Intro In this research study I will analyze social mobility versus achievement. I will also examine if there is any difference between ethnicity and status attainment. ... Status attainment and social mobility are based on a number of factors. ... Status attainment and social mobility are directly related to education, race, and family background. ... Past research has also indicated that the levels of education directly relate to social status attainment (Carter). ...

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Poverty does not seem to be an evenly distributed social problem. ... Even more discriminatory is the status of women among those living in poverty. ... When a person is brought into this world they are given certain privileges based on their status in society. ... Her focus is on the status of poverty in the media. ... Some people believe that social welfare should be eliminated all together. ...

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There are various ways of defining a social class depending on the author. ... They impact onto the student a high social standing. They have been shown propagate the socio economic reproduction by passing the socio economic positions and advantages to generations.They also play a role in providing socio economic mobility to students of lower socio economic status. ... Attainment of higher education on the other hand has not resulted in social fluidity. ... This meant that the social advantages and connections that a student derived from attending these elite schools was restricted to a small...

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The three major social problems facing the American citizens in the 21st century are births to unmarried woman, being able to trust or government and or leaders, and lastly destroying the environment. The first major social problem facing America today is the crisis of births to unmarried woman. ... Because of a mans wealth and social status he used his power to make disorder in his kingdom, which lead to conspiracies. ... Lastly, destroying our environment is another social problem facing Americans in the 21st century. ... The three social problems facing America in the 21st century ...

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Our lack of feudal past helped to erode our pre-capitalist status, while the legacy of slavery kept inequalities between blacks and whites. ... In the third stage, increased social mobility and a greater sense of opportunity significantly erode pre-capitalist status differences and reduce (although by no means eliminating) the advantages deriving from inherited wealth" (Siedentop, 155). ... Yes, the lack of a feudal past helped to erode pre-capitalist status. ... But slavery left a distinct scar: the inequalities between black and white men both socially and economically. ... Therefore th...

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Struggling for a social, educational, legal, and moral status became the focus of the women's movement. ... To understand the importance of the founding of this society, one must be able to understand the social background of women. ... Women were even denied the right to property and control of wage status after she was bound in marriage. ... Ironically, in fighting for the right of freedom, women continued to be held down by their own social standards of fashion. ... The decrease of interest in abolitionism was mainly due in part because people began relating slavery to the social ...

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Yet, in this study there was no additional research performed to identify the social processes in order for them to be addressed. ... Elan Melmid and Gabriel Brodbar of the Child Welfare League of America writes, "Low income groups are the targets of discrimination based on their socioeconomic status as well as social indicators such as race, ethnicity, and gender" (4). ... Obviously, it is hard to find a job when there is a high rate of unemployment plus discrimination due to poor socioeconomic status (Coulton 3). ... Family circumstances are not currently used as only the current economi...

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According to the American Dream, the United States is a country where immigrants from around the world can come and live a comfortable lifestyle through education and hard work, and possibly improve their social status. ... The "Myth of Education and Empowerment" emphasizes education as the solution to improve social status and essentially lead to success. ... Schools in different neighborhood, depending on the social status, differ in what is being taught and how it is taught, giving those students in the wealthier communities a greater chance at success. As Jean Anyon has shown in ...

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Therefore hip-hop should be considered beyond its original status of a genre but as an essential learning tool to understand a consistently misunderstood and isolated faction of people. ... Here we will consider hip-hops role in racial authenticity and its history of social empowerment for African-Americans, its role as a fundamental source of positive racial socialization for black youths and in what ways its elements can be utilized in classroom and therapeutic settings involving urban youth. ... This cohort embraces the beliefs of American society concerning individualism personal express...

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Recognition of the social, financial, health and emotional issues involved in caring for the elderly began in the 1940's. ... Being a public health issue, it incorporates nursing and social work professionals (Netting, Huber, Paton, Kautz, 1995). ... This presents society with enormous economic and social costs, resulting from attempting to provide care for these individuals. ... It should include a comprehensive physical exam including mental status, neurological, social, functional and emotional exams. ... This questionnaire is also known as the SF-36 and is most available to social...

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Nonetheless, the two distinct social factors are features of agency and structure in a complex society in which they create causally interlinked configurations. ... The media emphasizes that anyone can purchase the products advertised on television, regardless of his or her social class. ... Likewise, in "The Power of Social Movements (and Its Secret), Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, and Brendan Smith reveal the contributions of social movements in the redistribution of wealth and power, resulting in greater equality for low status and exploited social groups. ... The power of organizing as...

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From classifying gender and social status to providing fuel, satisfaction, and excuses, food affects people in many ways. ... Peoples' social levels are classified according to their economic standing. For example, going to expensive restaurants distinguishes one's social level. Certain types of foods, such as caviar, show high socio-economic status because of the expensive cost. ... The kind and quantity of food one eats reflects not only one's lifestyle and socio-economic status, but one's personality as well. ...

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College specifically is one obstacle that is extremely important in advancing ones status in society. ... Another factor that makes it difficult to move up the social ladder is the lack of jobs available that earn middle class salaries. ... The New York Post's Labor Department claimed that over a fourth of jobs that the Labor Department expects in 2020 are from sectors like health care and social-assistance. ... Money can prevent one from going into debt, as well greatly as assist in saving for retirement, but the issue itself may not be the idea that one can't advance their status i...

