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- 411: Racism: Issue In Institutional Racism
- ... 1877, then to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese immigration for 10 years. Once again inherent contradictions were seen as reasonable because it was to the believer's benefit. A scarcity of employment opportunities combines with prejudices to create a atmosphere of hatred and political blame directed toward the Chinese immigrants (The Heathen Chinese 230-240). Another case of dualistic application of justice towards the Asian- American community ...
- 412: The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- ... stereotypes about older workers, and helping employers recognize the value and experience of older workers. Through legislation, the AARP is urging Congress to remove any exceptions to the law making it illegal to discriminate in employment on the basis of age. Litigation comes in the form numerous "friend- of-the-court" briefs in significant cases involving the interpretation of the ADEA. The AARP is pro generic drugs mainly because Medicare does ...
- 413: Immigration & Americas Future
- ... Colorado, made more than seven dollars an hour. Many were making over 100 dollars per day. Denver identified 43 illegal aliens making 100 dollars per day as roofers, while 438 people were registered in their employment services who would have loved those jobs. The average illegal immigrant arrested in Chicago makes $5.65 an hour. More than thirty million American workers make less than that. A common belief is that aliens ...
- 414: Genocide
- ... The most important of these decisions declared unconstitutional a law that outlawed racial discrimination by private citizens. For decades after the era of Reconstruction, the absence of adequate federal laws permitted discrimination against blacks in employment and housing, in public accommodations, in the judicial system, and in voting opportunities. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed racial discrimination in most hotels, restaurants, and other public facilities; prohibited private employers and unions ...
- 415: Child Abuse: An Exposition
- ... to be self evident because the basic need of the sexual drive is denied a constructive (at least, less destructive) outlet in modern society. In other cultures and times, prostitution was a valid form of employment, and this niche provided an integral outlet for connoisseurs of sex. (I.e. nymphomaniacs, and satirists). Without this vent men with sexual frustration may turn to the less reactive child as sexual prey. Due to ...
- 416: Bad Choosers
- ... here. He serves as his own confidant and council. He must deal with his significantly stronger sexual tendencies, especially, given today's society, in the workplace. In the working world, an aspiring young man's employment is most likely flushed down into the likes of McDonald's or High School "Janitorial Administration." Although, one must acknowledge the glaring exception of those promoted to fry-boy or window washer. In direct contrast ...
- 417: Women In The Labour Force December 17, 1992
- ... just above that rate which could also exceed that of the men near the end of the century. Only about 11 percent of women had part-time jobs because they couldn't find full-time employment or because they wished to spend more time to their education or their families, or for other reasons. Although 24 percent of the women working part-time would have preferred a full-time job if ...
- 418: Woman's Struggle for Independence
- ... Women began to take over these roles. They were finally given responsibility and respect for there work. By the time of World War II women had proven themselves in the workforce. They now could find employment, alto there was still discrimination. During the 1950's woman began to fight for liberation in the workforce. They wanted more involvement in the work place. Women now wanted to go to college, support themselves ...
- 419: Gender Roles
- ... to be attributed to ability and woman's to luck." While advances have been made over the last decade, the challenge remains for the next, and "as long as women constitute small minorities in nontraditional employment contexts, substantial obstacles will remain." The women in the workplace must work harder to succeed than their male counterparts, and once they have succeeded they have to deal with the envy and anxiety this arouses ...
- 420: The Need for an Anglo American Lifestyle
- ... s own within America. They desired to hang on to the essence of their culture, their "hotness" (136). Another difference between the two cultures was how they went about prospering. The Japanese had to find employment within the internment camps, while many successful Cubans were able to pool their resources and become prominent within the business world of Miami. The fact that Anglo Americans excluded both cultures, Anglos simply did not ...
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