Much debate on the conceptualization of race and racism currently exists in the literature. By applying a critical approach to the study of the racism, it will be the basis from which to embark on a theoretically informed review of the literature, and to be able to apply my theoretical framework, which is composed of the following concepts: culture, power and dominance to the problem of racism in social service agencies. Specifically, an examination of current approaches, and the introduction of anti-racism strategies as a viable solution will be documented. It is concluded that there is a need to (1) challenge and modify the current knowledge base on racism in social service agencies; and (2) a need to provide social workers and policy-makers with the necessary tools to combat racism in social service agencies.

This thesis examines and analyzes the controversy around white rapper Eminem to inspect the way in which black and white theories of belonging function within an American context. The assumption behind the racial dichotomy that defines whites and blacks in oppositional positive and negative terms presumes that identity is structured along race stereotypes. This belief is evident in the differing responses to Eminem's affiliation with hip-hop culture and through the extent in which he employs hip-hop cultural forms, styles, and traits into his rap image. Although a popular mainstream artist, Eminem (and his "thug" Slim Shady alter ego) maintains his credibility within hip-hop circles by using elements of parody, play, and persona to depict his satirical views of American life. Finally, the systematic attacks against Eminem that label him as deviant are rarely levelled against other black rappers, exposing the different societal expectations that exist for whites and blacks.

Sudan has been at war for decades. As such, many research areas in Sudan have not been investigated. Disability is one of these areas. Although the little literature available indicates that Sudanese have negative attitudes towards disabled people, there is still lack of rich literature on how persons with disabilities are perceived in Sudan. The objective of this exploratory research is to start the process of understanding how people with disabilities in Sudan are perceived by engaging persons with disabilities in identifying barriers hindering them from participating in society and measures they think should be taken in order to overcome the identified barriers. Using a qualitative research design, four adults living with physical disabilities were interviewed. The data obtained was analyzed using a Key Theme Analysis Method. The findings from this study suggest that people with disabilities face many barriers that prevent them from participating in their society. These barriers include: negative stereotypes, unemployment, low economic status, sense of hopelessness, corruption and race and religious factors. I hope findings of this research paper adds to the existing body of literature and reminds disability activists and their allies worldwide the importance of collective efforts to fight against exclusion of disabled people in their respective societies.

The conceptual and empirical analysis of the interrelationship between gender and ethnicity has been largely neglected in the social sciences in general, and in Latin America in particular. The current research examines this relationship in the context of the local labour market of the Caribbean port of Limon, Costa Rica. The presence of a significant Afro-Caribbean minority along with the predominant white/mestizo population in the city, allows for the analysis of the distribution of ethnic and gender groups in the local economy, and the ways in which gender and ethnicity intersect with one another to produce particular patterns of employment differentiation. The above interrelations are explored with special reference to labour market segmentation and segregation. The approach adopted comprises the synthesis of three perspectives, the first of which is concerned with tracing the historical development of the region and city as an enclave economy. The second perspective deals with the labour market itself where current patterns of labour demand also influence segmentation and segregation. The third examines the contemporary household level, where factors such as household structure and gender ideologies (both of which may be mediated by ethnicity) operate to shape the supply of labour. Combination of the above three elements in the context of an holistic approach indicates that the configuration of employment differentiation in the enclave economy of Limon departs from more generally found patterns of vertical segmentation in gender and ethnic terms. Instead, horizontal distribution prevails in which Afro-Caribbean women do not occupy the most subordinate position in the labour market. Explanations for this lie in the historical evolution of the labour market and the dynamics of interaction between contemporary factors operating within the spheres of both household and workplace. A survey of 250 randomly-sampled households was conducted in three low-income settlements in Limon using structured and semi-structured questionnaires and targeting both male and female respondents. An employer survey was also conducted of 17 firms in the city, including large and small-scale enterprises. The principal conclusion is that a reconsideration of conventional conceptual approaches to labour markets is necessary in order to fully recognise the importance of the interaction between gender and ethnicity in employment differentiation.

This thesis in a broad sense deals with the relationship between social change and violence. It is an exploratory investigation and examines in detail the urban riots of the sixties and the social, economic, political and psychological conditions that might have contributed to ghetto riots.Special attention has been given to the April 1968 riot in Chicago, and organized efforts to effect change in that city. For this purpose the activities of the Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity (CCUO) from 1964 to 1969 have been analyzed to determine whether or not the he riots of the sixties affected them.These riots, the Chicago riot in particular, have been analyzed in terms of the conflict theory of society developed by Dahrendorf.

Sudan has been at war for decades. As such, many research areas in Sudan have not been investigated. Disability is one of these areas. Although the little literature available indicates that Sudanese have negative attitudes towards disabled people, there is still lack of rich literature on how persons with disabilities are perceived in Sudan. The objective of this exploratory research is to start the process of understanding how people with disabilities in Sudan are perceived by engaging persons with disabilities in identifying barriers hindering them from participating in society and measures they think should be taken in order to overcome the identified barriers. Using a qualitative research design, four adults living with physical disabilities were interviewed. The data obtained was analyzed using a Key Theme Analysis Method. The findings from this study suggest that people with disabilities face many barriers that prevent them from participating in their society. These barriers include: negative stereotypes, unemployment, low economic status, sense of hopelessness, corruption and race and religious factors. I hope findings of this research paper adds to the existing body of literature and reminds disability activists and their allies worldwide the importance of collective efforts to fight against exclusion of disabled people in their respective societies.

Four short stories that depict aspects of Seattle not often found in popular culture. Stories that focus on men in tenuous moments of their lives.

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Postmodernist texts by non-white authors consistently challenge accepted theoretical discourses with some notion of race or ethnicity. Until recently however, race as a unique category for theoretical investigation has remained largely unexplored. The author here outlines how both a variety of theoretical disscussions about race and ethnicity, about difference, and about experience, have formed the basis of how race is currently talked about in postmodernist discourse and how these various postmodernist discussions about race and difference may both enrich and be enriched by a theoretical examination of French poststructuralist theory. Employing the popular Benetton ads as a vehicle for theorizing a common ground between postmodernist and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that current theoretical discourse must reconceptualize not so much the multiple and varied definitions of "race" by which it has tried to account for the experiences of non-white subjects worldwide, but the very grounds upon which those definitions have been constructed. Race can no longer be thought of as a collective identity predicated on biological similarities but must be re-thought in terms of a transformational metaphor, a multivocal sign for political solidarity and alliance among dispersed groups of people sharing common historical experiences of discrimination and oppression. On this note, the author will herein argue that the naturalized connotations of race must be disarticulated out of racial discourse and rearticulated in such a way as to emphasize race as a contingent, multi-accentual signifier constructed out of varying social and political practices.

The purpose of this study was to explore the identity development of mixed race individuals in a Western Canadian context. The case study methodology was used to guide the overall procedure and participant selection. A thematic analysis was used to analyze patterns in the data. Four individuals of mixed race parentage were interviewed and five themes emerged: (a) the influence of family, (b) the influence of childhood experiences, (c) the influence of physical appearance, (d) the influence of racism, and (e) the influence of adult experiences. The detailed explorations of the participants experiences add to the Canadian literature on mixed race identity development, which provides several counselling implications and directions for future research. / Psychological Studies in Education