Underemployment

Traditionally, Estonia is known for its values and customs. Estonia’s social standards are based upon social stratification “recurring in the 1990’s” (Vöörmann, Rein.). The social stratification has continued to affect the relationships of the people of Estonia. The way in which one is viewed is more in the value of respect. How one interacts within the society with other members familiar and unfamiliar. How one is perceived in society is very important to Estonians. Much of the living for…

The Arab Spring revolutions in Tunisia and the Latin American revolutions may have taken place centuries apart, yet their revolutions share some core similarities but differs in several key ways. Tunisia’s revolution came about from government oppression and corruption, the declining economic state of the nation, and was organized with the help of both traditional and new forms of media spreading revolutionary ideals. The Latin American revolutions came about from the clashes between the…

A major criticism of this measure is its exclusion of hidden unemployment and underemployment. However, the ABS addresses spare capacity in the labor market through the calculation of the underutilization rate. Trends and Current Statistic During the 1990’s unemployment peaked at 11%, as cyclical unemployment rose during the recession…

World War II was a devastating event after just 20 years of peace between nations. Although the Allies declaring war on Germany, after the invasion of Poland, was the official start of the Second World War, there were many other factors that led to an outbreak of conflict in 1939. The Treaty of Versailles was the main reason for Germany forcing the Allies into another war but there was also the Great Depression, Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Party and the Appeasement policy. The Treaty of Versailles…

The growing number of food stamp participants, specifically children, highlights the ever-growing challenge for the program, not just how do we feed millions of Americans, but how can we feed them in a healthy manner? Despite the benefits of the program, it contributes to the growing obesity epidemic in America, especially those who are living at the poverty line. A reasonable person would ask, why would you choose a healthy organic option like a bag of apples for $5 a pound, when I could easily…

Mass Incarceration is a nationwide epidemic that affects predominately the African – American and Latino population. America has five percent of the world’s population but 25 percent of the world’s prison population. Various policies dated back centuries helped to create this problem of mass incarceration. In 1971, our prison population was approximately 500,000 but after President Nixon proclaimed drug abuse was “public enemy number one” the prison population slowly began to increase.…

Migration denotes the movement of population from one place to another place. It is not a new phenomenon. History tells us that Vasco da Gama started his journey from Portugal to discover America and India respectively. Thus migration is continuing event from ancient period to modern times. During the periods of industrialization and modernization, men were more active to migrate ------ usually men from poor countries or regions and women were passive who only go behind men with children. Hence,…

Guatemalan-Maya Center works to support all immigrants, however when the Center began they focused on providing services to Mayan and Guatemalan immigrants. Some of the needs in the Guatemalan-Mayan community are: education, unemployment or underemployment, housing, educating individuals on their rights, as well as to…

Is Going to College Necessary for Students to Be Successful? In today’s world, it is very common among students’ minds that the academic career will not amount to anything without a college education. Indeed, most people are practically raised and conditioned to believe that everyone needs a higher education in order to succeed in life. This notion can be found in many societies around the world which make college education is no longer an option or a goal for students to accomplish, but…

benefits, relentless surveillance, and not to mention high job insecurity. Although this epoch was considered a time of plenty – new developments in the labour market and record-breaking profits, there was high unemployment, rising levels of underemployment, and an emerging relevance of the working rich and the working poor (Menzies 118). “An invisible digital divide between the rich and poor, the technologically enfranchised and the technologically disenfranchised.” (Menzies…