Socioeconomics

In Marge Piercy’s narrative poem, “Barbie Doll”, the story of a young girl is told from the viewpoint of an outside speaker watching her grow up around the norms of society and ultimately ends her life because of it. Throughout each stanza, a new important piece of information is expressed to the readers to contribute to both the theme and tone of the poem. Piercy is able to cultivate the idea that inward beauty is not valued in today’s society, and that artificial perfection can only be…

Assignment 1: Unnatural Causes Reflection Introduction Having access to care, being able to limit stress, and having a stable enough income to afford necessities are luxuries not everyone in the United States can obtain. Those who are without are disadvantaged in some social way. Social disadvantages are not just about one’s identity as a minority, but also are concerned with wealth, socio-economic status, and where one lives. For many, these are factors that limit their ability to live a…

The “American Dream” has been a central piece of ideology in American culture and history; the thought that any person, regardless of their background, could transcend their assigned socioeconomic class was among the most attractive reasons for coming to the new world. The transition from agrarianism (pre 1850) into industrialism (post 1850) changed the class structure from a relatively fixed one, making it easier for common workers to move their way up to the middle class. A more complex…

1. What socioeconomic status was your family? On what do you base your answer? My family was considered of low socioeconomic status. This is primarily based on income and level of education attained by my parents. 2. What ethnic group(s) did your family identify with? List any values, beliefs, attitudes, holidays, food, etc. supported by your ethnic group(s). My family was identified as Mexican American and our language spoken is Spanish. Our social structure consist heavily of extended…

Gender can have a big difference on our everyday lives. The role of our parents socioeconomic status is very important because our parents are the ones buying us things and supporting us until we are old enough to have a job and maintain and by the things that we need on our own. If I was born the opposite gender that means I would be a boy. My race would be White. My Religion would be Jewish. And my socioeconomic / social class background would be middle class. I believe that my life would…

The resulting complication regarding a recent merger of a small, local, community hospital, with a large health care entity consisting of seven hospitals and four long term care facilities, could possibly be an alteration of the hospital’s mission statement. Although the hospital merger could allow for improved diagnostic technology; a faster response time of ER staff; quicker turnaround time regarding lab results; more efficient use of staff, quicker discharges; in addition to cost control –…

The results conclude that children in poverty consume around 13% of their calories from fast food. Fast food restaurants and sugary beverages are becoming even more accessible and affordable today to those Americans who represent the lower socioeconomic status. Unfortunately, fruits, vegetables and more nutritious food options can be too expensive for some families to buy frequently; therefore, their options tend to be more limited than high-income families. The environment in which children…

The socioeconomic characteristics of the population were evaluated to provide an understanding of the local social and economic context in which the fruit consumption took place. Likert scales were constructed to appraise the impression of respondents of harvested fruit on farm and purchased fruit as well as farmers’ impression about wild fruit, fruit consumption by certain categories of persons and fruit consumption by children. All variables were first synthesised using descriptive statistics.…

contribute to severity and outcome of disease once it has already begun, most racial disparities in the onset of illness exist prior to a patient’s presentation to a clinician. As a result, one of the frequently studied factors in health disparities is socioeconomic status (SES), which can be measured by income, education, or occupational status. Racial/ethnic differences in SES are large and contribute to proportional differences in health. In 2013, for every dollar of household income White…

For me I felt taken back by this because growing up this was something I never had to worry about. Another way to see the socioeconomic difference was when it came to certain children having toys or clothing other kids didn’t have. Some of these children would make comments about how they couldn’t afford to have a phone or even a video game like the other kids at the club. Growing up I never felt this way, I always had everything I could have asked for and was constantly being spoiled by my…