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Challenging Race and Gender Bias in Three Works of Children's Literature, 2002.
An analysis of bias in three children's books, Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer", Lynne Reid Banks' "The Indian in the Cupboard" and Rudyard Kipling's "How the Leopard Got his Spots".
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay will construct a challenge to three novels for children with respect to their inherent biases: Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer", Lynne Reid Banks' "The Indian in the Cupboard", and Rudyard Kipling's "How the Leopard Got his Spots". In constructing this challenge, I believe that it is important that I explain my own biases and how they influence my challenge. I would argue that it would be arrogant for educators or parents today to consider that we are without biases.
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Bias in Children's Literature, 2002.
Children's literature is discussed in the contexts of race and gender bias.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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A general history of North American children's literature is provided and a critical analysis of race, class and gender representation is discussed in the contexts of the need and availability of multicultural children's literature.
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Race, Gender, and the Banking Industry, 2004.
Examines issues of race and gender in the investment banking industry.
6,000 words (approx. 24.0 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 142.95
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This study examines the nature and effects of race and gender on managerial progression within the investment banking industry. It attempts to prove that race and gender have the potential to negatively impact a minority?s ability to progress in the industry. Successful advancement opportunities, in theory, should be contingent upon an individual?s skills, abilities and work history; unfortunately, time and time again, this theory has been disproved by statistical data, which indicates that race and gender do, in fact, impact on employees' potential for achievement. The study focuses on the managerial progression of candidates, both male and female, of minority and non-minority descent within the U.S. and the U.K. It also details the importance of developing more comprehensive recruiting and promotional activities targeted specifically toward these populations. The paper concludes that equality measures implemented thus far have not been efficient in attracting and promoting candidates.
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List of Tables
List of Figures
Chapter I: Introduction
Problem Statement (or Purpose)
Significance of the Study
Assumptions
Limitations
Definitions (or Acronyms)
Chapter II: Review of Relevant Literature and Research
Chapter III: Research Methodology
Research Technique
Research Design
Survey Population
Sources of Data
The Data Gathering Instrument
Distribution Method
Reliability
Validity
Treatment of Data and Procedures
Chapter IV: Results
Chapter V: Discussion
Chapter VI: Conclusions
Chapter VII: Recommendations
Appendixes: Bibliography, Tables, Interview Questions
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"Research also reveals that at least within the United States, finding African American presence among the highest levels of responsibility at Wall Street firms including financial institutions and investment banks is not nearly as difficult in modern times as in historical times (McCoy, 1992). Black finance professionals have actually ?built impressive track records with their own investment firms? (McCoy, 1992).
The good news however is tempered by statistics that reveal that in general there are still very few African-Americans and like minded minorities working in managerial positions overall within the nation?s leading investment banks (McCoy, 1992). This is even truer for minority women, who often face double discrimination, being an ethnic minority and being a woman. Statistics also reveal that few black finance professionals are currently ?coming through the pipeline? to help statistics (McCoy, 1992)."
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A Critical Analysis of Racial Bias in Children's Literature, 2002.
Suggests that four famous children's texts are racially biased against African-Americans.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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The four texts to be discussed here - "Ben's Trumpet", "The Slave Dancer", "Sounder", and "Huckleberry Finn" - are all well-known works of children's literature, and all have been challenged on the grounds of racial bias against African-Americans. All focus to a great degree on the lives and experiences of African-Americans in the United States from the slavery era of the 18th and 19th centuries, into the segregationist era of the 20th century. Given the nature of this focus, it is clear that questions of gender must be secondary in this analysis, much as they are secondary in the texts themselves.
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Gender and Racial Bias in Transportation, 2002.
An analysis of the issues of gender and racial bias in the American transportation system.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how the American transportation system has a built-in gender and racial bias. The author examines the validity of this argument, identifies the major ways that our transportation system discriminates by race and gender, and describes three policies that might be effective in bringing more gender and racial equity to the U.S. transportation system.
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African-American Resistance to Race and Gender Roles, 2005.
A look at the extent to which African-Americans were able to resist stereotypes of race and gender roles, between 1865 and 1896.
1,895 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper examines how African-Americans struggled to resist stereotypes of race and gender in the face of hostile and aggressive racism and how white southerners had for generations 'owned' their African-American counterparts making the struggle for equality and respect a long and difficult process. It discusses how, although it is important not to underestimate the achievements of African-American women, especially, the vitriolic hostility and fervent racism meant certain white constructed race and gender roles, still live on in the south.
