Essays about: "racial prejudice"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 20 essays containing the words racial prejudice.

  1. 16. The Impact of Affirmative Action on Employees' attitudes towards equality : To BBBEE or not to BBBEE? A field study in South Africa

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Johanna Björnsund; Frida Grundström; [2016]
    Keywords : Affirmative action; B-BBEE; Apartheid; Employee attitudes; Organizational culture; Group identity; Diversity; Prejudice; Group integration; Equality;

    Abstract : Background- South Africa, the most southern country at the African continent as the name depicts, is a country where Apartheid has prevailed the historical and contemporary landscape of the nation.  The era of Apartheid, being a system of discrimination and segregation, produced racial imbalances within the South African society and polices of affirmative action was enforced as an attempt to redress the racial inequalities. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Relevance of Huckleberry Finn in today’s English Language Classrooms

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Alexander Johnson; Sara Ghazarian; [2014]
    Keywords : historical perspective; journals; observations; questionnaires; racism; reflection;

    Abstract : Denna studie är ett projekt som undersöker användandet av Mark Twains klassiska roman The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn i det svenska ESL klassrummet genom action research. Syftet är att undersöka hur en lärandemodell med utgångspunkt i The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn kan utformas för att utveckla det kritiska tänkandet, samt behandla rasistiska samhällsfrågor och fördomar i det svenska ESL klassrummet. READ MORE

  4. 18. Birth order effects on attitudes: a pilot study

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPI

    Author : Montathar Faraon; [2009]
    Keywords : birth order; attitudes; climate change; racism;

    Abstract : Does birth order influence our attitudes? The present study examined the effects of birth order on attitudes toward climate change and racism. Three hundred and two par- ticipants from two American universities completed a questionnaire about climate change, family constellation, and racism. READ MORE

  5. 19. Freaks and Muggles - Intolerance and prejudice in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

    University essay from Enheten för lärarutbildning

    Author : Andreas Bertilsson; [2008]
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    Abstract : This essay argues that Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone helps young people to better understand social intolerance and racial prejudice in today’s society. Specific examples will be analyzed with the aid of New Critical close reading. .. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Effect of Contact on Stereotyping

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Dina Bern; [2001]
    Keywords : Psychology; Psykologi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The intensity of contact with foreigners and its influence on the degree of stereotyping in foreign judgments was tested with a procedure developed by Dr. Bert Westerlundh (2001). This is the first time that Dr. Westerlundh's procedure is used. READ MORE