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The Social Determinants
The first social determinant is ethnicity, and the increased purchasing power of the Black community (Chin, 2001, p. 1). The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s served as the slingshot for Black consumerism in areas other than technology and computers. However, as entertainment has become increasingly technological in nature, so has the need to understand and become proficient in technology. Simultaneous with the increased income of the Black community is technological advancement in computers. The purchasing power the Black community in the past two decades has been significant amongst young Black adolescents and teenagers and college students

While there are few significant studies as regards the Black community and Microsoft Vista specifically, the measurable increase in Black family incomes and the advancement in technology that has seen computers become a product found in most homes in America. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the purchasing power of the Black community has contributed to the success of Microsoft Vista operating system......

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