Word: socio
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...question the existence of racism. Yet many Americans of color do extraordinarily well. I do not, in addition, question affirmative action in principle--if it aims at giving all those of socio-economically deprived, underprivileged, or educationally less rigorous backgrounds the equal opportunity to succeed. That goes for poor African-Americans from Watts or Brownsville; but it should also apply to destitute whites from bankrupt mining communties in rural West Virginia; Vietnamese boat people; inner-city Koreans; Chinese political refugees and any other group whose social and economic backgrounds deprive them of the same opportunities as the sons and daughters...
...dangerously naive to think that juvenile crime can easily be combatted. But it is even more dangerous and more naive to think that a degree of rehabilitation and prevention is categorically impossible. Experts link propensity to violent crimes to socio-economic conditions: lack of role models, lack of life expectancy, lack of resources, lack of life opportunities, lack of hope. These are social conditions that with courage, commitment and creativity, we have the power to change...
...advocate for out people of color but also to be supportive and understanding of the pressures and pleasures of those (whether we know them or not) who choose to remain sexually undefined. To ignore the latter group is to ignore many immensely important concerns such as the correlation of socio-economic privilege and racial background. It is undoubtedly harder to come out when you do not have a trust fund in your name. People have stronger ties in different cultures and communities that are traditionally harder to break with in the name of individualism--not to mention the basic fact...
...approach focuses more on the socio-cultural and socio-economic roots of disease transmission than the biological mechanisms of disease transmission," she says...
...intriguing premise that goes a long way toward making an impressive though uneven feature film debut for writer-director Andrew Niccol. Gattaca, unfortunately, fails to explore the subtler ramifications and genuinely disturbing socio-economic implications of the situation it introduces. This lack is less than satisfactorily replaced by the individual drama it centers on instead--it's the old, old story of the lone hero who refuses to play the hand that's dealt...