Demographics of the United States

A recent economic analysis shows that as of 2012, the wealth gap in the United States between the ultra rich and the rest of the population is as prevalent as it was in the mid-1920s. After World War II, the top earning 0.1% of the nation experienced massive increase in wealth and just before the stock market crash of 1929, they held about 23% of the entire countries wealth. In the modern era, after the 2008 recession, the .1% again grew their share of the wealth and in 2012, they reached the…

differing workload. Physical Security: Protecting individuals and property, Informational Security: Protecting data and Personnel Security: Protecting individuals. 4. Give some recent examples of the growth of the private security industry in the United States. -A report from IMS Research demonstrates that the world market for video observation hardware locally available prepares and transports was worth $63.8mil in 2006 and is set to ascend to almost 99.1 mil by 2011. A current report shows…

congressional Republicans took the jump to achieve the Defense of Marriage Act, that of which affirms the right to states and federal government not to make same sex marriages licensed in other jurisdictions. Republicans acknowledge their support for the constitutional amendment that defines marriage as one women and one man. Republicans amend all the citizens in the majority of the states that reconcile with the views of the Republicans and the traditional concept of marriage. In 2006…

Chick-fillet-A, Inc. is the United States’ largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain, operating in more than 2,000 locations in 46 states (Chick-fil-A, 2018). Since its inception in 1946, the company’s corporate values have been grounded on the Cathy family’s religious beliefs, which have shaped business and ethical decisions. In 2012 however, Chick-fillet-A endured backlash and media controversy spurred by president and COO, Dan T. Cathy, who expressed conservative views towards family and…

system has been known to use 135 to 500 different race-color terms. The black movement system embracing black heritage. Unlike the other racial classifications the black movement system is based on genotype rather than phenotype. Different from the United States, Brazil is using skin color as just a descriptive word and neglected to understand that there is something meaningful about color. The black movement system is based off of putting…

A Hypebeast is defined by Urban Dictionary as an individual who buys “clothing, shoes, and accessories for the sole purpose of impressing others” (Urban Dictionary, 2006). Though the definition was posted in 2006, the idea of buying things to achieve social status is not new. 1950’s post-war suburbia was filled with middle-class families spending their money on expensive cars and bigger homes, in an effort to increase their image (The Student Movement, 2017). This phenomenon still exists in…

The American Dream is what most individuals strive to accomplish. The perfect house, job, and family are ideal to most Americans. In order to live the American Dream, you have to work for it and education is a key factor in order to achieve this dream. However, does everyone have an equal chance of reaching it? How do you reach your fullest potential or strive for a better life when segregation exists? Segregation is a term that has been used to describe the division of racial groups that is…

differently and geographic variations created unique needs across state lines. Most research in this field discusses state level antipoverty programs and initiatives as individual occurrences, as if a program in one state were not related to the program of the same name in a state across the country. While the implementation of programs varied across states, they all played a role in the success of the federal initiative. The freedom granted to state level government allowed them to design…

Racial Disparities in Mental Health Care and Ways to Avoid Them Since the 1960 's, studies have shown that racial disparities in mental health care have been prevalent in the United States. Even though more attention has been placed on these racial disparities, there is still a substantial difference in the health care and treatment that racial minorities receive when compared to white Americans. Institutions, however, such as the University of San Francisco, California, have developed new ways…

Summer Slininger Latino: The Changing Face of America is a documentary that dives deep into the fact that in the future the United States will face a demographic shift and Latinos will become the largest demographic group. Roxane Frias created this documentary to inform people about how the Latino population will begin to have a large influence on the United Sates future within politics and communities. This movie was an eye opener for me, as before watching this film I was oblivious to many of…