This week, the discussion revolved around the Social Welfare System, Poverty and Diversity. Inequality has emerged as a central issue in the 2016 United States presidential election. As we end the Great Recession, the development of Occupy Wall Street, talks of the 99% versus the 1%, President Obama’s State of the Union address, suggest that inequality matters.
Homeownership rates are beginning to rise since the fall of the Big Five Automakers and Banking systems. However, the distribution of homeownership remains uneven along racial and ethnic lines. Using data from the 2010-2014 3Year Sample of the American Community Survey (ACS), reveal distinct patterns; the Asian-white homeownership gap is detailed by immigration, and spatial patterns …show more content…
While differences are usually viewed through the eyes of race and ethnicity, they occur across many levels, which include socioeconomic status, age, gender, disability status, and sexual orientation. Health insurance and Health care disparities remain a persistent problem in the United States, leading to certain groups being at higher risk of being uninsured, having more limited access to care, experiencing the poorer quality of care, and ultimately experiencing worse health outcomes. While health and health care disparities are commonly seen as issues of race and ethnicity, they occur across a broad range of dimensions and reflect a complex set of individual, social, and environmental …show more content…
Commonly recognized American ethnic groups include American Indians, Latinos, Chinese, African Americans, European Americans, etc. (Merriam-Webster, 2015) Discrimination based on presumed ethnic/racial differences are universal and found in various forms in all societies. No one ethnic group or culture has the monopoly on racism. Even members of groups that are aggressively discriminated against by others may think and act in a vicious racist manner. Racism has been a common element in American
Homeownership rates are beginning to rise since the fall of the Big Five Automakers and Banking systems. However, the distribution of homeownership remains uneven along racial and ethnic lines. Using data from the 2010-2014 3Year Sample of the American Community Survey (ACS), reveal distinct patterns; the Asian-white homeownership gap is detailed by immigration, and spatial patterns …show more content…
While differences are usually viewed through the eyes of race and ethnicity, they occur across many levels, which include socioeconomic status, age, gender, disability status, and sexual orientation. Health insurance and Health care disparities remain a persistent problem in the United States, leading to certain groups being at higher risk of being uninsured, having more limited access to care, experiencing the poorer quality of care, and ultimately experiencing worse health outcomes. While health and health care disparities are commonly seen as issues of race and ethnicity, they occur across a broad range of dimensions and reflect a complex set of individual, social, and environmental …show more content…
Commonly recognized American ethnic groups include American Indians, Latinos, Chinese, African Americans, European Americans, etc. (Merriam-Webster, 2015) Discrimination based on presumed ethnic/racial differences are universal and found in various forms in all societies. No one ethnic group or culture has the monopoly on racism. Even members of groups that are aggressively discriminated against by others may think and act in a vicious racist manner. Racism has been a common element in American