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"Judith Adler Hellman's Mexican Lives is composed of information in narrative form gathered from interviews with fifteen Mexicans which give the reader a fascinating and often moving portrait of life and work in contemporary Mexico. Hellman allows her subjects to speak for themselves, although her commentary and conclusions are rich not only with compassion and insight, but also with her talent as a clear and straightforward writer of powerful but accessible prose. Her skillful interviewing technique gives her subjects the confidence to express themselves candidly and to do so with clarity and purpose.
Most significant is that each of the interviews gives the reader a portrait not only of a human being, his or her work and life, what matters to him or her, and how he or she is trying to.."

Tags:BOOK, REVIEWS, mexico

Abstract
The writer first defines the term stereotype and relates this concept to business relationships. Negotiation is the process by which two or more parties attempt to reach agreement on matters of mutual interest. The writer asserts that this process can become distorted with the introduction of stereo-typing. Finally, the paper highlights the positive aspects to negotiations involving parties from differing backgrounds.

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"Culture exhibits itself with visible behavioral patterns, such as the distance people try to keep, their facial expression, manner, etc., These are present at the surface level and are seen, heard and sensed. They are the result of cultural traits present as a combination of values, norms, traditions, rituals and more. The literature on cross-cultural negotiations studies these complex constructs, and also includes consideration of how different cultures handle problem solving, relationships and competitiveness."

Tags:discussion, agreement, background, international, business

Abstract
This paper takes a look at racism-- what it is and what is the root of its power.

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"Racism is leftover baggage from the slave trade and slavery. In the year 2002 there are people who believe that there is no longer any racism and there is only one race, the human race. Many of the people that accept these views as true, that it is only the human race, are a part of the majority group in the United States, which are white people. The majority group of people uses the ideology of racism to justify the injustices that are set upon the minority groups. A few of the injustices that they try to justify are how people differentiate between the Black community, versus the White community, in terms of the job opportunities and the types of training that are received. Therefore, racism is based on ideology or belief systems."

Tags:sociology, black, white, slavery, injustice, minority, group, ideology, minority

Abstract
This paper presents a discussion of issues related to transracial foster care and adoption.The issues outlined here include those of identity and role-modeling, and the ability of parents to understand fully the experiences of their child of a different race. A review of the relevant literature on racial identity is provided.

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"A multiracial/cross racial/transracial foster care arrangement can be described as one in which there is a "foster care arrangement for a child who is of a different racial heritage than the individual or individuals who are providing the foster care." (Kenny)
Closely related to the issue of transracial foster care is transracial adoption. Transracial adoption presents the same kinds of problems as does transracial foster care. Children of ethnic minorities who are adopted by white parents do not have a minority role-model in the immediate family to look up to, and therefore may be more influenced by the wider society's devaluation of their ethnic identity. Development of a strong ethnic or racial identity will be hampered by not growing up in a home where the parents and siblings are members of that same group. Additionally, white parents will never be able to fully understand discrimination in the way that minority parents can, and therefore, however well intentioned they may be, they will never be able to provide the kind of support and advice regarding societal discrimination that adoptive parents of the same race would be able to provide."

Tags:race, discrimination, parenting, identity, role-model, NABSW, welfare

Abstract
An attempt to determine whether or not there is a bias shown to blacks and other minorities. This paper also examines whether or not the poverty level of the defendant is also a factor in the sentencing severity and how this can be overcome.

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"America has waffled on the topic of capital punishment since the nation's infancy. There are some eras in which the nation's people stood firmly behind the death penalty and believed the adage "an eye for an eye", while at other times the voters have stopped the allowance of execution as a punishment. With each change there are those who are advocates and those who are detractors from the principle itself. Whether or not the death penalty is a viable solution for crime diversion is still under debate. In addition to the use of the death penalty being debated there is a large debate in America about the bias shown to whites when it comes to the use of the death penalty. Many people believe that the minority and the poor in this country are executed at a far more frequent rate than their white counterparts."

Tags:blacks, whites, america, capital, punishment, execution

Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts Asian women in professional and competitive sports against American women that are engaged in the same sports. The author emphasizes the role of Chinese and American women in the Olympic games. He then demonstrates how the popular media in the United States tends to present female Asian athletes as being overly dedicated to their respective sports to the end goal of drug use or cheating, while female American athletes are presented as being dedicated but also are completely honest in all respects.

