly and reevaluate our values to include those who were not originally considered in the foundation ...

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Indicators of student effort include how often students are absent from school, how interested they are in their schoolwork, whether they try to do their best, whether they complete their assignments, and how much time they spend on homework and other activities such as work or watching television. ... We find these problems to be most common in urban areas where black minorities are the majorities. ... Jobs like city maintenance or cleaning services, which has less income than that which is desirable are usually what you find most minorities migrating to. Also certain jobs as McDonalds or ...

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These include differences in capital and material possessions, and differences in general attitudes and values. ... While this is somewhat contentious, "property" for some might extend beyond the ownership of capital to include the power to dominate others because one holds a position of power. ... This suggests that only a minority or elite hold power and the circulation of power is contained within this small minority or elite sector. ...

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I believe that if Latinas were to watch this movie it tells them that they can reach social mobility as a minority, person of color and female. ... Marisa also happens to be a single mom and minority. ... Stuart Hall defines ideology as something that doesn't include individual concepts but statements that are made by individuals' subconscious thoughts; also something that works to differentiate and identify groups of people. ...

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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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