Socioeconomics

developing an addiction as well as negative socioeconomic consequences later in life. When a child has been abused, they tend to begin forming negative thought patterns, which, after many years will develop into mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. In addition to mental health problems, abuse survivors are at a higher risk than non-victims to develop addictions, due to chemical changes in the brain. Lastly, survivors have a lower socioeconomic standing, as the abused children have…

The traditional family consisted of a household of a mother, father, and siblings. However, according to Zastrow & Kirt-Ashman (2013), today that has changed, many families also consist of single-parent families in which one parent lives with the children, stepfamilies in which the children from a prior relationship lives with one or both parents, and blended families which is a group of individuals whom are living and functioning together as a group and these families are in committed…

considered “tools needed for success”, because his family is of a low social class. He then begins to fall behind while his other middle-class classmates continue to excel; which causes him to become frustrated at the fact that he is failing due to his socioeconomic status. According to Cohen’s theory, the probability of delinquency is starting to present itself in Alex’s situation. He then becomes so frustrated that he drops out of school and starts to commit crimes, just as the Status…

When immigrating to the United States, immigrants have trouble getting employment, higher education, legal status as well as health care and medical coverage. This literature review will examine how culture, immigration status, and socioeconomic backgrounds affect immigrant’s access to medical care. Immigrants’ health practices are influenced by cultural traditions, religious, and ethnic beliefs and sought primarily to folk healers, folk remedies, and turn to ethnomedical approaches to treat…

past, and addresses what has been lacking in these past examinations. Adamopoulou makes several statements about infidelity; one that it is an activity that peaks in the summer, two that in America men and women cheat about equally, and that the socioeconomic status of an adulterer is not related the likelihood of extramarital affairs. The article is brief, blessedly, and the author is very plain in their speech, and the findings are not only simple, but hold up under scrutiny. The…

are not typically found in middle and upper class communities does not merit the assertion that middle class youths are immune from being exposed to any of the elements of the general strain theory. For example, any youth, regardless of their socioeconomic status could perhaps have negative stimuli in their life, such as being abused. Middle class youths could also feel strain through comparing their grades to their peers and not measuring up to the same standards, thus feeling strained due to…

Three factors which effect if citizens vote or not are socioeconomic status, political environment, and voting laws or regulations. Socioeconomic status is made up of someone’s higher education, occupation, and income. Someone with a lower socioeconomic statues may feel intimidated by the political process. Those with lower education may feel they do not understand the voting process and laws or terminology used in politics. Those who work lower income jobs may not have the time or disposable…

focus on issues to improve educational outcomes for Australian Indigenous, and the low socioeconomic communities. It has been understood that Indigenous students are considerably fall short in educational performance (MCEETYA, 2008, p. 16), which requires school involvement, participation from families and communities to engage and meet the needs of Indigenous students. Educational outcomes for the low socioeconomic backgrounds and disadvantaged students also represent inadequately. With support…

Whitegirl, or Halfie” illustrates how to present and compose oneself contingent on the racial and socioeconomic origin of one’s date. However, if the functionality of dating is to sincerely get to know the person of interest, then the guidance turns out to be disadvantageous. Realizing the other accurately becomes irrelevant as Yunior (the teenaged main character) lays it on thick, disguising his past, socioeconomic status, and cultural identifiers with the intent of manipulating his situation…

distinctive patterns and traditions. At the pinnacle of high society are the elites that indulge in having feasts every day using their finest dishes. In contrast the Bedouins of Arabia, nomadic people, were not very keen of the lively urban display of socioeconomic power. “This difference bewildered their fellow arabs living in large cities of Syria, but the “authenic” Arabs, still attached to the customs of nomadic culture, did not hesitate to express their disdain for sophisticated dishes…