As this observation also holds true under very general circumstances with respect to test reliabilities and distributional assumptions, it therefore can be used as a theoretical basis for many empirical investigations of persisting discrimination in non-economic spheres and for a general critique of ...
For example, they see people with different skin colors and other physical features and create the social construct of race. Or they see tall plants with very thick stalks that branch out at the top and have leaves growing on them and "create" the construct of a tree. Those two examples ...
“What time is it?” is not a question that usually provokes a lot of soul-searching. It’s generally taken for granted that even if we don’t know the correct time, a correct time does exist and that everyone on the planet—whatever time zone they happen to be in—follows the same ...
The constructs of race, racism, and discrimination were not generally mentioned in the interviews, even when participants were directly queried. Participants reported being faced with these systemic impediments on a daily or almost daily basis, and described these factors as overwhelming and ...
Why is federalism important? Why do interpreters use Signed English instead of ASL? Why was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights created? Why was the social classification of race invented? How does culture affect second language acquisition?
We can think of shared space as the stage upon which community is lived out (Goffman 1959).Footnote 5 Although shared physical space has long been considered a bedrock of community (Brint 2001; Hillery 1982), technology enables communal spaces that are not bound by place (Rheingold 2000; ...
To conclude, while the concept of the 'holy trinity' being race, class, and gender is a good basis for social analysis, there needs to be an acknowledgment that these do not exist in a vacuum. The influence of sexuality and disability is significant and should not be ignored. The interact...
haven't forgotten and that have to keep playing this game, I've had to keep posting stuff on social media and to just keep checking in, keep making sure that our message is there. I do think that there has to also be some sort of shift a little bit in the way w...
Macklemore isn't subtle about the fact that "Same Love" is a pro-gay anthem, even declaring his own stance in the song's second verse: "No freedom till we're equal/ damn right, I support it." He also uses the verses to call out...
time to finish a race c. length of race in kilometers d. heights of runners Is the following value from a discrete or continuous data set? The number of floors in a skyscraper Why does it matter whether a categorical variable is ordered or unordered...