(Whitaker, 2007)
Dermura, S. (n.d.). he Interrelationship among Achievement Patterns of Activities of Daily Living. Journal of Psychological Anthropology, 167 -- 175.
he article the Interrelationship among Achievement Patterns of Activities of Daily Living, examines the responsiveness rates of those who are disabled and living in a nursing home. o determine this, the author sampled 706 dependent elderly patients. he results were that respondents performed well in activities using the lower parts of their body. his information can be used with corresponding information to examine how the body changes, once someone is forced into an institutionalized situation. At which point, it can be corroborated with the other pieces of information to see the true effects of aging. (Deruma, n.d.)
Mudege, N. (2007). Survival Strategies of Older Men and Women. Journal of Aging Studies, 23, 245 -- 257.
he article, Survival Strategies of Older Men and Women, highlights the different strategies used by older…...
mlaThe article, Health and Functional Status of Elderly Patients Living in Nursing Homes, looks for common factors that could help contribute to conditions that would increase the chances of some form of dependency, on various assisted living programs when person become older. This was accomplished by looking at 506 elderly men and women living in nursing homes throughout Turin, Italy. What the study found was those who were most commonly from the lower to middle classes within society and are less educated, were most likely to suffer from at least one of these conditions. This information is useful, because it could be used to highlight why particular social / economic classes would most likely to require increased amounts of care when they become older. The source provides information that can be used to help construct the various issues that the elderly must wrestle with. (Molashi, 1995)
Jennett, a. (2003). The Socio Economic Impact of Teleheatlh. University of Alberta. api.ning.com/.../Thesocioeconomicimpactoftelehealthsystematicreview.pdf
The article, the Socio Economic Impact of Teleheatlh, examined the overall economic benefit that a variety of community or government-based health service programs provides to the elderly and their families (such as Social Security of Medicare). This was accomplished through examining 306 different pieces of literature. At which point, the author was able to identify a number of different ways that these programs benefit senior citizens along with their families to include: higher quality care, easy access to a variety of health care services and greater social support. This source
A particular set of achievements or test results needs to be arrived at in order to objectively compare two different bodies of information. Data relative to graduation and dropout rates among students as well as their parents would be relevant in showing the potential correlation between traditional education and the poverty cycle. Once a set of standards is established and norms set for both the standard education system as well as an alternative education system, data sets can be accurately compared and analyzed according to socioeconomic class, economic advantage or disadvantage, and as ethnicity.
First of all, this approach will take the form of statistical research intended to show that the specified minority groups currently do not perform as well on standardized testing as other groups. It is quite easy to find data to support this premise, and this data comes from sources within the current American educational system. Secondly,…...
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Boyd-Zaharias, Jayne, and Helen Pate-Bain. "Class Matters in and Out of School:
Closing gaps requires attention to issues of race and poverty." Phi Delta Kppan Sept. (2008): 40-44. Print.
"Federal Role in Education." Ed.gov. U.S. Department of Education. 29, Jan. 2010. Web.
02 April, 2010.
Socioeconomic Causes and Effects of Racism
Racism is directly caused by the belief that some races or groups are superior to others. In most cases, racism is based on the false idea that different physical characteristics, such as the color of one's skin, make certain people better than others.
The problem of racism is inherent in attitude; in the fear and ignorance people have of others who are different than them. Racism is not limited to prejudice and discrimination against black and colored people. The Holocaust, during which six million Jews were murdered, represents one of the most heinous examples of racism ever seen (Lewis, 1998).
Racism is a fear people that people possess of others who are different, regarding language, sex, color or nationality, usually causes racism (Searing, 1989). This fear is instigated by beliefs and stereotypes that are passed between different generations.
Racism is a dangerous way of thinking that can…...
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For example, say: "emember Great Aunt Martha? Today was her birthday. I can't help thinking that she would still be with us if it wasn't for the lung cancer. But back then, people didn't know that smoking was bad for you. Fortunately, we do now." Seeing someone smoking is another conversation opener: "I always feel so bad every time I see someone smoking. I know that they are shortening their life, and that attractive young girl will have yellow teeth, wrinkled skin, and bad breath, soon, all because of smoking." Smoking rates amongst teenage girls have increased, partially because of weight-related concerns, so it is not shallow to note the negative appearance-related aspects of smoking.
Translating the health risks of smoking into terms your teen can understand is important. For a teen, a statistically increased risk of death from lung cancer and heart disease may be abstract, but pointing out…...
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Heiti, Harry. (2010, January 8). Teen smoking facts. Official wire. Retrieved February 4, 2010 at http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=45484&catid=1108
Healthcare and Drug Costs
Increasing Healthcare and Drug Costs Affect on the Socioeconomic Drag in the U.S.
