African American Women in the Prison System
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 00:06:57
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 7 pages (1797 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 7 pages (1797 words)
Introduction
Minority women in America face their "double jeopardy" status daily. The lower paying jobs, the lack of resources offered and available, perceived higher numbers of violent relationships and the inability to be looked at as an equal member of American society due to the white man's standards, just to name a few. These women are looked upon as being "less than" from the time they are very young, which is the most important time …
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