...Classism and Criminal Justice Draft 2 Justice is a term that we hear every day and accept although many of us have skepticism as to what it truly means. In general, justice is the idea of righteousness and equality. In regards to society’s views on how “just” the criminal justice system is, we always incorporate the “ism’s”: Racism, sexism and classism, to demonstrate some of the pitfalls that the system has. Though it is obvious that all of these societal differences play a large role in the criminal justice process, I will focus on classism. Classism is the discrimination against a group or individual based on social and economic status. Classism is one of those “ism’s” that occurs more than we notice and sometimes, we may confuse it with things like racism or sexism. Classism, in my opinion, plays a larger role in the criminal justice system as opposed to the other forms of discriminatory practices. In particular, class largely comes into play during the sentencing process. Many authors argue that factors outside of class play a more important role, but I believe that there needs to be more attention paid to the role that class plays in targeting and the sentencing process in the criminal justice system. In order to understand the role that class plays in the sentencing process, we must, first, look at the role that it plays before the criminal reaches the day of sentencing. There are a plethora of publications that speak on profiling and actuarial methods which get people...
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...Frog” by Disney. The three topics I am going to talk about are classism, discrimination, and stereotypes in that respected order. This film brought up several issues, but those are the three I chose to focus on because these three were more predominate throughout the film. Set in New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th century, The Princess and the Frog concerns a poor African-American girl named Tiana who has a knack for cooking, and dreams of opening her own restaurant. Her best friend since childhood is a privileged white girl whose wealthy father employs Tiana's mother as a dressmaker. When the friend's family hosts a party for Prince Naveen of Maldonia, Dr. Facilier,a.k.a the Shadow Man, an expert in black magic, turns the visiting royal into a frog. The now amphibious Naveen convinces Tiana that a kiss will reverse the spell, and if she obliges him he'll provide the money she needs to open her dream restaurant. However, their smooch not only fails to turn him back into a human, but transforms Tiana into a frog as well. The duo then sets out to find a voodoo priestess who can set everything right.“www.fandango.com “ Let’s start with classism, which a biased or discriminatory attitude based on distinctions is made between social or economic classes or the viewing of society as being composed of distinct classes. This movie is set during the Jim Crow era of the 1920’s in New Orleans Louisiana. Classism is very evident throughout this particular movie. At the beginning...
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...Kristopher S. Bolds Classism and Criminal Justice Justice is a term that we hear every day and accept although many of us have skepticism as to what it truly means. In general, justice is the idea of righteousness and equality. In regards to society’s views on how “just” the criminal justice system is, we always incorporate the “ism’s”: Racism, sexism and classism, to demonstrate some of the pitfalls that the system has. Though it is obvious that all of these societal differences play a large role in the criminal justice process, I will focus on classism. Classism is the discrimination against a group or individual based on social and economic status. Classism is one of those “ism’s” that occurs more than we notice and sometimes, we may confuse it with things like racism or sexism. Many authors argue that factors outside of class play a more important role, but many believe that we should be more attentive to the role that class plays in targeting and the sentencing process in the criminal justice system. In order to understand the role that class plays in the sentencing process, we must, first, look at the role that it plays before the criminal reaches the day of sentencing. There are a plethora of publications that speak on profiling and actuarial methods which get people into the system. Though these are two large proponents of the discriminatory acts that exist within the confines of the criminal justice system, it does not begin with these institutionalized methods...
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...RUNNING HEAD: Pre-Prospectus An Exploration of the Reproduction and Perpetuation of Socio-historical Oppression in U.S. Schools: Pre-prospectus La’Quaria Barton Georgia Southern University Dr. Delores Liston, Dissertation Chair Dr. Daniel E. Chapman, Committee Member Dr. Lorraine S. Gilpin, Committee Member Dr. Robert Yarbrough, Committee Member TENTATIVE CHAPTER OUTLINE Chapter 1: Introduction * Background of the Problem * Statement of the Problem * Purpose of the Study * Research Questions * Importance of the Study * Scope of the Study * Definition of Terms * Limitations Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework Chapter 3: Review of the Literature Chapter 4: Research Methods * The Qualitative Paradigm * Qualitative Methods * The Researcher's Role * Data Sources * Data Collection * Data Analysis * Ethical Considerations Chapter 5: Research Findings Chapter 6: Conclusions, Discussion, and Suggestions for Future Research * Summary * Conclusions * Discussion * Suggestions for Future Research Towards A Phenomenology of Liberation From the very start, I am thus fully endorsing the premise that no account of race can be dissociated from a critique of power and a social historical ontology of ourselves (de Oliveira, 2010, 209). INTRODUCTION I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was in the third grade, I watched as five of my white peers were pulled from class to attend gifted courses. I always wondered why, I, who had always worked...