The United States spends about 2.5 trillion dollars a year just on health care (Johnson, 2009). However, the Unites States' prices keep going up which makes the economy go down. The rising health care costs, drug costs, and drug abuse affect the socioeconomic drag of the heath care economy in the United States of America.
ising healthcare costs are a major issue for most Americans. So much of what is spent on healthcare does not help the economy. According to the research, "the health care system is dysfunctional and full of waste -- as much as 30% of all spending" (Johnson, 2009). Still, each year, Americans spend an average of 17.5% of the GDP on health care costs. That takes away from spending in other areas that would help strengthen the economy. Yet, a bulk of…...
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Baumgartner, Jason. (2011). Understanding socioeconomic and healthcare system drivers to increase vaccination coverage. Quintiles. Web. http://www.quintiles.com/~/media/library/presentations/vaccine-insights.pdf
Johnson, Linda A. (2009). Q&A: Why healthcare's economic impact matters. USA Today. Web. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-06-19-health-economy_N.htm
National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2008). Drug abuse costs the United States economy hundreds of billions of dollars in increased healthcare costs, crime, and lost productivity. Publications. Web. http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/addiction-science-molecules-to-managed-care/introduction/drug-abuse-costs-united-states-economy-hundreds-billions-dollars-in-increased-health
This is stated to be because "whites devoted a greater share of their income to saving, but racial differences in savings rates are not significant" after controlling for income.. Yet, there would have been at least a narrowing in the savings gap between whites and African-Americans, had African-Americans been as "devoted to saving..." As were whites during the same period. Stated by Gittleman and Wolff as the primary source of data in the 2004 study is the "PSID, which had followed about 5,000 U.S. families since 1968, interviewing them annually." (2004) the PSID measures net worth by "adding the values of the home, real estate other than the main residence, the farm or business, and vehicles together with holdings in stocks, checking and savings accounts and 'other savings' and then subtracting the non-mortgage debt." (Gittleman and Wolff, 2004) Gittleman and Wolff point out the necessity in understanding to a…...
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Freeman, Lance (2004) the Changing Determinants of Inter-Racial Home Ownership Disparities: New York City in the 1990s. Housing Studies. 1 May 2004.
Gittleman, Maury and Wolff, Edward N. (2004) Racial Differences in Patterns of Wealth Accumulation. The Journal of Human Resources. Issue 39 Vol. 1
Goldsmith, Arthur H.; Hamilton, Darrick; and Darity, William Jr. (2007) From Dark to Light: Skin Color and Wages Among African-Americans. The Journal of Human Resources.
Holzer, Harry and Neumark, David (2000) Assessing Affirmative Action. Journal of Economic Literature Vol. 38. No. 3 September 2000.
Th sam thing gos for th IMF.
Qustion 22: What ar som of th most important xampls of typs of transnational crim and organizd groups that commit ths crims? How hav th Unitd Stats and othr countris trid to combat transnational crim, and with what rsults? Why is transnational crim so difficult to radicat? (Rfrnc: ). Intrnational rlations and world politics: Scurity, conomy, idntity).
Som of th most important xampls of transnational crims ar: mony laundring; illicit drug trafficking; corruption and bribry of public officials; fraudulnt bankruptcy; insuranc fraud; computr crim; thft of intllctual proprty; illicit trafficking of arms; trrorist activitis (for xampl, 9/11); aircraft hijacking (s also 9/11); and, on that w ar sing mor and mor of rcntly -- sa piracy.
Thr ar many transnational trrorist organizations that hav bn idntifid bing crtain groups and thrfor this idntification has hlpd us kp a clos watch on thir activity (for xampl,…...
mlaeconomy, identity (4th ed.). NJ: Prentice Hall.
Woods, Ngaire. (2007). The globalizers: The IMF, the World Bank, and their borrowers.
NY: Cornell University Press.
Aristotle viewed citizens as the backbone of the state, and considered that they had a clear responsibility to said State. "One citizen differs from another…the salvation of the community is the common business of them all" (Politics, 54). Thus, the Aristotelian approach is one of natural law and natural predisposition; for Machiavelli, politics are constructed.
Similarly, when Thomas Hobbes described the life of man in wartime as "nasty, brutish, and short," he was speaking more about the manner in which the majority of the population lived in 16th and 17th century Europe. Life was quite different during this time for 90% of the populace; there was a small merchant/middle class, an even smaller aristocratic class, and a large peasant and poor class. And what was urban life like? Cities were crowded, there was no sewer system or plumbing; night soil and trash was thrown out of windows onto the streets,…...
