Educational attainment in the United States

in America. “We lived in four different refugee camps for a year and a half before the news: We had been sponsored to the United States by a Christian missionary group” (Kuy 4). They knew that they would be safe once they had reached America. On the other hand, the Vietnamese refugees faced different issues during their escape from their homeland. A staggering statistic states, “It is estimated that half of the boat people were drowned at sea or killed during their journey to find freedom” (Cao…

Black girls who experience sexual abuse choose to keep silent about the abuse they have endured until adulthood, but some choose to remain silent for life. Understanding how the effects of sexual abuse and violence against Black girls in the United States seeks to demise them spiritually, mentally and sometimes physically…

Black-White disparities in breast cancer survival (Freeman, 2004). Poverty affects all Americans regardless of race; however, African Americans tend to shoulder a greater burden from poverty because they constitute a large proportion of the poor in the United States. Some studies have shown that Black-White disparities in breast cancer mortality are reduced after accounting for socioeconomic status. Poverty is associated with poorer breast cancer outcomes for all Americans, regardless of race;…

In the United States, homelessness is becoming a major problem in America that affects millions of lives when it is least expected. For instance, according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (AHAR), this report stated that on a single night in January of 2015, approximately 564,708 people were homeless in the United States (Henry et al. 8). However, homelessness does not just affect one set of individuals, in fact, homelessness affects people of all ages, races, cultural…

alcoholism, much like other addictions, creates consequences for the entire family. The effect of alcoholism on families is an important issue that needs to be studied because it is so prevalent in our society. In fact, an estimated 43% of all United States adults have been affected by alcoholism in their family in some way, whether through a parent, spouse, sibling, or other blood relative. Furthermore, according to the National Institutes of Health, more than 10 percent of U.S. children live…

Life expectancy at birth: The overall life expectancy in Japan is quite high, even in comparison with the average of other high income countries (Data. World Bank 2014). Educational attainment: According to the statistics shown by the world data bank (data. World Bank), the primary school enrollment numbers are above 100%, this is due to late enrollment of some students, and the ages of the students that are enrolling (too-old…

The United States has long been considered exceptional Religious Identity Formation Durkheim (1976) provided his own definition of religion as having two elements, Religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things which are set apart and forbidden-beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a Church, all those who adhere to them. (Durkheim 1912/1976:47) Religious identity Erik Erikson’s influential psychosocial theory of…

child cognitive and behavioral development in early school years. For instance the mother’s employment, education attainment, depression symptoms and the environment the family lives in. The children that are being raised in poverty are at a disadvantage because they don’t have the proper support from their family. Statics show in 1990 nearly a fifth of children in the United States were poor in 1997. African American children were 42% poor. In addition 43% of families headed by single mothers…

When someone becomes incarcerated and categorized as a criminal, it has many effect not only on the person but the people around them too. Criminals should be punished for their crimes, however, the severe treatment they are put through as well as the family they can no longer support from behind bars adds more problems. The illegal decisions that have been made lead to financial problems, family issues, and makes it harder to adjust back into the real world once their time is served. Criminals…

to college has become the new trend and its attendance has been increasing for quite some time now. Everybody is doing it—yes, that includes women, minorities, and all social classes. In the United States, we have a variety of college types that can be attended for all different types of people and educational opportunities. What I am going to discuss is if there is really a “better option” of the type of school everyone should be aiming to go to. Which college, a community college, for-profit…