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The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) include in their definition of social work the promotion of “.. .social change… and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being.” People from all social groups can suffer abuse or oppression of some kind or other (though some people are at greater risk) and I feel…

Immigration has been a topic that has been argued about since the mid 1960’s, and has recently rose to the attention of many through social media, live television debates, and even countless news stories from people who have managed to cross the border. Although, at this point most of the public should be accustomed to…

Every state party to the current Covenant takes on to value and to guarantee to all persons within its region and subject to its control the right identified in the current covenant, with no distinction of any type such as race, color, creed, cast, sex, language, belief, political or other opinion, national or communal origin,…

The topic I have chosen to do my research paper on is “Discrimination Against Women.” Discrimination can be based on race, color, and religion. But the most significant one is gender discrimination. Women are the most targeted ones. My research will be about the reasons for discrimination, the effects that it has, situations that have…

In order to achieve success, you must be independent, have dignity, and be willing to take the needed risks. In both Black Boy and A Raisin in the Sun, many characters take risks in order to get the things they want out of life. By not acting like the typical African American would, these characters…

Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in a small southern town of Maycomb, Alabama during the early 1930s, where prejudice was at its peak. The story unfolds through the eyes of a six-year-old girl named Scout Finch. The universal truth applied in this book is the different forms of prejudice existing in a…

The film “Remember the Titans” is not merely about football, but is a profound exploration of the challenges and triumphs of integration in a racially charged environment. Set in 1971, the true story captures the tensions and transformations experienced by the newly integrated T.C. Williams High School football team in Alexandria, Virginia. The essence of…

Charlotte Bunch once said, “Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” This quote shows that children grow up with their family members not liking a certain race or the way other people are raised and that leads to the children growing up…

Dianne Rawlinson sought employment as a “correctional counselor” in Alabama but was denied due to not meeting the minimum weight requirement of 120 pounds and minimum height requirement of 5 feet 2 inches, as outlined by an Alabama statute. She then appealed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and initiated a class action lawsuit against…

Children may experience prejudice or be discriminated against for many reasons, be it they wear glasses, their appearance, their hair colour, their religion, their sex, having a disability or even their ethnicity, many reasons for children to be discriminative is normally because of the prejudices that they may already hold, These pre conceived ideas that…