Socioeconomics

Based on my occupation, education, income, and wealth I fit in with the lower middle class. Working part-time for minimum wages in a bakery but with some college education, places me in this lower middle class percentile. My yearly income ranks in the bottom fifth percentile and my household's net worth ranks in the lower middle class as well. I do not live with either of my parents, but I know for fact that they each would rank in the lowest percentile based on occupation, income, and wealth…

This question instantly made me think of a recent paper I just did for my CBH course. It is very easy to say that someone who lives an upper class/middle class lifestyle will have a better socioeconomic status than those in the lower class. It is very easy to conclude that those who are in the lower class cannot afford an education, therefore are living while cash is scarce. Those in the lower class may have different priorities for their money rather than those in the upper and middle classes…

With no malicious intent, the notion has been proposed that the disproportionate rates of African American male students subjected to exclusionary discipline practices can be attributed to the general belief that children of poor socioeconomic backgrounds, primarily African American children, exhibit elevated levels of violence and disruptive behavior (Skinner, 2013). However, the evidence shows that such disproportionality in discipline is not due entirely to economic disadvantage, nor is…

I come from a single-parent household, where my mother raised my brother and myself. My father was not financially supportive or present during my upbringing. There were times when we my mother had to use resources from other family members, and public assistance to cover the household expenses. When I was in college I had to depend on loans, grants, and I worked to cover my personal expenses, because I did not want to burden my mother. Consequently, I was not able to intern and I did not have…

in Tasmania. They survive on small prey such as mainly snakes but also fish, birds and insects. They were declared endangered in 2009. (En.wikipedia.org, 2018) They play an important role in Tasmania’s ecosystem. They have both ecological and socioeconomic importance. Every organism on earth is part of the balance of nature. This means everything is connected and when a habitat is disturbed or a species goes extinct it never recovers. (Drakehs.org, 2018) The Tasmanian devil was well known on the…

Still Unequal: America’s Educational Apartheid” explains that the education is not equal, but rather determined by socioeconomic factors for students in rural areas and inner-city schools. In today’s modern culture, an education is the key to better opportunities if one is determined to succeed. However, the educational system of this country disproportionally treats students by socioeconomic status. Both Loewen and Kozol agree that the system is inadequate because it diminishes the opportunity…

defined gender roles of marriage were seen as: the husband as breadwinner and protector and the wife as homemaker and mother. Even when woman entered the work field, there was the idea of patriarchy in society. But in the recent decades due to socioeconomic changes in society that idea of patriarchy is shifting. Less women today are marrying for economic stability which means they are less tolerant of certain actions within their marriages. Divorce is defined by Merriam-Webster as the action or…

In a political cartoon drawn by Nick Anderson for The Houston Chronicle, a man is depicted standing on top of a huge mountain of money. There is a smaller person standing on the ground with a sign that reads, “Raise minimum wage.” The man standing on the pile of money is saying to the other person “Your greed is hurting the economy.” The cartoonist is trying to make a point about those standing in opposition to a higher minimum wage. Anderson is saying that those who are against raising the…

extremely advanced for the time period that it reigned in. They had a fair judicial system in place that offered compensation for work and punishment for wrongdoing. They also had a social hierarchical system in place that divided people into various socioeconomic classes. Though the Babylonian empire could be considered a “civilization” to an extent due to it’s advanced social hierarchy and justice system, they are not widely portrayed as a civilized empire due to their mistreatment of women…

the government in terms of legislation. This becomes a problem for America because our economy and government structures will fail. These people will live in world where there is a clear dichotomy between white and race again. There will also be socioeconomic differences that will drive people apart and even cause poverty in America, more so than now. Americans have the power to solve the problem. But the reason why it hasn’t been solved yet is because the majority does not know there…