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"The oppressive nature of slavery had had dramatic effects on African American gender roles. As the slaves were property of the plantation master, there was no need for males to act as the family head or providers. Stanley Elkins argues the severity of the slave regime crippled the slave personality, which therefore made slaves unable to partake in any actions that would resemble those of an organised community. Elkins believed that the severe mental trauma resulted in a defensive response, manifested in a loss of individuality, and instead created one uniform psychologically handicapped personality, which he termed 'Sambo.' "
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Race, Gender, and Work, 2008.
This paper analyzes the book "Race, Gender and Work: A Multicultural Economic History of Women in the United States" by Teresa Amott and Julie Matthaei.
1,630 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the book "Race, Gender and Work: A Multicultural Economic History of Women in the United States" by Teresa Amott and Julie Matthaei. Specifically, it discusses why the analysis of women's work in terms of race, class, and history is essential to the study of contemporary work issues.
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"This liturgy is repeated throughout American history through Chicana women, Black women, European immigrant women, and Asian women. White men created the societal rules, and women had to conform to them. In the contemporary workplace, these male-dominated rules still largely govern hiring practices and jobs available to women. This actually began in the 19th century when it became more common for people to seek wage-work rather than providing for themselves on a farm or other family business. Many men began to work outside the home, leaving the tending of home, family, reproduction, and other responsibilities to the women at home, of course unpaid. Most of the companies hiring men (and some single women) were owned by white male capitalists, who hired a majority of men in their factories and offices. Women that could not afford servants took on more responsibilities, while the entire American culture began to revolve around home, hearth, and the women who maintained this domesticity."
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Gender Bias in Canada, 2002.
Shows that the greatest barrier to equity and social justice in Canada is gender bias, particularly the unequal treatement of women.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 15 sources, $ 133.95
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Both quantitatively (in terms of numbers affected) and qualitatively (in terms of the changes required), gender bias remains a profound Canadian crisis. Women are disadvantaged in marriage and in the workplace and underrepresented in the political arena. The roots of this bias are deeply ingrained in Canadian society. Further, overcoming this bias demands fundamental changes in the type of government intervention designed to address it.
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Advertising - Race, Gender and Class, 2005.
This paper discusses race, gender and class issues that are demonstrated in modern advertising.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay looks at advertising and the way race and gender are represented in today's ads. The essay argues that gender and racial inequality and stereotyping are very much present in advertising today and that this furthermore serves the advertising needs. The essay also looks at how advertising directly influences what we see in the media and how advertisers only goal is profit making which is best served by the consumerist culture we live in today.
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"Advertising is very important in today's society and have been for over 30 years, if only simply because it cannot be avoided. Ads are a major part of mass media and the mass media has a great advantage of being able to reach a large number of people in a very short time. In large industrial societies media takes on a mass scale so that television, radio, newspapers, magazines and now the Internet link tens of millions of people, and influence the way they think and spend their time and money."
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Gender Bias, 2003.
This paper discusses the phenomenon of gender bias in the Western society and the workplace.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper relates the history of women's role in the workplace. The author points out the attributes of gender bias and discrimination. The paper delineates changes in the 20th Century.
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"This research examines the phenomenon of gender bias in Western society, which can be identified as having both a long history in real-world experience and a long history as a subject for philosophical and moral discourse. The research will set forth attributes ..."
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Race, Class and Gender in "Always Running", 2008.
A review of the impact of race, class and gender in Luis Rodriguez' memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A."
769 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper analyzes Luis Rodriguez' memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A." It particularly discusses how identity is shown to be a prison of race, class and gender in which few young Mexican-Americans are able to escape. The paper gives examples from the text that illustrate how the very first social interactions of Latino youth in Los Angeles are severely impacted by their undeniable Mexican-American identity.
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"Another substantial iron bar of Rodriguez's prison was that of Gender. Clearly, male bravado played a big part in the early teen trouble-making years of Luis and his fellow gang-members. One example closely follows a summer expedition to the beach with some friends--both male and female. Rodriguez tells the story of young teens at the beach, flirting and fondling--interrupted by the local police. One thing that is interesting is his description of one of the female's body rising from the water after being thrown in by one of his friends. It is the first detailed account of the female form, and the account's graphic nature shows that his interest in becoming desirable to women has now become important. This description of his subject of interest, Hermie, is harshly broken up by the young group's run-in with the local law-enforcement. The reason this seems significant is because when Rodriguez gets home, his mother scolds him for being a trouble maker, saying: "You have to work, to help us out here. You're a big man now." The close relationship between his graphic memory of untouchable Hermie and his inability as provider for his family shows that his role as a man amidst all the other social challenges had just added more height to his mountain."
