Essays and Research Papers on Race Politics & Society

In 5 pages the author compares the historical experiences of Native Americans, Black Americans, and Chinese Americans. A historical narrative of Native Americans, Black Americans, and Chinese Americans is necessary to determine the specific historical factors, social structure factors, and ideological factors that seem to have contributed to the differences in their experiences. The history ...

This 8 page research paper examines Chinese American families today. Specifically discussed are a short history of their arrival in America, current prejudices they face today, how they have overcome cultural changes and adapt to life in U.S., and common American misconceptions about the Chinese. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 4 page paper examining the August 1999 disaster in Turkey. History of the Anatolian fault summarized. Social, economic and political ramifications also noted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page overview of the discrimination and exploitation faced by Native Americans, and their immigrant counterparts in the early history of the United States. Emphasizes that while the situation was similar for all there were also many differences. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page discussion of the similarities between the science fiction movie "Alien Nation" and the true-to-life cultural and racial divides existing in the United States today. Relates the subjugatory history of this country with the attempts of the aliens of the movie to infiltrate mainstream human society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the cause of segregation and its history in the United States. Distinguishes between the natural tendency of groups toward segregation and the artificially imposed segregation which results from one groups distrust or dislike of another. Concludes that while the Civil Rights movement has brought America a long way toward equality and integration, and ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the book "A People's History of the United States, 1492 to Present," as it addresses the Civil Rights Movement. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page discussion of the cultural implications found in the fictional novel by Gish Jen. Contends that the pressure to conform which confronts the teenage heroine of the book and her more traditional Asian American parents is that which has faced immigrants throughout the history of this country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages. In this paper we will define and give a short history of abortion as well as take a look at the pros and cons and the issues and impacts of abortion. This analysis will be done as a comparison of the abortion issues in both the United States and Japan and the ways that each ...

A 5 page paper which analyzes and provides a synopsis of Angela Y. Davis' article, "Surrogates and Outcast Mothers: Racism and Reproductive Politics in the Nineties" to determine its specific topics, the geographical and chronological setting, the article's organization, its major point and how the author supports it, evaluates whether or not it reflects an identifiable bias, ...

This 7 page paper is written in first person and provides a first hand account of the racial differences in Mount Sinai, New York. Some statistics are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page report presents a critical essay written on the topic that “Workers at the bottom of the economic ladder are paid enough.” An initial essay is presented and then criticized in terms of its overall argument and pseudo reasoning/fallacies. Then, the essay is revisited and suggestions are made of how it should be revised to better state the author’s ...

A 7 page paper that begins with the data regarding interracial marriages in the U.S. The major focus of this essay is white men with black women but it also includes information about the converse. The essay reports comments from other authors about the acceptance of interracial relationships. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 7 sources. ...

This 12 page paper looks at the impact of health risk behaviors within the urban male adolescent population. The essay discusses many of the issues that face impoverished urban youth with an emphasis on Black males, including the behaviors that negatively impact their health. Statistics are included. The essay ends demonstrating the resiliency of some ...

This 25 page paper is comprised of two parts. The major portion discusses the history of structural inequality, how systems of oppression and inequality are created and perpetuated, the systemic nature of inequality, and the value of diversity. The second and shorter part of the paper discusses structural inequality and communication skills. In this ...

This 5 page paper explores the detrimental effects of stereotyping. The results, and how people cope, is also included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 15 page paper discussing the studies found regarding kinesics. Kinesics, or the study of body language in nonverbal communication, is a term which was first applied to early anthropological studies and was used in regards to furthering the study of linguistics. Recently however, researchers have used the study of kinesics in regards ...

A 14 page paper reviewing the importance of recognizing communication characteristics among Malaysian women. This paper reviews the various factors that affect these women's communication. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of racism in South Korea. It outlines a communications campaign to increase awareness. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page report discusses Santos Garza, the head of Counter Technology, a $12-million, 377-employee company specializing in providing professional management and human resources, high-tech security, and computer systems design services to U.S. and foreign government agencies, major airports and air carriers, and major corporations worldwide. Her story is one that meets all of the key components of the classic rags-to-riches ...

A 12 page paper discussing gaps in educational achievement in Britain from a sociological perspective. Researchers appear to be identifying concepts that should be important in arriving at resolution, even though it appears that they have not yet found workable solutions that fit all situations. It has been known for years that more ...

A 5 page discussion of the importance of ideologies in maintaining societal separation. This paper addresses the question of the question of how meanings of racial, class, and gender identity can be reshaped, if not removed from society? What would be necessary to make these changes? Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing some of the uses of demographic studies, but focusing more on a demographic analysis of regions of Georgia based on data collected in the 1990 census, comparing the striated regions of the state with each other according to state averages. Assuming that all other conditions remain the same, it ...

A 7 page discussion of the racial and cultural bias which exists in education and educational testing. Supports the contentions of Claude S. Fischer in "Inequality by Design: Cracking the Bell Curve Myth" which attacks the inherent bias in educational testing, particularly previous contentions that racially related I.Q. scores determine economic, social, and intellectual ...

An 8 page overview of the literature concerning the quality of education when multi- racial students are concerned. Links race with culture and emphasizes that reading comprehension is often determined by background knowledge structure which is determined by an individual's culture. Concludes that a student's race is very relevant to potential academic success ...