Sentences with phrase «among white families»

Although there was a lower response among families of minority groups (70 %) than among white families (84 %), (p <.01), t - tests and chi - square analyses indicated that minority - group respondents did not differ from minority - group nonrespondents on any birth status or sociodemographic variable (p >.05).
Perhaps delaying kindergarten entry, which is more popular among white families, could explain things, for example.
Income segregation among black and Latino families is now much higher than among white families, which means that low - income communities of color suffer more than ever from a double segregation by race and class.

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Among the sharpest attacks were references to Trump family members having sex with porn stars, and a description of Sarah Huckabee Sanders as «Uncle Tom but for white women who disappoint other white women.»
Hopefully this white paper on California Family Offices has demonstrated the high concentration of wealth in California, spread among many major cities including San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, and more metropolitan areas nearby.
These are among the items promoted for Holy Week: two polemics against white racism, an attack on the tobacco industry, three murder mysteries, one story about a serial murderer, a comedy about soap operas, a story on the sexual abuse of children, and a drama about vampire families in San Francisco.
Sir Michael, the head of education watchdog, Ofsted has also claimed poverty is too often used as an excuse for educational failure among white working - class families.
Chef Tom is a big fan of our Miso Master Organic Sweet White Miso and developed this recipe many years ago and it continues to be enjoyed and shared among his family, friends and social media.
«Not only is T - Mobile offering the most flexible and affordable family plans among national carriers today, we are also making it more affordable than ever for families to add their kids or other family members by eliminating the associated monthly service fee until 2012,» said Ashley White, marketing director of value offers at T - Mobile USA.
Among working moms, 65 % of those who are white say it is difficult for them to balance the responsibilities of their job with the responsibilities of their family; about half (52 %) of non-white working mothers say the same.
These differences may explain the lower rate of SIDS in this population and this study identifies these issues as clear targets for SIDS risk reduction among White British families.
Among white evangelical Protestants, 69 % say it's better for children if a parent is at home to focus on the family, and 26 % say children are just as well off when their parents work outside the home.
Testimony from many transracially adopted adults who grew up in white families illustrates the «in - between» status many adoptees feel, not belonging to or feeling comfortable in communities of color or among white society.
In 1992, among the high - scoring high school seniors (those with test scores in the top tenth of the class), black and Hispanic youth were three times as likely to be from families with incomes less than $ 20,000 than white and other non-Hispanic youth (12)(see figure, below).
Black men usually came from two different parents due to which their family values have been divided where the rate of two different parents among white men are relatively low.
PRESTIGE Everybody would want the family and friends to salute them for doing a thing from the obvious When one gets married, that is normal but when it is to a white man, it becomes exciting to every member of the family.Everyone wants to see the white man who married their daughter and sister this reason, every black woman would want to be the reason why her family is known to have a daughter who is married to a white hence the more demand for white men among the black women.
Set deep in the Mississippi Delta, it's the epic story of two families, one white, the other black, who've each sown hope among fields too sodden to be much use — and though the sheer scope of the material overwhelms «Pariah» director Dee Rees at times, she finds shoots of optimism among the mire that couldn't be more welcome at a moment when the country seems more divided than ever.
Well, he's bored white collar type John Clark, a man whose loving family (among them Susan Sarandon as wife Beverly) aren't quite enough to compensate for the throes of mid-life crisis.
This situation is not only a sad outgrowth of America's socioeconomic divide but also a huge problem for universities and employers, considering that birthrates are flat or down among the affluent white suburban families that have traditionally sent their kids to college.
Among the examples it uses to refute those myths are that in 1990, white women had more than half of all the babies born to unmarried women; that in 1992, 56 percent of all poor children lived in suburbs or rural areas; and that families on welfare have on average...
What's interesting in England is the attention paid to the especially sharp decline in educational performance among white boys from blue - collar families.
The differences in reported levels of satisfaction between charter and assigned - district schools are wider among Asian and white families, too: for assigned - district schools, the difference is 16 percentage points for Asian families and 9 for white families, compared to a statistically insignificant 6 percentage points and 5 percentage points for African American and Hispanic parents, respectively.
At the same time, gaps persist among students from low - income families and their more affluent peers, for English language learners, and for many minority students when compared with their Asian and white classmates.
In study after study, scholars have investigated the effects of differences among white and black students in their socioeconomic status, family structure, and neighborhood characteristics and in the quality of their schools.
For this reason, we also examine two U.S. subgroups conventionally thought to have better preparation for school — white students and students from families where at least one parent is reported to have received a college degree — and compare the percentages of high - achieving students among them to the (total) populations abroad.
That's why Robert Pondiscio concludes that the opting out is «a thing» primarily among «affluent, white, progressive families» that puts them «on a collision course with the low - income families of color who have been the primary beneficiaries of testing and accountability.»
