Development explains, the arduous quest to create a one-size-fits-all assessment, has ultimately disregarded many critical differences among students that only enforces cycles of disempowerment in the future. By placing students of low socioeconomic status and students of race in unfair contexts, all standardized tests do is disadvantage already disadvantaged groups. In fact, as the National Center for Fair and Open Testing reports in 2011, “Testing leads to standardized instruction that ignores…
Having the opportunity of growing up in Irvine California creates a pretty unique and awesome experience that can carry throughout life . Irvine has developed into a prime location to live in Southern California because we locate only an hour outside of Los Angles, minutes away from many beautiful beaches, and a few hours away from mountain ranges and deserts. Irvine can be most commonly recognized for its prestigious public schools creating endless amounts of opportunities ranging through…
Status can be interpreted in many different manners. To some status may be defined by wealth or assets, whereas to others status may be defined as the power and career one holds in society. Regardless of one’s present day definition of social status, the seventeenth-century definition of status as portrayed by Molière in The Would-Be Gentleman, is somewhat unique. Nobles such as Dorante, the bourgeois, or middle-class members of society such as Madame Jourdain and Monsieur Jourdain, and servants…
In a capitalist country, it is to be expected that every family or individual will see the world from a new perspective. In her 2005 memoir, author Jeannette Walls recounts how her personal worldview was shaped throughout her childhood and continues to change during her adult life. Walls’s blatantly truthful memoir begins with a deceptively hopeful outlook of the future. With tax collectors or the like on their tails, the Walls family is forced to make a speedy escape—otherwise, they would not…
world perceives us and others judge us. Status plays a huge role in Interaction, Status helps us define our relationship to others. Status also helps us understand the person better, what their role is, what they do and what type of status they have. A status can be anything from a son/daughter , a sister/brother, a third baseman in baseball, a graduate, to a lawyer or teacher. The status set changes over time. Sometimes a person can get an ascribed status which is a “ Social position a person…
These determinants are what determines a person’s quality of life and health status. With this being said the environment and circumstances that a person is brought up in is what determines their health outcomes. This leaves most people unable to control many of the determinants of health. This also explains why some individuals…
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…
An archetype is a character, symbol or behavioral pattern that is basically a universal template for a character that is copied throughout all forms of storytelling. Some archetypes may even transcend cultural differences in stories. Because an archetype speaks to the basic human experience, it communicates meaning and emotion in all forms of literature Picture Rapunzel trapped in her tower, and you'll see one of the most classic and timeless forms of a character archetype: the damsel in…
The topic of the relationship between socioeconomic status and early adolescent sexual behavior is important because it is prevalent in today’s society. Knowing whether it is the environment, parental supervision, quality of education, or even a certain lifestyle can help reduce this behavior. Research on this kind of topic can help with interventions and create prevention methods that can lower the statistics of this activity and maybe even lower the rates of pregnancy in low income…
equal, some people are richer than others. In fact, Jesus prophesied, “The poor you will always have with you…” (Mark 14:7, NIV). Many people have debated the causes of social classes. Culture, race, birthplace, and choices all influence a person’s status. However, I believe the main reasons for a person being in a certain class are what country he is born into, what his family teaches, and the decisions he makes. First, a person’s birthplace greatly influences his social class. More people…