Essays and Research Papers on Race Politics & Society

A 6 page paper which examines whether or not ideologies are still alive in the United States. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 7 page outline of the factors that shape one student's identity. Her Native American culture interrelates with all aspects of her life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses both the liberal and conservative thinking with regard to the causes of poverty, and decides which seems more compelling. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses how cultural policies may help to create a sense of national unity. The paper uses a range of theories and concepts including those which look at the creation of maintenance of individual and collective identities, the role of shared values and heritage, the presence of ‘invented traditions’ the impact of ...

6 page paper looks at the role and importance of consumption in cultural globalization discussing the theories and hypotheses proposed to explain this relationship. The paper includes examples to illustrate points raised. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 4 page paper analyzes an article about the "cycle of killing" in New Orleans; states the problem and suggests solutions. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page paper which examines the truthfulness of the saying that children are not born with prejudices, but that they learn them. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which identifies 5 different terms based on 5 different readings. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the deviant behavior of crime involving people of lower class in America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page critique of Stephen Steinberg’s The Ethnic Myth. No additional sources cited.

There have been hypothesized many causes of war. This 3 page paper looks at the idea that nationalism and social Darwinism are major influences on the continuation war and conflict in modern societies. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 4-page paper compares two books about life on Chicago's South Side: Working Class Heroes: Protecting Home, Community and Nation in a Chicago Neighborhood by Maria Kefalas and Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class by Mary Pattillo-McCoy.

This 5 page paper delves into assimilation in America. The relationships that governed external and internal life amongst Japanese-Americans and Spanish-speaking Americans are discussed in the context of two works: Translation Nation by Tobar and Growing Up Nisei by Yoo. Some quotes are included. No additional sources are used.

A 6 page research paper/essay that explores the debates between essentialist and instrumentalist conceptualizations in regards to classes and nations and race (Dufour). Basically, essentialism is the belief that specific categories of entities will share a specific set of characteristics, which can be viewed as their “essence.” Contemporary proponents of identity politics oppose essentialism ...

This 5 page paper uses the book “The Movements of the New Left, 1950-1975” to argue that it was the rise of the New Left and their battle for equal rights for all (gays, women, blacks) that led to the rise of the New Right to oppose them. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the problem of stereotyping and the impacts of institutionalized racism. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the arguments for and against globalization being the Americanization of culture by corporate America. The paper argues for and against this correlation, citing example cases to illustrate the points raised. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 5-page paper explores the concept that, despite the best intentions, people and our society still tends toward racism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page research paper that examines the effects of racism on adolescents. Adolescence is a crucial period in the "physiological, emotional and cognitive development" of students (Jackson, 2005, p. 203). This is a "defining point" that directly influences both students' perceptions of their identity and their confidence in their ability (Jackson, 2005). Complicating adolescent ...

A 5 page paper which examines elements of oppression in the work of Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, John Dewey, Herman Hesse and Paulo Freire. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper which compares and contrasts the hippies of the 1960s to the modern day hippies. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

3 pages in length. Discrimination is a multifaceted component of contemporary society that has placed a tremendous black mark upon the character of a nation allegedly inhabited by civilized beings. To dissect the overwhelming presence of discrimination is to find it in virtually every social subgroup, not the least of which includes gender, ...

A 3 page paper discussing three specific readings. Each of the sources provided for review share a common theme, that of denouncing imperialism in either real or imagined forms. Vietnam's Declaration of Independence (n.d.), an excerpt from Nkrumah's (1968) The Spectre of Black Power and commentary on Kipling's "White Man's Burden" all serve ...

A 7 page paper which examines various aspects of American society today. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at Vietnamese community in Houston Texas and the way in which they are under represented despite being the largest minority population in the area. The paper gives 8 PowerPoint slides and notes for a presentation. The bibliography cites 5 sources.