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...RUNNING HEAD: Pre-Prospectus An Exploration of the Reproduction and Perpetuation of Socio-historical Oppression in U.S. Schools: Pre-prospectus La’Quaria Barton Georgia Southern University Dr. Delores Liston, Dissertation Chair Dr. Daniel E. Chapman, Committee Member Dr. Lorraine S. Gilpin, Committee Member Dr. Robert Yarbrough, Committee Member TENTATIVE CHAPTER OUTLINE Chapter 1: Introduction • Background of the Problem • Statement of the Problem • Purpose of the Study • Research Questions • Importance of the Study • Scope of the Study • Definition of Terms • Limitations Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework Chapter 3: Review of the Literature Chapter 4: Research Methods • The Qualitative Paradigm • Qualitative Methods • The Researcher's Role • Data Sources • Data Collection • Data Analysis • Ethical Considerations Chapter 5: Research Findings Chapter 6: Conclusions, Discussion, and Suggestions for Future Research • Summary • Conclusions • Discussion • Suggestions for Future Research Towards A Phenomenology of Liberation From the very start, I am thus fully endorsing the premise that no account of race can be dissociated from a critique of power and a social historical ontology of ourselves (de Oliveira, 2010, 209). INTRODUCTION I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was in the third grade, I watched as five of my white peers were pulled from class to attend gifted courses. I always wondered why, I, who had always worked...
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...ECONOMICS: CHANGES OVER THE CENTURIES LANDON COPE HISTORY 202 NOVEMBER 5, 2009 INTRODUCTION This report attempts to uncover the changing attitudes towards economics in the world over the course of several centuries. Several articles will be examined in an attempt to trade how basic attitudes, approaches, beliefs, ideas, and values concerning economics have changed over time. The articles being examined are (1) The Wealth of Nation by Adam Smith, (2) The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and (3) Japan’s Gross National Cool by Douglass McGray. The Wealth of Nations was published in 1776 and will represent the earliest of the works being examined here. Smith explains economic principles such as self-interest, supply and demand, and free marketplace. From this work we see the unraveling of capitalism and the paradigm of free trade. This work set the premise for many works to follow, including The Communist Manifesto. The Communist Manifesto is an influential political manuscript that outlines the problems with capitalism and the struggles between classes. Communism is trumpeted here, as well as conditions necessary for a transition to communism. This work was written in 1848 and represents a stark contrast to The Wealth of Nations in principle and in theory. Much has resulted from this manuscript and its ideas as can still be seen in the world today. Lastly, Japan’s Gross National Cool represents modern economic thought. Written in 2002, its...
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...2009). Due to fresh, healthy foods typically being more expensive than low-quality, preserved, pre-packaged and unhealthy foods, it makes sense that research found that the demand for healthy foods goes up in areas with higher income (Powel et al, 2007). This represents what is actually being purchased in those areas, but begs the question: What would happen if these healthy foods were as affordable as the unhealthy foods? Demand is seen as what is actually being purchased, instead of what would be purchased if the prices made all foods accessible. This theory lends itself to a discussion about classism. Inequitable opportunities to purchase healthy food is not the same as a community choosing to only purchase unhealthy foods. This difference is notable. Therefore, the theory of supply and demand is not enough to solely explain this problem. The major problem of poverty, and therefore classism, must also be discussed. Demographics Urban Urban food deserts are areas that are defined by two major factors based on income status and access to nutritious foods. To be defined as a food desert, an urban area must have a poverty rate of 20 percent of higher, or a median family income that does not exceed 80 percent of the metropolitan area’s median family income (Dutko, Pleg & Farrigan, 2012). They are also characterized by having at least 500 people or 33 percent of the population located more than 1 mile from the closest supermarket or large grocery store. Statistics show that African-American...
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...as POTUS. Obama’s speech was quite intellectual and technical, peppered in detail with the numbers and statistics of current social and economic inequalities, appealing to logos. While he builds his argument based on these substantial facts, the overall feeling of his language is that of compassion. This compassion seems to drive his purpose and thus emotionally connecting to his audience. Further, Obama appeals to ethos during his speech as he outlines how current market-caused inequalities are threatening everything that makes America great. Obama masterfully balances his passionate language with solid facts and straight-forward logic in this effectively persuasive speech. Before expanding upon the specifics of the rhetorical methods utilized by the president in this speech, I think it is important to highlight that the audience (CAP) is a public policy research and advocacy group that labels themselves as bold progressives who believe that “America should be a land of boundless opportunity, where people can climb the ladder of economic mobility,” as stated from their website (www.americanprogress.org). This is important to understand, as the issue of economic inequality is one that invokes great polarization and hostility...
