Word: socio
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...minority women refer to it as triple oppression--there's racial stereotyping, sexual stereotyping and socio-economic stereotyping," said Kei Nakamura, a panel leader and instructor in Harvard's Department of East Asian Civilization and Languages. "Just because you're at Harvard doesn't mean you're free of stereotyping," she added...
...Kureishi and Frears also toss in some surreal and offbeat moments that are especially unique and funny. Rosie demonstrates the socio-political implications of "snogging" by kissing three men while watching a TV program on the mating habits of lions. Street musicians perform the Temptation's "My Girl," including Motown-style choreography, while the camera cuts between scenes of various couples trysting. Sammy's mistress, Anna (Wendy Gazelle), a New York photographer, has a "w" tattooed on each buttock "so that when I bend over, it spells...
Perhaps the most dangerous consequence of the Razo case is the tendency to generalize about the Harvard Mexican-American community based on the actions of a single individual. Whether or not Razo's alleged crimes were prompted by his socio-economic background and Harvard experience, drawing conclusions from this case about the minority community as a whole is unwarranted. In an attempt to account for Razo's actions, the situatuon of minority students at Harvard has been oversimplified and misinteroreted by both the national and campus media. For example, the mere title of the article, "Worlds in Collision" (The Harvard...
...following letter refers to a write-up of Professor of Sociology Orlando Patterson's Core offering, Foreign Cultures 46, `Caribbean Societies: Socio-Economic Change and Cultural Adaptations", that appeared in The Crimson's 1987-88 Confidential Guide to Courses...
Suzanne Spain, the college's assistant treasurer, said, "Bryn Mawr believes very strongly in being open to students of all socio-economic backgrounds." She said the school plans to keep its need-blind policies...