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At the same time, the movie depicts the social issue of the oppression of women and power of men, a long history in China and as racial minorities in America. ... An-Mei one of the mothers in the movie, tells her beloved mother's story where her mother experienced multiple oppression due to her status as a woman in a long deep-rooted Chinese history. ... Therefore, An-Mei's mother once again becomes dependent on a male, Wu-Tsing, although she has the lowest status in the house and cannot claim the son she gave birth to be her own son, she has nowhere else to go since her own parents...

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The rule was of having social conservatism with a strong belief in economic development. ... The third belief was organization and effeiciency, social order was a mean of using intelligents as a guide for social and economic gain. ... The process of professionalization requires an occupation to legitimate its claims to status and authority. An occupation might adopt certain structural features such as codes of ethics or university training as a means of establishing a claim to professional status. ... Both the Grange and the Alliance endorsed social and educa...

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The United Stated Constitution gives individuals the right of being free and equal regardless their ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or gender. ... People can tell lawmakers and elected officials what they want and what they feel about some important matters such as social security, gay marriage, healthcare, public safety, or education. ... If we go to polls and choose a decisive leadership, everyone access education regardless their financial status. ... In our history, there were many fighters who fought for asking the right of voting to every individual regardless people' race, nation...

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Specifically, white people involved in Hip-hop sparks debates and controversy about their appropriation and interpretation of Hip-hop music, which is typically assumed to be part of the black culture and black social identity (Kitwana, 2005). ... African-American music also had its own history of white appropriation that continuously re-occurs as a form of racial discrimination and a promoter of social inequality. ... This is an example of negative white participation that promotes social inequality because when these types of shows are seen by the public eye, the perception on blacks that aud...

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The foundation of America is designed to support a culture of freedom and equality regardless of nationality, economic status, faith, sexual orientation or gender. ... Feminism is the theory of political, economic, and social equality of the sexes according to the Merriam Webster online dictionary. ... Gender roles in society help perpetuate the ideals that bind men and women, keeping them from experiencing the social freedom they deserve. ... Feminism seeks to promote body confidence in place of these social norms. ... Male support of feminism will breed economic, social, and political progre...

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Life in America after World War II was immersed in social and political turmoil. ... If a woman tried to move beyond that status - most of which never thought beyond the realm due to overwhelming peer-pressure and sense of responsibility to the family - then they were socially exiled and deemed as a failure (Chafe: 220). ... However, many of these stereotypes were shattered when there were drastic social changes. While all of the women's rights movements were occurring, America was in a social upheaval. ... Dylan paved the way for popular songs to discuss political and social unrest. ...

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The idea of race differences had become an instrumental part of American social structure. ... "Race" had become a social phenomenon. ... Once white superiority had anchored itself to the social construct, associations with it came into existence. ... White superiority provided a security blanket to those whites of lower social standing. ... Only abuse and prosecution laid in wait for those who disagreed with the status quo. ...

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Federal EEO laws prohibit an employer from discriminating against persons in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, evaluation, promotion, training, compensation, discipline, retention and working conditions, because of their protected status. ... And although universities have equal number of capacities for these different fields, male students tend to pursue degrees in engineering, architecture, physics in science, computer science, and business and management; Females however, are heavily concentrated in nursing, home economics, education, social sciences, and humaniti...

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Newspapers, magazines, television, and social media websites, have all become platforms for companies to advertise a product to the world. ... White men and women are usually shown as people of higher status with a greater amount of wealth. They are seen driving nice cars, in expensive watch commercials, or living in mansion all these examples are portraying whites as having more money/status then minority groups. ... Compared to Whites, minorities such as Asian's, African Americans and Latinos are given lower statuses in commercials and ads, portraying negative and false stereotypes of t...

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Not only are these ailments debilitating, but the social and psychological effects can be just as painful. ... In addition to their internal turmoil, many are also held down by unjust social pressures as well; pressure to be a rail thin runway model, pressure to keep their heads held high despite the sneers and remarks from strangers, and pressure from others to look "normal." ... They tend to have higher rates of unemployment, and a lower socioeconomic status. ... Many severely obese persons find it preferable to avoid social interactions or public places, choosing to limit their own freed...

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They seem to have the perfect modern relationship with very similar personalities and much in common; "They were both perfectionists They were joggers, nonsmokers, social drinkers, and if not full blown vegetarians, people who were conscious of their intake of animal fats." (34) They live in the Arroyo Blanco Estates, a private community complete with every luxury they desire. ... In contrast to the logical and socially acceptable way Delaney and Kyra's relationship works, Candido and America are looked down upon in American society today. ... Though separated by race, social status a...

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It was the "class and status conflicts of the late nineteenth century that formed the driving forces that made men become reformers." ... Different interest groups were starting to speak up and express their discontent with political and social issues. ... One was the belief that changes could not be made to existing structures without hurting humanity, referred to as Social Darwinism. "Social Darwinism provided a seemingly scientific rationale with which to oppose governmental interference in social and economic affairs." ... These social and economic problems were what caused the prog...

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