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Gender Bias in English Schools, 2001.
A look at the English school system and how gender biases could be causing boys to lag behind academically.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper deals with gender bias in English classrooms. In this paper, the writer review the statistics showing that English boys are performing worse than their oversees counterpart and then lists some of the possible reasons boys are falling behind and some of the solutions. It ends with a suggested viable solution to the problem of boys falling behind.
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"Are boys in England falling behind there female counterparts? If the answer to this question is yes, then why, and what can be done to address the problem. In an age of fierce competition, it is no longer enough to just let "boys be boys" The question is How can we balance the learning needs of boys with the needs of girls. It seems society is on a pendulum, first favoring boys, then favoring girls. We cannot go back and forth, favoring one gender at a time. The pendulum needs to stop swinging, but how do we balance the needs of boys with the needs of girls in a classroom? "
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Gender Bias in Computer and Video Games, 2006.
This paper analyzes the gender bias in the computer game industry from software designers to users.
2,611 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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The writer of this paper examines the various studies that claim the content of computer games are determined by the interests of men rather than women and proves that a gender bias in the PC game industry exists. This paper also discusses the lack of female computer programmers in the industry and the steps being taken to remedy the situation including direct marketing aimed at women.
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"One step that some companies are taking is simply directing more marketing at girls and women. According to the esteemed advertising journal, Billboard, in the early part of the previous decade, Sega Corporation instituted a special "girls task force," which was comprised of female executives. Additionally, Viacom New Media executive vice president Michele DiLorenzo began and remained a vocal industry proponent of gender-neutral titles."
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Race, Gender and White Collar Crime, 2008.
A research proposal exploring the perceptions of race and gender on white collar crime.
3,813 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 104.95
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The paper proposes research on a New Jersey college campus to ascertain the perceptions of race and gender on white collar crime. The paper provides a literature review to either prove or disprove the hypothesis that white males will find white-collar crime less prevalent and damaging then racial minorities and women. The paper explains the methodology to be used and looks at previous research on this topic.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Theory and Hypothesis
Methods
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"How can one expect society to act towards a crime if the lines are so vague that it often is only used to characterize those considered elite and upper class? This study attempts to further explain and clarify the perceptions of white collar crime by gender and race. It is our belief that White males (who benefit the most from the practice) will find white-collar crime less prevalent and damaging then racial minorities and women. This research helps to affirm not only is there a need for further research regarding perceptions men and women of various races regarding how they view white collar crime, there is a need to see why these perceptions have not been studied extensively over the past decade of research."
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Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Gender Bias, 2002.
An examination of possible problems of gender bias in the administrating of the GRE - a mandatory requirement for all students that wish to enter graduate school programs.
3,130 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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This paper provides an analysis of the gender bias problems that occur in GRE testing. Furthermore, a number of issues related to this problem are addressed. Finally, a conclusion will be drawn and alternative solutions and recommendations for graduate school admission criteria is proposed that promote equity and fairness for all entering students.
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"Students that apply to graduate school are affected by the often rigorous application process, including the submission of test scores from the GRE. For many students, advanced standardized tests such as the GRE are not an accurate measure of true academic performance and may negatively influence admission decisions: ?The research demonstrates that standardized testing has a negative impact on students, perpetuating and intensifying educational inequity through test bias and the misuse of test scores? (Froese-Germain 111). Those who score poorly on the GRE are often eliminated from admission contention even though the test is perceived as one small component of the selection process. It has been demonstrated that although the questions found on the exam are theoretically designed to be equivalent for either gender, they are often proven to be otherwise. These questions emphasize the significant differences between how males and females perform on standardized tests. In addition, ?Men and women differ in their chosen interests and activities, and these differences are likely to have an influence on school activities, grades, and test scores? (Azen, Bronner, and Gafni 77). The identification of true test bias is determined in the following statement: ?If a group of examinees always performs more poorly on a test and this group does not subsequently exhibit inferior achievement, then the test misrepresents this group and is said to be biased? (Azen et al. 78). In general, admission tests are required in order to accurately select and predict the appropriate candidates, and this process can have a negative effect on the potential success of student populations."
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