Socioeconomics

Since 1938, Finland’s government has given expecting mothers a “baby box”. This box contains a starter kit of clothes, diapers and baby products. In addition, bedding and a mattress were included so the box could be used in place of a crib. The baby box program began as an incentive for low income families to see a physician for prenatal care in exchange for items that are essential when expecting a baby (Zimmerman, 2014). The many positive outcomes from the program could not have been predicted…

1. The strongest empirically supportable claim that I can make for the significance of race/ethnicity in criminal justice proceedings is that there exists a “racial empathy gap.” Recent studies have shown that both blacks and whites hold an “empathy gap” towards blacks that can influence the punishments minorities receive in schools and within the United States criminal system. To begin, there must be an examination of what this “racial empathy gap” is. What multiple studies have shown is that…

Madison, & Bridges, 2008; Griffin, Botvin, Scheier, Diaz, & Miller, 2000; Stormshack, Bierman, McMahon, & Lengua, 2000). Yet, many of these studies fail to consider the influence of socio-contextual factors such as race/ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status on parenting beliefs, attitudes, and practices…

one of the wealthiest countrie,s yet still manages to rank so low on the list for life expectancy by country. Dr. Adewale Troutman puts it simply, that individual health is based on social determinants. For the most part, the film explains how socioeconomic status accounts for health disparities. The type of job, income you make, and class you fall into mirrors your health. As I have learned in previous courses, education is a key determinate of health because it offers the opportunity for…

While parenting have a major impact on the formation of identity, race also play a large role in forming identity. As the world become more diverse, racial identity is one aspect of identity development that had been widely recognized (Lundahl & Hull 2015 p149). Racial identity can be challenging for multiracial individuals because they can face difficulty finding where they fit into society. For instance, individuals from a biracial or multicultural background may feel compelled to pick a side…

While having a low socioeconomic status provides students with a lot of issues on its own, combining the disadvantage of poverty with being a minority can make success for these students even more difficult. It is important for teachers and staff of urban schools to educate themselves…

generalise. The range of ethnicity of participants is not accurately reflected in the study. If the participants selected were of an urban location of high socioeconomic status with good dietary habits and access to regular health care, then it is likely that the findings would not be replicated for people of remote locations of low socioeconomic status with poor…

extremely individual, and no matter how much education one has, a specific patient may come with an alternate perspective. This education, though, can provide valuable insights on treating patients of different races, ethnicities, genders, religions, socioeconomic statuses, or even sexual orientations, as all these factors work together to develop an individual’s…

that effects 14% of population, and up to 18% of women with higher prevalence rate in the age range of 40-49. Currently, by the world Health Organization (WHO), migraine ranks 19 among disabling disease with imposing substantial emotional and socioeconomic burden on the suffering patient. Given these facts, improving diagnosis with optimal treatment will reduce the burden globally. Diagnosing migraine is clinical and is based on the history and exclusion of other types of headaches. Criteria to…

Obesity among African American women vs. Caucasian American women Introduction Obesity has become an epidemic issue and its growing fast in this country. More than one-third of adults and seventeen percent of youth were obese in 2009 and 2010 (CDC, 2012). African American women have the highest obesity rate than any other race in the nation. Four out five of those women are African American according 2012 study by the Centers of Disease and Control and prevention (BU Today, 2012). The aim of…