Students of color are even more underrepresented among graduates with education majors, at least 82 percent of whom are white.65 This disparity could be related to a number of factors students of color face, including negative experiences with the public education system; 66 the additional costs and time involved for teacher credentialing; 67 or pressure from their families to seek out higher - earning and higher - status jobs and career tracks.68
Among the facts from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Fourth Grade Reading report cited by FairTest: — There has been no gain in NAEP grade four reading performance nationally since 1992 despite a huge increase in state - mandated testing; — NAEP scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped since 1996.
But the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which has researched poverty, rejected the idea of low parental aspirations, but instead blamed a lack of self - belief among white working - class families.
The authors find that Career Academies produced positive gains in employment and earnings, particularly among white men, as well as positive results for family stability.
The focus on negative outcomes among black men has led to programs to instill «grit,» charter schools that «sweat the small stuff,» i.e. suspend and expel children, and other initiatives that dismiss the effects of housing and employment discrimination, access to capital and the prison - industrial complex on black families while privileging white men.
On one hand, there is the desire to cement their financial capability to be among white middle class families.
The white coats can't participate in AKC competitions, but they're popular among families.
Their white fluffy coats and baby - doll faces made them popular among many Spanish royal families.
But families will be equally charmed by the white - sand beach, calm waters, and full menu of resort activities, among them snorkeling, dance lessons, windsurfing, and bike rentals (plus scuba diving, deep - sea fishing, golf, and tennis nearby).
The beach contains miles of sugar - white sand, crystal clear waters and constantly ranked among the best family vacations beaches in America.
A popular feature among families is the 2.5 - acre water park that has ten swimming pools, a waterslide, a white sand beach, and poolside bars as well as a relaxing whirlpool spa.
Among the finest family resorts on Lake Michigan, LeBear offers a white sugar sands beach with a bonfire area and elegant changing rooms; both indoor and outdoor swimming pools and hot tubs; a fitness center with a sauna and massage therapy; complimentary Wi - Fi; and a clubhouse featuring a kitchen, fireplace, and billiards.
Presenting one - of - a-kind works including commissions by Elizabeth Catlett (a sculpture representing the Cosby family) and Faith Ringgold (a birthday quilt from Camille to Bill), the exhibition features important examples by African American aritsts Robert S. Duncanson, Joshua Johnston, Richmond Barthe, Edward Mitchell Bannister, Henry O. Tanner, Aaron Douglas, Archibald Motley, Palmer Hayden, William H. Johnson, Charles White, Romare Bearden, Alma Thomas, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, Eldzier Cortor, Robert Colescott (above), Whitfield Lovell, Kehinde Wiley, Lorna Simpson and Kori Newkirk, among others.
Cited among the Best Lawyers were six attorneys from Todd & Weld LLP: Jeffrey N. Catalano (Products Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs); Howard M. Cooper (Commercial Litigation and First Amendment Law); Elaine M. Epstein (Family Law); Max D. Stern (Civil Rights Law, Criminal Defense — Non-White-Collar, and Criminal Defense — White Collar); Gary Owen Todd (Family Law and Trusts & Estates); and J. Owen Todd (Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law, and Personal Injury Litigation).
«Schofield Strategies, which provides personal and professional branding services, has been named outstanding veteran - and military family - owned business by the Military Spouse Business Association among its Red, White & Blue Awards.
In 1986, Olds et al published the results of a rigorous trial showing that nurse home visitation extending from pregnancy to the child's second birthday can produce positive effects on maternal and child health among disadvantaged families.1, 2 The study was conducted in a semirural area and involved predominantly white women.
A Comparative examination of socialization patterns among low - income African - American, Chicano, Puerto Rican, and white families: A review of the ethnographic literature.
Some research suggests that the academic deficits associated with living with a single mother are less pronounced for black than for white children.37 One study found that growing up in a single - parent family predicted lower socioeconomic attainment among white women, white men, and black women, but not among black men.38 McLanahan and Sandefur found that white offspring from single - parent families were more likely to drop out of high school than were African American offspring from single - parent families.39 African American children may thus adjust better than white children to life in single - parent families, although the explanation for this difference is not clear.
Leonard Lopoo and Marcia Carlson, «Marriageability among the Partners of Young Mothers,» Social Service Review 82 (2008): 253 — 71; Raymond Swisher and Maureen Waller, «Confining Fatherhood: Incarceration and Paternal Involvement among Nonresident White, African American, and Latino Fathers,» Journal of Family Issues 29 (2008): 1067 — 88.
[jounal] Brown, E. / 2008 / Religiosity and marital stability among black american and white american couples / Family Relations 57 (2): 186 ~ 197
4, no. 2) features an article, «White Paper on Family Law» co-authored by NYACP members Andrea Vacca and Jaqueline Silbermann (among others).
It found that among young, college educated, upper - income, white families, home ownership fell 6 percent from 2000.
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