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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"marginalized community"”.
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On Covering: Queerness
… or fully concealing one's membership to a marginalized group. Often employed as a survival strategy, many are sympathetic to the idea that one should be able to pass if need be. With that said, many philosophers argue that it is inextricably tied to oppression in the sense that acts of …
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THE TRANSGENDER EXPERIENCE
… the experience of those in the transgender community. This study was conducted utilizing qualitative analysis through individual interviews with six participants. One of the major key findings of this study was the prevalence of depression among all participants. Another key finding of this …
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Awareness or complicity? : documentaries' depiction of communities marginalized by Christian Nationalism.
… story of an evangelical ministry that targets a marginalized community. Filmmakers construct the narratives of these documentaries in a manner that will entertain audiences, yet neglect to incorporate commentary that brings awareness to how the ministries contribute to the overall power structure …
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School Shootings and Principals' Perception of Armed Personnel in an Education Setting
… study looked at an urban school district with a marginalized community with low socioeconomic status as identified by the District Factor Group A. Twelve school principals were interviewed to gather information of their perceptions in relation to having armed personnel in their schools.</p> …
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Individualizing Climate Action Plans in Southern California
… analyzes the city’s plan for how it will protect marginalized community members from climate change while successfully reducing the city’s emissions by 2050. It also advocates for a more tailored climate plan that acknowledges different community needs based on identity (e.g., race, class, and …
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Improving a Clinic's Process to Increase Preventative Health Screenings
… took place at a health clinic located in the marginalized community of San Francisco. The health clinic’s primary focus is to foster care to the underserved population—homeless, uninsured, LGBTQ, people of color—and provide them with qualitative patient care. According to the organization’s …
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Mobile retrospective : shrinking the digital divide
… and those who do not. The resultant outcome is a marginalized community left behind - a polarized urban system socially, spatially, and technologically. Low-income communities become devalued, disadvantaged, and dis-empowered. Left behind is a community that is not computer literate, lacks skills …
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Passing through the sphynx gates: Community college faculty as equity leaders in gateway math
… exacerbate the problematic trend that too few marginalized, community college students complete a degree, especially during the time of COVID-19 in which this study was situated. This critical participatory action research study examined the experiences and perspectives of the on-the-ground …
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THE JEWISH ANIMAL IN POST-HOLOCAUST JEWISH AMERICAN POETRY
… this insidious maneuver—dehumanize a threatening community through animalization in order to justify its oppression, or at times, extermination—is familiar to virtually every marginalized community and absolutely relies on consensus that the “natural” order places human beings above animals. This …
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Utilizing the non-profit sector to advance social and environmental justice
… residents’ recreational needs, increasing community engagement and social capital, promoting positive health outcomes, and improving property values. For residents of color and residents of lower-income households, community-based provisions offer affordable recreational opportunities. …
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On a Mission to Put Children First: Integrity in Charity Media
Accusations of child exploitation have been levelled at the charitable sector due to its use of so-called poverty porn marketing tactics since the watershed “Live Aid” concert for Ethiopia famine relief in 1985. These problematic advertisements have been broadcast across channels presenting …
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Analysis of land use and land cover change and its impact on soil erosion in Nzhelele Valley, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… agriculture and food security especially in the marginalized community of South Africa. Sediment output based on the land use classes is potentially influenced by cropland with the study. This allows for further solutions on the type of land use activities to be narrowed to understand the levels …
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NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR FLOOD RISK MITIGATION: MAPPING AND HYDROLOGICAL MODELING IN AN UNDER-RESOURCED URBAN AREA ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST
<p>Flooding is the most frequent and costly disaster in the United States, affecting people disproportionately based on environmental, societal, and economic limitations. Through stakeholder engagement, open-access research, and nature-based solutions (NBS), ecology and hydrology can be bridged …