and psychographic research, there are a few aspects that the baby life-crisis parents emulate. First, that they are caring middle-aged parents that crave after the idea of nurturing children again. Second, they have the highest disposable income of any other income and regularly support charities they are loyal to. Third, they are not passive in the digital age, but actively using technology. Accordingly, these baby life-crisis parents use a few sources to receive information. Although, this…
eating and to increase physical activity to prevent them from becoming obese and developing other related high-risk diseases to remain healthy and increase their longevity. 3. Also, I chose those who are below the poverty level because due to their income disparity, buying healthy foods can be costly and not always affordable to them, which can be a risk of them not eating healthy foods and them more prone to other related diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes that have the…
as “gray divorce.” Couples involved in a gray divorce have just as much to worry about as younger couples and sometimes even more. It is a very big subject but we will focus on a few things that you might not have thought about before. Splitting incomes gets more complicated with age According to Nicholas J. Delgado, Principal of Dignitas an investment counseling company in Chicago, there are significant financial ramifications for senior divorce couples.…
The City of Stamford is in southwestern Fairfield County, CT, near the New York state line. Stamford’s proximity to NYC and easy access to public transportation have made it an attractive market for people working in New York. There is a vibrant downtown area, beaches, and open space used as parks and conservation land. North Stamford was a separate town until around 1949, when it was incorporated into the city of Stamford. The subject is in the North Stamford section, which is a less densely…
saw an unprecedented shift of population away from urban centers within the United States. For a variety of reasons, thousands of people flocked out of cities and established new communities, creating a distinct suburban culture; however, the movement did not continue forever. Indeed, in recent years the trend has reversed itself - people, particularly from younger generations, are flooding into some of the United States' largest cities. Many of those immigrating to the cities are Millennials,…
The threshold figure which represents percentage of household income spent on shelter which is 30% or more for their house. According to Walks article on ‘Homelessness, housing Affordability, and the New Poverty’ suggest that there are several low- income families facing housing affordability stress. At a time where we’d think that the economy is holding and people should be generating enough income to put towards their housing, mortgage, utilities, and property taxes that is not the case. A…
Many people today strive to provide adequate housing for their families. Being in an adequate housing means affordable, safe location, accessibility, privacy, comfort, habitable which includes; suitable lighting, safe water supply, and proper heating and air conditioner system. “Many people live in homes that are unsafe, dilapidated, and inadequate” (McNutt & Hoefer, 2016, p. 255). “Others live in housing that they cannot afford and still more lack any permanent housing at all” (McNutt & Hoefer,…
caused riots to start throughout America. Not only were riots a major factor in 1950 but also racial profiling and the difference in income between ethnic backgrounds. Although we are not living in the 1950s it is clear that history seems to be repeating itself. There are clear similarities between the riots in 1950, racial profiling, as well as difference in income between African Americans and Caucasians as compared to present day. These things are still a problem in 2015 and in order to fix…
regardless of their financial backgrounds. People fell in love with the idea, because it gave them high hopes, and it was very relevant at the time. However, in the last century, many things have changed. Not just anybody can become prosperous in the United States today. Because of changes in the country 's society as well as its financial situation, the American dream is no longer relevant in America. There are several aspects of our society that have changed since the early twentieth…
Then less industrialied and rural Areas such as the Eastern Cape Province contains 40% of the nations population however only consists of 7% of household income. South Africa GINI index has also shown the signicicant signs that globalisation has split the gap even further between the rich and the poor, and the high and low skilled labour force. The GINI index in the 2008-2009 stage was sitting at 0.7 and…