Word: ethnical
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...Jews comprise just slightly more than two percent of the U.S. population. Putting aside demography, propinquity, parental pressure and religious commitment, the chances of a Jew marrying another Jew are considerably lower that 47 percent. (Some suggest that the "natural odds" of a mixed marriage for members of an ethnic group so tiny as American Jews is 95 percent.) Nevertheless, the four factors of demography, propinquity, parental pressure and religious commitment, which have been responsible for maintaining the high degree of Jewish inmarriage, will continue to diminish in the near future, and certainly over the next several generations...
...probably aware, many of this University's students are quite concerned about the slow rate at which most Harvard departments are tenuring women and minority faculty, as well as the lack of new courses on ethnic and gender diversity. Monday's rally and this week's signature-gathering campaign both reflected and amplified the campus's attention to the lack of diversity in Harvard's Faculty and curriculum. We have raised awareness and encouraged creative discussion about the complicated issues which surround Harvard's hiring process and course development...
...respect the right of the National Review to express its political statements, but the fact that these are untruthful and harmful stereotypes is what makes this matter transcend political and ethnic bounds," she said...
Some of the most influential events in America's troubled history of racial and ethnic conflict have occurred in the arena of professional sports. The grand national tribute recently paid to Jackie Robinson's legacy underscores the fact that his stride across Major League Baseball's color line had significant political and social ramifications. To some degree, the extent of the national progress toward equality and racial harmony can be measured through the lens of pro sports. For example, the prevalence of black athletes in football, baseball and basketball--as well as the paucity of black coaches and executives...
Sports have also provided a disturbing insight into the nature of the stereotypes and ethnic slurs that are often unarticulated in polite conversation. The comments of the late sportscaster Jimmy the Greek, expressing a bizarre attempt to link the institution of slavery to the prowess and accomplishments of African-American athletes, provide one of the more infamous examples of this phenomenon. Several months ago, this trend continued as New Jersey Nets coach John Calipari was fined by the NBA for referring to a reporter as a "Mexican idiot...