Underclass

Question 1: The hegemonic power of European empires shaped all aspects of daily life for people both far from and in the metropole. While colonial empires were often thought of as affecting primarily the colonized, the metropole was altered drastically in conscious and unconscious ways. Colonial empires experienced a two-way transfer of goods, people, and information that dramatically altered Europe in ways which have profound impacts to today. Britain served for decades as the center of the…

Locals were displaced from prime land as settlers moved in to farm and establish homestead, which created significant animosity between the French and the newly formed permanent Arab underclass. Muslims were denied citizenship and were marginalized, opening the country up for violent revolution in the 1950’s. The settler colony system created infrastructure, but the infrastructure was intended for the white settlers and created systematic…

increased unemployment and the fear of the immigrants from Mexico, escalated the public and the government’s concern about marijuana. The use of marijuana became linked with violence, crime, and other socially aberrant actions primarily caused by the underclass communities. By the year 1931, 29 states had banned marijuana. The marijuana tax act of 1937 banned all use and sale. Years later it was deemed unconstitutional and was replaced by the Controlled Substances Act which was enacted in the…

Past generations are always exciting, consequently many today dream about how it was like to live during that time. There was different culture, morals and ethics. The 1920’s is a perfect time period to view, because this is a time of prosperity in America. Literature, music, and clothing are changing. People have different views, compared to what we have now. For example, marriage was a trend during the 1920’s, as well as divorce. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby he writes about…

whites to buy houses through loans but denied to minority groups. Blades then adds “the creation of the racial wealth gap was constructed by policy and plunder, which has also worked together to exploit other poor groups huddled in our collective underclass. By using this article Blades can make people, especially minorities, even more angry at the disadvantages caused by government policy. Blades then can counter people who would say that that’s how it was back then but not today. He provides…

Not only is police militarization condoned by law, it is also protected from outside criticism. Steven Greenhut, a columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune, was declined access to two reports of two police shootings from 2001 and 2004 in Huntington Beach, California, after requesting to see them. “Well, the [Huntington Beach Police Department] said I could have neither report because both are exempt from the California Public Records Act. What a great Catch-22: the public has no right to…

Balkin, R. S., Miller, J., Ricard, R. J., Garcia, R., & Lancaster, C. (2011). Assessing Factors in Adolescent Adjustment as Precursors to Recidivism in Court-Referred Youth In this article court-referred adolescences completed the Reynolds Adolescence Adjustment Inventory Screening. They also took part in an intervention program where they were monitored for a total of two years. Their main focus was to classify the probability of juveniles reoffending. Researchers refer to genetics being…

Many people try to assume that a person’s environment makes them who they are. If an individual is from a impoverish area that experiences high crime rates, that same person is expected to continue the same criminal acts in their community. However, someone from a neighborhood with better resources and more prestige are excluded in being surrounded and/or participating in criminal acts. In this paper, I plan to explore different studies to examine the relationship between poverty/social class/…

The primary obstacle to the well-being of children in African-American communities in urban areas stemmed from dysfunctional families. Being sexually abused, not having a job, and not having a father figure in the home are leading factors to a dysfunctional family. Tupac Shakur is known for using his songs to advocate for social and political change, challenging the system, and using his music videos to portray the reality of injustices, poverty, and many other issues that occur in the…

Texas is a vastly populated state in the United State and many types of culture, race, and religion grow within the state. There has been many important events and fascinating history that has occurred on the Texas soil. Many great Americans had contributed in establishing a tremendous state while making history. Therefore, while there are numerous amount of significant heroes and contributors, José Antonio Navarro had demonstrated an achievement for the state of Texas, which constructed the…