Society Issues Race-Ethnic-Religious Relations Organizations

Society Issues Race-Ethnic-Religious Relations Organizations

Racism Issue - HOME Racism Issue Trans-Pacific Racisms and the U. S. Occupation of Japan by Yukiko Koshiro, The U.S. occupation of Japan transformed a brutal war charged with overt racism into an amicable peace in which the issue of race seemed to have disappeared. During the Occupation, the problem of racial relations between Americans and Japanese was suppressed and the mutual racism transformed into something of a taboo so that the two former enemies could collaborate in creating democracy in postwar Japan. In the 1980s, however, when Japan increased its investment in the ...

Asia Culture Home Page Personal Society - HOME Asia Culture Home Page Personal Society Civil Society in Central Asia by M. Holt Ruffin, Central Asia, home of Tamerlane and the Silk Road, is a crossroads of great cultures and civilizations. In 1991 five nations at the heart of the region -- Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan -- suddenly became independent from the USSR. Today they sit strategically between Russia, China, and Iran, holding some of the world's largest deposits of oil and natural gas. Long-suppressed ethnic identities are finding new expression in language, religion, the arts, international alignments -- and ...

Hindu Religion - ... etc., the multiple Hindu deities, the sociological aspects of the religion including ethics, sacraments, dietary habits, and the caste system, the Hindu paths to enlightenment, including karma yoga, bhakti yoga, jnana yoga, tantra and laya yoga, and finally, where Hinduism stands today on the world stage, in relation to Islam, and in relation to its own complex, extraordinary history. Sociology of Religion: A Reader by Susanne C. Monahan, This collection of articles explores the relationship between the structure and culture of religion and various aspects of social life in the United States. Based on both classic and contemporary ...

American Health Institute Magazine Science - HOME American Health Institute Magazine Science Misdiagnosis of African American Clients: Racial and Ethnic Bias in Mental Health Treatment Misdiagnosis of African American Clients: Racial and Ethnic Bias in Mental Health Treatment not only reviews the institutions of racism and sexism into American culture, but the book also reviews classic sociological studies from the 1950s to 2000 and researchers' own skepticism of results due to possible biases based on race, ethnic background, gender and social class differences. Taking the reader through compelling case compilations, Ms. Nickens shows how counseling experiences can be influenced ...

Ethnic Indic Regional - HOME Ethnic Indic Regional Modern Hatreds: The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War by Stuart Kaufman, Ethnic conflict has been the driving force of wars all over the world, yet it remains an enigma. What is it about ethnicity that breaks countries apart and drives people to acts of savage violence against their lifelong neighbors? Stuart Kaufman rejects the notion of "natural", permanent ethnic hatreds as the answer. Dissatisfied as well with a purely rationalist explanation, he finds the roots of ethnic violence in myths and symbols, the stories ethnic groups tell about who ...

Sociology Definition - ... the relationship between the structure and culture of religion and various aspects of social life in the United States. Based on both classic and contemporary research in the sociology of religion, it highlights a variety of research methods and theoretical approaches in exploring the ways in which religious values, beliefs and practices shape the world "outside" of church, synagogue, or mosque walls while simultaneously being shaped "by" the non-religious forces operating in that world. Many readings from drawn popular sources--e.g., newspapers and magazines--and although many of the readings are about religion in the Christian tradition, there are also readings about religion outside the American context (e.g., Poland, England, El Salvador, ...

Ethnic Regional Spanish - HOME Ethnic Regional Spanish The Ethnic Food Lover's Companion: A Sourcebook for Understanding the Cuisines of the World by Eve Zibart, Nowhere is America's rich ethnic and cultural diversity more apparent than in its restaurants. Every city and region of the United States has a unique cultural heritage - whether it's Cuban, Thai, Spanish, Italian, Indian, French or German - reflected in its dining choices. So what do you order in an ethnic restaurant, and how do you eat? The Ethnic Food Lover's Companion provides all the information you need to ...

American Mortgage Service - ... are linked, of course, as the vast majority of home purchases are made with the help of a mortgage loan. Barriers to obtaining a mortgage represent obstacles to attaining the American dream of owning one's own home. These barriers take on added urgency when they are related to race or ethnicity.In this book Stephen Ross and John Yinger discuss what has been learned about mortgage-lending discrimination in recent years. They re-analyze existing loan-approval and loan-performance data and devise new tests for detecting discrimination in contemporary mortgage markets. They provide ...

Scientific Racism - HOME Scientific Racism The Funding of Scientific Racism: Wickliffe Draper and the Pioneer Fund by William H. Tucker, The Pioneer Fund, established in 1937 by Wickliffe Preston Draper, is one of the most controversial nonprofit organizations in the United States. Long suspected of misusing social science to fuel the politics of oppression, the fund has specialized in supporting research that seeks to prove the genetic and intellectual inferiority of blacks while denying its ties to any political agenda. This powerful and provocative volume proves that the Pioneer Fund has indeed been the primary source ... major players, including Draper, acting president Harry F. Weyher, and others. Divulging evidence of the Pioneer Fund's political motivations, William H. Tucker links Draper to a Klansman's crusade to repatriate blacks in the 1930s. Subsequent directors and grantees are implicated in their support of campaigns organized in the 1960s to reverse the Brown decision, prevent passage of the Civil Rights Act, and implement a system of racially segregated private schools. Tucker shows that these and other projects have been officially sponsored by the Pioneer Fund or surreptitiously supervised by its directors. ...

