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... term Colored People to People of Color . Those who embrace this modified term are imbuing it with meanings that offer an identity of respect . The term also has political meanings . It indicates bonds that cross racial - ethnic lines ...
... term Colored People to People of Color . Those who embrace this modified term are imbuing it with meanings that offer an identity of respect . The term also has political meanings . It indicates bonds that cross racial - ethnic lines ...
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... terms are contro- versial . The term African American , for example , is rejected by some who ask why this term doesn't include white immigrants from South Africa . Some people clas- sified as African Americans also reject this term ...
... terms are contro- versial . The term African American , for example , is rejected by some who ask why this term doesn't include white immigrants from South Africa . Some people clas- sified as African Americans also reject this term ...
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... term for religion that is such an established feature of a country's life that its history and social institutions become sanctified by being associated with God class conflict Marx's term for the struggle between capitalists and ...
... term for religion that is such an established feature of a country's life that its history and social institutions become sanctified by being associated with God class conflict Marx's term for the struggle between capitalists and ...
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Social Structure and Social Interaction | 4 |
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Values in Sociological Research | 14 |
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