Socioeconomic Status, Family Structure, and Parental Involvement: The Correlates of Achievement
Eagle, Eva
Do class/socioeconomic status, the attention of a parent, the working patterns of the mother, and familial structure have any impact on a student's academic performance? This particular study seeks to, specifically, describe "the relationship between educational attainment and the components of the SES index as used in the National Longitudinal Surveys conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics." The 1980 High School and Beyond senior cohort was utilized in the undertaking of this study, with more than fifty eight thousand high school seniors and sophomores (1980) being used as the nationally representative sample. The survey of the samples took place in years 1980, 1982, 1984, as well as 1986.
The research made use of correlational research design. As Privitera (2013, p. 215) points out, correlational research design seeks to "use data to determine if two or more factors are…...
Blau and Blau believe that this fact provides one more piece of evidence in favor of their central proposition that "racial socioeconomic inequalities are a major source of much criminal violence.
There is a stereotype that poor class youth are the ones that commit crime. The fact is that many studies conclude that social class has no direct link to crime. It does on the other hand have an indirect link. To further understand the class-crime relationship, more studies are obviously necessary. There is no lack of interest in the subject, but the upper class are not likely to attract much interest in crime research. It is vital to study all aspects of crime so that a comparison can be made and help to further understand crime trends, and fully understand the relationship between socioeconomic status and criminal behavior
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Blau, J.., & Blau, P.M. (1982). The cost of inequality: Metropolitan structure…...
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Blau, J.R., & Blau, P.M. (1982). The cost of inequality: Metropolitan structure and violent crime. American Sociological Review, 47, 114-117. Pp. 121-127
Blum, R.W., T. Beuhring, M.L. Shew, L.H. Bearinger, R.E. Sieving, and M.D. Resnick. (2000). The Effects of Race/Ethnicity, Income, and Family Structure on Adolescent Risk Behaviors. American Journal of Public Health 90 (12): 1879-84.
Bonczar, Thomas P. (2003), Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001, Bureau of Jus tice Statistics Special Report, NCJ 197976.
Ellwood, D.T., & Jencks, C. (2002). The growing difference in family structure: What do we know? Where do we look for answers? John F. Kennedy School of Government, HarvardUniversity, Cambridge, MA.
edistribution and ecognition
The desire for recognition has increasingly become a major driver of political conflict and mobilisation in the contemporary world. Groups organised under the banners of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, and sexuality now demand greater recognition -- they want their rights and identity to be acknowledged and upheld. Nonetheless, given that the struggle for recognition is driven by material inequality, a significant dilemma arises -- the dilemma of redistribution (socioeconomic justice) and recognition (cultural justice) (Fraser, 1995). In other words, can socioeconomic equality and cultural recognition be achieved at the same time, or should one be given priority at the expense of the other? This is a fundamental question warranting critical thought and attention. For Fraser (1995, p. 93), redistribution and recognition, though distinct, must be pursued simultaneously.
Without a doubt, cultural recognition is now a forceful movement. Several examples in the real world -- in both developed and developing…...
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Fraser, N. (1995). From Redistribution to Recognition? Dilemmas of Justice in a Post- Socialist Age. New Left Review, 212, 68-93.
Vulnerable PopulationsThere are various factors that can make a person or population vulnerable or historically marginalized. Some of these factors include socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, age, and disabilities. People who are low-income or living in poverty may have limited access to resources and opportunities, including healthcare, education, and employment. Minorities and people of color may experience discrimination, racism, and unequal treatment, which can lead to a lack of access to resources and opportunities. Women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and other gender and sexual minorities may experience discrimination, violence, and harassment. Older adults and children may be vulnerable due to physical and cognitive limitations, as well as limited access to resources and opportunities. People with disabilities may experience discrimination, lack of access to resources and services, and social isolation.As a nurse, some vulnerable or historically marginalized populations I have worked with include homeless individuals and families,…...
mlaReferencesKivimäki, M., Batty, G. D., Pentti, J., Shipley, M. J., Sipilä, P. N., Nyberg, S. T., ... & Vahtera, (2020). Association between socioeconomic status and the development of mental and physical health conditions in adulthood: a multi-cohort study. The Lancet Public Health, 5(3), e140-e149.Reiss, F., Meyrose, A. K., Otto, C., Lampert, T., Klasen, F., & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2019). Socioeconomic status, stressful life situations and mental health problems in children and adolescents: Results of the German BELLA cohort-study. PloS one, 14(3), e0213700.
Socioeconomic Status, ace and Healthcare
Higher rates of illness among blacks as compared to whites have become a persistent thing over time. At the same time other ethnic/racial minority groups have over the years shown an elevated disease risk for some of the health conditions. This paper will look at how race and socioeconomic status combine to affect health. Health comprises of several dimensions such as loss of functionality, diseases and conditions, disability and even death. The process of health change within a population is thought to start with the onset of diseases and conditions that lead to loss of functionality and impairment and eventually cause disability or even death. The development of some of the chronic diseases, while they are not recognized clinically until one reaches their middle age is affected mostly by lifelong circumstances that are related to race and socioeconomic status. Some factors affect the likelihood of people…...