Fahrenheit Group Taiwanese - ... from Taiwan and their descendants, are a prominent group in this increasing Asian population. This is the first book-length study about the Taiwanese American community in the United States. While most articles have discussed the economic impact of their immigration, this study focuses on their community organization, information networks, religious practices, cultural observances, and the growing second generation. Finally, it concludes with an assessment of the contributions of Taiwanese Americans to American society. Community-Driven Regulation by Dara O'Rourke, In "Community-Driven Regulation Dara O'Rourke proposes a new policy model for pollution control, ...

African American Racism - ... culture suppressed the traits of African traditions until the majority of scholars thought, even into the 1970s, that virtually all significant traces had been erased. But those scholars were wrong. Although the slaves' hands were empty, their heads and hearts remained full. Africans kept their values in religious and family structures, and kept their ideas about how to organize their communities. Despite the traumas of slavery, Reconstruction, segregation, and continuing racism, these ways of life survived. Drawing on oral history, interviews, folklore, song lyrics, and the works of two major African American folk artists--Sam Doyle and Bill Traylor--as well as printed historical ...

American California Ethnic Regional Style - HOME American California Ethnic Regional Style California Jews by Ava F.Kahn, In the late nineteenth century a Jewish resident in the small Romanian town of Husch received a letter from a friend in America. "If you want to be poor all your life, " the writer admonished, "go to New York." Otherwise, he advised, "go to the other side, " meaning California, where the 1848 discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills unleashed a massive migration from Europe, Asia; and the eastern United States. From these early days forward, the state's Jewish community ... eastern-style Protestantism did not dominate Gold Rush California, permitting a more rapid and inclusive immigrant acculturation process. And, unlike their eastern counterparts, California Jews were often among the first settlers to establish a west coast community. Jewish immigrants to California took advantage of its physical environment, ethnic diversity, and cultural distinctiveness to fashion a form of Judaism unique in the American experience. California Jews enjoyed unprecedented access to political power a generation earlier than their New York counterparts. They thrived in the multicultural mix, redefining the classic black-white racial binary by ...

Economy Iraq - ... World Economy. British control after World War I is examined as one of the major determining factors in the establishment of the current borders of the country and the nature of its subsequent national identity. The other important factor explored is the highly heterogeneous nature of Iraqi society and its division along tribal, ethnic, religious, and sectarian lines. Global Regulation: Managing Crises After the Imperial Turn When the United States and Britain invaded Iraq in 2003 it seemed as if they also tore up the fabric of global governance of the world economy. But this governance was already contested ...

Family Advocacy - HOME Family Advocacy Home-School Relations: Working Successfully with Parents and Families by Mary Lou Fuller, "Home-School Relations examines the nature of the contemporary family and its relationship to the school and provides practical advice for developing strong home-school relationships." This book discusses the need for educators to have positive working relationships with the students they teach and describes the techniques they must use to understand the families from which their students come. In addition to covering the traditional topics of ethnic families, change in families, and parent-teacher communication, Olsen, ...

Religion Christianity - ... the relationship between the structure and culture of religion and various aspects of social life in the United States. Based on both classic and contemporary research in the sociology of religion, it highlights a variety of research methods and theoretical approaches in exploring the ways in which religious values, beliefs and practices shape the world "outside" of church, synagogue, or mosque walls while simultaneously being shaped "by" the non-religious forces operating in that world. Many readings from drawn popular sources--e.g., newspapers and magazines--and although many of the readings are about religion in the Christian tradition, there are also readings about religion outside the American context (e.g., Poland, England, El Salvador, ...

Christian Religion - ... the relationship between the structure and culture of religion and various aspects of social life in the United States. Based on both classic and contemporary research in the sociology of religion, it highlights a variety of research methods and theoretical approaches in exploring the ways in which religious values, beliefs and practices shape the world "outside" of church, synagogue, or mosque walls while simultaneously being shaped "by" the non-religious forces operating in that world. Many readings from drawn popular sources--e.g., newspapers and magazines--and although many of the readings are about religion in the Christian tradition, there are also readings about religion outside the American context (e.g., Poland, England, El Salvador, ...

Calder Medical Library - ... and doctors' offices. Health concerns are not solely the domain of medical students, physicians, or nurses -- we all deal with our personal well-being and the health of our loved ones on a daily basis. Sometimes these health problems cause us to consider larger social and ethical issues. How do we respond and relate to such matters? In order to help both lay people and medical professionals consider various health care issues, East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine developed a medical readers' theater program. Compiled for the first time in a single text, Medical Readers' Theater: A ...

Department Government Immigration State United Us - HOME Department Government Immigration State United Us The Challenge of Diversity Drawing on his experience as a social scientist, Walter Johnson outlines some of the challenges posed by the increasing ethno-cultural diversity of North American society through an examination of immigration history, immigration policy, and the "hot button" issues of multi-culturalism, racism, employment equity legislation, and racial profiling. Also examined are the effects of government policy on aboriginal populations; data from Corrections Canada and the United States Department of Justice to illustrate how social and ethnic inequality affects the likelihood of being incarcerated; ...

Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice - ... with a foundation to create their own multicultural feminist pedagogy. The volume challenges them with thought-provoking questions such as: How does one's multicultural or feminist theoretical orientation influence how one teaches social justice? How does this influence the manner in which one teaches about diversity issues? How might one's theoretical position influence the organization and structure of the classroom, the interventions used, or classroom dynamics and learning? How might one's relationship with one's institution be affected? The collective authors of this volume represent diverse social identities related to race, ethnicity, class, religion, sexual orientation, and nationality, which ...

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