Assimilation: Mexicans in the United States
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An 8 page paper which examines the condition of assimilation in the Mexican culture in the United States. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAassmx.rtf

Australia - Aboriginal Property Rights
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A 6 page paper. Australia has experienced a number of legal changes in terms of property rights since claims for rights were filed by Eddie Mabo and the Meriam People in the early 1980s. It took ten years for that case to be determined in the High Court. Known as the Mabo decision, the Court ruled in favor of the Aboriginal people. This was followed by the Native Title Act in 1994 and the Wik decision. This essay discusses these and their effect on property rights in Australia. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGmabo.wps

Australian / Chinese case study: population pressure
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A paper which considers a hypothetical situation in which excess population in China is resettled as a homogenous migrant group in Australia, with reference to the environmental and cultural issues which this might raise. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLchinpop.rtf

Being Homeless and What Defines an American Today
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A 7 page paper which focuses on the homeless to define an American living in 2006, illustrating how the homeless portray American ideals, and considers the struggle to survive through contemporary articles and literary/artistic media (a speech, memoir of a homeless person, and two poems). Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGhomeless.rtf

Being White in America in the 19th Century
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A 6 page paper using Michael Moore’s philosophy of fear in America as presented in his film, “Bowling for Columbine” to define what it meant to be white in the 19th century. The overall effect of the subtleties of fear in the Victorian era; murder of Native Americans in the West; virtual enslavement in Northeastern sweatshops; and the pressures of race relations in the South combined to give whites the appearance of being superior without in actuality being superior at all. Being white in America in the 19th century brought the greatest chance of achieving economic success, but translated into living a life of fear in which there was danger lurking around every corner. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSraceFear19thCen.rtf

Billingsley's Black Families in White America
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This 5 page paper examines this 1968 classic work that disputes the controversial Moynihan Report. The black family is highlighted but general changes in family life are duly noted. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA404BFW.rtf

Biological Evidence Regarding Homosexuality and a Personal Experience Regarding Racism
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This 6 page report discusses two specific topics in essay form. First is the review of issues brought up in a 1994 article titled “The Biological Evidence Challenged” that deals with the question and related debate regarding whether or not homosexuality is biologically determined. The second essay is written to tell the early personal experience of racism and the ways in which it was interpreted. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: BWbiocha.wps

Black & Asian Culture/Great Britain
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A 9 page research paper that investigates the question: "Have Black and Asian cultures in Britain been 'self made' in response to social, economic, and political disadvantage?" The writer argues that "yes" these cultures are the result of racism in the UK and goes on to explore how these cultures sit into the overall category of what constitutes "Britishness," exploring the national debate on this topic within the UK. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khblbrcl.rtf

Black Neighbors
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A 6 page paper on the book 'Black Neighbors : Race and the limits of reform in the American Settlement House Movement, 1890-1945,' by Elizabeth Lasch-Quinn. Settlement houses were designed to enable people living in poverty to have access to support and help no matter what their ethnicity, religious beliefs, or other differences that may be discriminated against in other areas of society. Lasch-Quinn addresses the issue form a unique perspective and allows the reader to see another viewpoint, a viewpoint that goes beyond the surface to the subtle realities of the settlement houses. She discusses the often misconstrued ideas regarding poverty stricken African Americans.
Filename: Lasch.wps

Black White Relations: Civil War to Modern Day
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A 3 page paper which examines race relations from the Civil War to present day, illustrating the legacy of conflict in black and white relations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAbwcw.rtf

Blumer: "Race Prejudice as a Sense of Group Position"
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This 4 page paper discusses Herbert Blumer's provocative article "Race Prejudice as a Sense of Group Position." Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVBlumer.rtf

Bodies in Motion: Transformations in Social, Political, and Cultural Landscapes Defining the American Dream
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A 5 page discussion of cultural and behavioral differences which are targeted by bias and prejudice. Typically these prejudices target racial and ethnic differences as well as sexual preference such as homosexuality. Examines the works of five authors: William Foote Whyte's "Street Corner Society", Piri Thomas' autobiographical novel "Down These Mean Streets", Anne Fadiman's ethnography "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down", director Nigel Finch's film "Stonewall", and "Michael Downing's novel "Breakfast With Scot" to conclude that each provides a unique picture of the transformation of the heart and mind as well as the transformation of the social, cultural, and political landscapes that define in their totality what is meant by the American Dream. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPbodies.wps

Boston's West End And Chinatown Communities
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3 pages in length. Boston's grand and diverse community is what has established it as one of the most eclectic locales in all of America. However, reaching this point has required a great deal of effort in order to realize the foresight city planners have long sought to achieve. Chinatown and the West End are but two communities where hard work and community involvement have produced a much improved environment for all who live, work and visit there -- while at the same time giving Boston the dubious designation of being callous toward the working class. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCWstEnd.rtf

Bourdieu and Identity
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This 5 page paper considers the idea of social identity and how Bourdieu sees this developed and maintained with the ideas of social capital and cultural capital. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEbourdsoc.rtf