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...they can gain profit? In poorer countries, clean water is rare. For the most part, all water in developed countries is clean. So why do so many of us believe that tap water is somehow dirty? Why do we continue to invest millions of dollars into the bottled water industry annually? Why don’t we just drink the water that is available to all of us in our homes? The media con-stantly warns people of how dirty and contaminated the tap water systems are in America. If it is so dirty, then why does Coca-Cola use Atlanta tap water? Why are we so easily influenced by the media as a...
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...feet in width and six feet in length in bed”(11), and continues saying that the boats were small, the food was gross, and you were nearly guaranteed to get sick. This is not how most people treat someone they consider to be equal. He even says “Better black slaves on plantations than white servants in industry, which would encourage aspirations to independence”(10). It is my opinion that independence is something for which everyone should have aspirations, and any attempt to squash those aspirations is an act of injustice, and in this case, an act of classism/racism. In David Eltis’s book, Economic Growth and the Ending of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Eltis argues that British ended their direct participation in the nasty business, even...
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...living in the aftereffects of a country that reached its heights of Capitalism during the Industrialization era. Prior to the introduction of machinery and rail road systems to America, the economical framework relied on a warped version of lasseiz-faire and featured wealthy descendants of British merchants who joined the colonies. Others worked menial jobs and apprenticeships to guarantee their source of income and it is safe to say that many were unhappy with their predicament --- even if they had no platform to voice this opinion. While the Industrialization Era introduced centuries of wealth to America, it also severely tipped the wealth distribution scale which can be seen extremely in events like the multiple depressions...
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...of discrimination against veterans is imperative in modern America to lend a hand, so people, that are coming home from the battlefield, thrive and have a successful life. In the American society, teenagers are impacted by their living conditions, authors have an influence on the reader's mind through their writing, and various genres of literature can be used as a helpful tool in changing society’s views of acceptance. First and foremost, in the beginning of last year, there were about 220,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that did not have a job. With this alarming rate, more and more veterans become jobless as the days go on. Looking for a job is becoming a backbreaker for many ex-military officers...
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...Angelique Vasquez Doctor Scala WGS 4100 April 4, 2017 Log 8 As a black feminist and social activist, bell hooks addresses the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality and religion, and their ability to produce and perpetuate systems of oppression and domination. In her latest work, Writing Beyond Race: Living Theory and Practice, she attempts to strategize the ways in which scholars, activists and readers can challenge and change systems of domination. In Writing Beyond Race, bell hooks provides an insightful and compelling analysis of the discourse and media representations of race and racism, and provides suggestions for the ways in which people can bridge cultural and racial divides. Writing Beyond Race is a smart, engaging and passionate...
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...SOC 322 All Discussions Forum Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/soc-322-discussions-forum/ Discussion Forum 1 Discussion Forum 1: What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? In Discussion Forum 1, post your response to the following discussion questions. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. 1. What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? 2. Describe how you have encountered the strange in the familiar in your own neighborhood or in some other place and what reference groups do people use in your neighborhood to define what is culturally and socially appropriate habitus? 3. In your neighborhood, are there ways that the people create social distance to separate themselves from others unlike them even to the point of being ethnocentric? CO1, CO7 Discussion Forum 2 Discussion Forum 2: Cultural Experiences In Discussion Forum 2, post your response to the following discussion question. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. Using a blend of your own experiences, supported by your understanding of the course readings and key terms integrate the following questions into your discussion board posting. It should be three strong paragraphs of 4 – 5 sentences in each paragraph. Then respond to at least two colleagues with an antithesis question on their posting. 4. Culture defines social roles...
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...Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a book written for the author’s fifteen-year-old son. Coates discusses what he has learned about what it means to be black in America, America’s forever-link to racism, and tries to prepare his son for the obstacles he might face due to his race. Out of all the messages found in Between the World and Me, I found the most important one to be that there is no escape from endangerment and at any moment our (African-Americans) body could be taken. First of all, Ta-Nehisi addresses the different threats that face African-Americans. He discusses how police brutality, neighborhood gang members, and other factors have the power to strip power from an African-American. Ta-Nehisi backs these examples up with personal anecdotes. One specific anecdote is that of his college friend Prince Carmen Jones Jr. who was killed by a Prince George County officer. It really hammered home the idea that no matter how high you climb, no matter the quality of your education, or whatever gives you more “worth;” your body is never truly secured. Besides the main message of our bodies not being truly secure, there are three personal take-a-ways I got from the book. Those three things are: looking for someone or something to...
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