Sticky Wicket Questions: American Culture & Immigration News Today
Questions submitted by readers that reflect the concerns, confusion, discomfort, and misperceptions we all have about people whose race, ethnicity, cultural and religious traditions are different from our own. Responses to submitted questions will come from sociologists, psychologists, educators, anthropologists, authors, researchers, and even other readers. This department will not typically represent an opportunity for freelancers.
July 2nd, 2012
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Dear Sticky Wicket,What are the positive/negative outcomes of children growing up in single parent homes? Does race and ethnicity determine whether they go to college or join gangs? ~Single Mom From ChicagoDear Single Mom, In 2010, approximately 24,297,000 children lived in single parent homes according to Kids Count Data Center statistics. Of those numbers 66 percent were African-American, 52...
June 11th, 2012
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Dear Sticky Wicket,Do all races and ethnicities experience racism or is it just something minorities deal with~Confused in DallasDear Confused,Racism comes in all colors. As long as there are differences among people there will always be prejudice. No race or nationality is immune to it.The struggles of blacks and other minorities in America have always served as textbook examples of racism. But...
May 14th, 2012
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Dear Sticky Wicket, A recent CNN study found that most white parents do not proactively discuss race with their children because they believe it brings attention to a problem that doesn’t exist. Does this tendency show a lack of sensitivity, no knowledge of history, or simply playing the ostrich?~Curious in SeattleDear Curious, In some white households, parents discussing race with their children...
April 23rd, 2012
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Dear Sticky Wicket,Can minorities achieve the American Dream without an equal opportunity to attain a quality education? ~-Hopeless in ArizonaDear Hopeless,The American Dream is the belief that a person can come from anywhere and be anything they want in this country. The fruits of freedom, equality, and opportunity are available to anyone.However, for some in this country, the American Dream...
March 26th, 2012
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Dear Sticky Wicket,During March whether you are a college basketball fan or not, you can hardly escape all the publicity and activity around “March Madness.” Why is it perfectly acceptable to recruit athletically talented black basketball players to wow students, fans, and alumni, yet many of those same schools fail to recruit academically talented black students to fill their classrooms? ~...
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