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| What are the problems with education among minorities? |
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1. Not all high schools are equal
2. Usually 1st generation students and get no support from parents
3. minorities do not apply to private universities because of intimidating costs.
4. often focused on the here and now, going straight to work rather than school.
5. application & admission process more difficult because of being 1st generation
6. usually have to take care of family and siblings than go to school
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| resources at home that increase your life chances |
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| What are some resources that minorities probably do not have access to at home? |
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1. books
2. computer / printers / internet
3. transportation
4. Experiences with travel
5. calculators
6. table to study at home or their own room |
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| a person that does something different then the way they are raised, their culture or the family norm of generations |
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| What are some examples of transitional character? |
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1. homosexual
2. Going to college
3. changing religion
4. speaking another language
5. changing careers
6. becoming vegetarian
7. immigrants |
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| What are the problems with transitional character or what are people afraid of? |
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1. that if you change you will leave the family
2. if you improve or change you will not want to associate with them anymore |
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| What is good about transitional character? |
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1. bring different points of views to the family
2. creates diversity
3. represent change and adoption and bring it to society |
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| children who are dropped off in the US for the education |
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| Why might minorities not take the SAT's? |
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1. Cost
2. the parents do not know
3. feelings of not doing good because of the language barrier |
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| mostly things that only white people would know |
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| keeping on trying and trying and failing to where you give up |
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| whites leaving neighborhoods with minorites |
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| Why are colleges not based on merit? |
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1. Donations
2. Family Name
3. Connections
4. Networking
5. Sports
6. Parents are famous or have political power |
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| How long your expected to live |
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| Which conquered minority has the highest mortality rate? |
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| Who has the lowest mortality rate? |
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| Why do minorities have higher mortality rates? |
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1. Alcohol
2. Drugs
3. High Saturated Fat Diets
4. Diabetes
5. health care (minorities not going to doctors because of high costs or embarrassment)
6. Neighborhoods have higher crime rates
7. tend to live in areas with more pollution
8. neighborhoods with more traffic
9. living in older homes with lead based paint
10. higher suicide rates due to stress from society, finance, discrimination and prejudice
11. higher homicides
12. higher risks of drowning |
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| What are some occupations minorities have that can lead to early death? |
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Definition
1. mining
2. agriculture
3. construction
4. law enforcement
5. military |
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| structural functionalism theory |
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| has a structure with something positive that will continue to grow |
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| What functions do gangs provide or why do people join gangs? |
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Definition
1. power
2. authority
3. sense of identity
4. sense of ownership
5. income
6. sense of belonging
7 recreation
8. differential association
9. structural effect |
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| a group that is concerned about you and your welfare |
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| a group concerned about you and your tasks / work |
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| a family one never had similar to a family to someone |
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| How do gangs make income? |
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1.drug dealing
2. weapons
3. buying and selling stolen goods
4. extortion
5. prostitution
6. identity theft
7. chop shops |
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| having violent tendencies and converging and doing them |
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| How can we stop or prevent gangs? |
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1. education
2. sports
3. boys and girls clubs
4. mentoring programs
5. big brother system
6. Job Corps |
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