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Williams, D.(1999). Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health
The Added Effects of Racism and Discrimination. Retrieved June 10,2014 from http://www.isr.umich.edu/williams/All%20Publications/DRW%20pubs%201999/race,%20SES,%20and%20health.%20the%20added%20effects%20of%20racism%20and%20discrimination.pdf
Crimmins, E., Hayward, M., & Seeman, T.(2010). Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Health. Retrieved June 10, 2014 from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25526/
Socioeconomics and Fiscal Policy
Current Events Article eview
One of the more interesting discussions occurring relative to the purpose and effective use of fiscal policy in today's macroeconomic environment is arguably occurring inside the European Union (EU). There is a high level debate that is ongoing about the future of the EU after various economic crises that have emerged such in Greece, most notably, but also in other economies such as Spain. Some argue that the since the European Union is made up of independent nations with their own elected governments, their problems are going to be essentially local and they will need local solutions that any policies from a centralized financial system that sets fiscal policies for all the EU nations could ever possibly address (Debating Europe, N.d.).
There are many ideological objections to the fiscal union that is being formed that lie outside its potential effectiveness, such as the issue of…...
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Coeure, B. (2016, March 21). The future of the euro area. Retrieved from European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2016/html/sp160321.en.html
Debating Europe. (N.d.). Arguments for and against fiscal union. Retrieved from Debating Europe: http://www.debatingeurope.eu/focus/infobox-arguments-for-and-against-fiscal-union/
Human esource Management in International Business
Impact of Cultural Differences, Socioeconomic or Political Factors on international HM
Challenges to HM posed by growth in International Business
By looking at the changing trends of the world of commerce in recent times, one can significantly notice the fact that this business community is becoming more and more competitive. This clearly signifies the truth that the elevating competition within the community has given rise to international business where enterprises regardless of their size are expanding their operations within the global market. As an outcome of it, an efficient and effective work environment has become the fundamental necessity that can facilitate the organizations in maintaining strong holds in the market place as well as generate profits (Daly, 2011).
Considering the challenge of maintaining an effectual organizational culture, businesses need the asset of human resources, hence, they are considered as the foundation stone for any organization. This means that…...
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Briscoe, D., Schuler, R., & Tarique, I. (2012). International Human Resource Management, 4E. 4th Edition. USA: CRC Press.
Briscoe, D.R., & Schuler, R.S. (2004). International Human Resource Management: Policies and Practices for the Global Enterprise. 2nd Edition. USA: Routledge.
Cooke, W.N. (2003). Multinational Companies and Global Human Resource Strategies. USA: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Daly, J.L. (2011). Human Resource Management in the Public Sector: Policies and Practices. USA: M.E. Sharpe.
Many people have suggested reasons that obesity remains prevalent in Salford, UK. The low level of adult physical activity is believed to be the primary cause, but it is important to recognize that childhood obesity is also a factor in Salford. In addition, one must compare other health measures in Salford to the rest of the UK to get a full picture. In general, Salford is simply less healthy than the English average, with higher rates of adult smoking, smoking-related deaths, alcohol-related hospital stays, mental health conditions, dementia, and learning disabilities. This seems to be directly linked to issues....
Social class is an incredibly complex concept. Many people assume that it is primarily defined by socioeconomic status. However, while wealth or the lack thereof may play some role in determining social class, it is not the only determinant. Other factors in addition to class can help determine social stratification. In the United States, this concept can often be looked at new money versus old money. If these delineations are preset, is social mobility even possible?
To really understand this issue, it is important to look at the concept of social class and stratification. Social class....
Chivalry refers to a code of conduct that was developed in the latter part of the Middle Ages in various parts of western Europe, most notably in what are parts of modern day France and Britain. Though it may be referred to a system or the chivalric code, it is not actually a codified system of norms or behaviors, but instead an informal code of moral behavior. Its origins can be traced back to around 1170, though it draws upon moral codes from earlier times, especially the Carolingian Empire, which featured a similar idolization of the soldier/warrior.
Chivalry is a very....
Teen pregnancy is a complex topic that can relate to a variety of other topics, making it possible to include body paragraphs that touch on everything from child sexual abuse to educational attainment by teen mothers. That is because teen pregnancy does not generally exist in a vacuum, but is the result of a combination of varied social factors including race, socioeconomic status, religious affiliation, educational level, and residency.
Some topics that you could include in a body paragraph in a teen pregnancy essay include:
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