Chapter 9-Geography Read Chapter 9-Geography from the textbook Watch the following videos: Watch Video Fingers to the Bone: Child Farmworkers in the United States Duration: 5:42 User: n/a – Added: 5/3/10 Watch Video Syria Crisis: One Million Refugee Children Duration: 2:50 User: n/a – Added: 8/23/13 Watch Video How Big Coal Is Evicting Entire Villages […]
Examine the issue of environmental Racism, using both primary and secondary data sources that you explored in Social Issues Journals 3 and 4.
Environmental Racism Assignment: Social Issues Research Paper This research paper is a culmination of your work in the social issue journals throughout the course. Your paper should follow this basic outline: I. Identify the social issue or problem that you articulated in the first Social Issues Journal. II. Examine this issue, using both primary and […]
Is the concept of environmental racism useful to explain the impact of pollution? Why Why and how did the Louisiana corridor become an extreme case of pollution? could have it been preventable?
Environmental Racism – Environmental Racism Discussion Group 2 Environmental Racism: A Definition Urban and environmental scholars have examined why minority and low-income groups are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards or the impact of natural disasters. In their study about toxic waste in Chester, Pennsylvania, Cole, and Foster (2001) argue that cases of […]
Discuss a recent news story or a statistic that points to the magnitude of the problem.
For this assignment, you will be asked to critically analyze a complex racial problem. You should begin by researching a racial problem that is recent and that which you can relate to the material covered in this course. For example, you may look at environmental racism, institutional racism, health and wealth disparities, etc. Give an […]
In your own words describe what is meant by the terms environmental racism and environmental justice?
In your own words describe what is meant by the terms environmental racism and environmental justice? Provide an example of how poor and racially diverse communities are negatively affected by these phenomenon? In not less than 250 words and should contain citations from the literature that support your assertions. APA format must be adhere to.