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" The American and the Asian medias treat their own female athletes much as they would their male athletes, but it is evident that the American mainstream media tends to portray Asian women as athletes that are not really competitors but are instead almost monstrous. In articles from the 1998 Summer Games, for example, the allegations that the Chinese athletes were using drugs allowed the media to vilify these women. "

Tags:news, racism, report, reporting, society, sport, sports

Abstract
This paper delves into Australia's new national curriculum, and its likely impact on standard and special education in the country. The paper refers to readings of various literature articles, journals, on-line sources, and curriculum documents. The paper discusses the importance of Aboriginal studies, a fundamental and necessary area of study, but asserts that for true cultural inclusiveness, the study of other community cultures should also be encouraged throughout schooling. The author opines that risk exists of the system being assessment-driven and overly controlled by the government, but it will be useful in eliminating uneven standards across Australia. The paper concludes that benefits of a new national curriculum can include a common framework, consistent standards that meet the needs of all children, efficient approaches to assessment and the curriculum is informative to meet the needs of society.

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"The new National Curriculum allows schools to retain History, English, Maths and Science, as one of the four original Key Learning Areas (KLA's) upon which the curriculum will be built, of these four subjects History faces the sternest test in becoming consolidated as a bedrock KLA, (Joel., 2010). Whilst looking at four teachers and their views on the new National Curriculum, The English teacher concludes that overall, the national curriculum will not end the current debates surrounding the teaching of English in Australia, but perhaps navigates a way around them, (Kelly, 2010). The science teacher looked at the aims of the Australian curriculum and thinks they are admirable but the capacity of what is presented in the draft to achieve those aims remains questionable, (Stephens, 2010). The math's teacher believes that it is not a curriculum that can be adopted instantly but it will need to be a carefully considered, well resourced and phased timeline for implementation, (Lowe, 2010). The history teacher said "there is perhaps too much emphasis on content and not enough recognition of the time it takes to explore the areas of history that are recommended" (Bishop, 2010, p.g.1)."

Tags:Aboriginal, information, technology, special, education

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"Anne Fadiman's book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1998) is an intelligent and moving " and unsettling story " about the costs that individuals must sometimes have to pay for living in a multicultural society and the challenges that immigrants face in the United States, even after they think that they have made it to the promised land. Fadiman also shows how the American mainstream cultural establishment " in this case represented mostly by the doctors and other medical personnel that work with one particular immigrant family " sometimes finds itself unable to help newcomers to make the leap into the often perilous new world of their dreams.
Lia Lee was born in 1981 to a family of recent Hmong immigrants to California, and soon developed symptoms of .."

Tags:BOOK, REVIEWS, NON-FICTION, IMMIGRATION

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The paper discusses the book which was written by a participant-observer of the culture surrounding a Jewish Senior Citizen Center in California. The paper shows that the novel depicts life in the Jewish ghetto for the men and women, most of them in their eighties or nineties.

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"The Center is located near the beach in an urban California area. At one time it was in the heart of a thriving Jewish community, but the neighborhood has changed drastically, particularly in the last ten years before the research for the book was begun. Because of the age and physical condition of the members, as well as the downward trend in the socioeconomic status of the surrounding area, the Center is constantly threatened with extinction. This is one of the reasons that the author was so anxious to do this particular fieldwork."

Tags:senior, citizen, Jewish, anthropology, aging, culture

Abstract
This essay demonstrates the erratic history of indigenous land claims in Australia, from the colonial period to advancements made under legislative modernization today. The paper begins with a quote by Mudrooroo, to show just how frustrating the situation is. The paper concludes that Indigenous Australians are finally being recognized as the original owners of this country, although much needs to be done before the struggle is over.

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"In 1788, the Indigenous people were violently deprived of their land rights. Their struggle for the return of these rights has proved a tumultuous journey through the history of Australia, often exposing fundamentally racist beliefs and laws. Recent legislation has paved the way for greater victories for Indigenous Australians, although the extent to which even these are just remains questionable."

Tags:aborigine, land, law, mabo, dreamtime