Matthew Davenport PSCH 303 02/21/06 Pre Draft Poverty Destroys American Families My paper is about the effects of poverty on the African-American family. I want to explore how the absence of fathers and adequate finances leads to poor mental health and self-efficacy in low-income neighborhoods. My thesis is that the effects of poverty are the most important social factor that contributes to the academic and economic underachievement of Blacks in America. 1. Anderson
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individual’s background‚ religion‚ and race there are definitely different cultural backgrounds and values‚ still having to live together and survive on one another in this world. Culture backgrounds are founded to be a systematic way of sharing customs‚ beliefs and behaviors. Individual societies use different ways and things to deal with the world and others around them. These ways of coping are passed along from person to person and from generation to generation in the learning process. Cultural backgrounds
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cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.” African American superstar‚ Nick Cannon has beat the odds of being an African American men and getting married. This vow is rarely said by most of the African American males population. Over the last twenty-five years‚ marriage rates among African American males have declined dramatically. By 1994‚ the percentage of never-married men increased to 42.4 percent and only 46 percent of African American men were married (Statistical Abstract of the United
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The lack of family structure is one of the major factors that contribute to the crime epidemic in the African American community. Family structure is the way in which the child and or children are raised. The mother and father play a significant role in the growth and development of children. Majority of Hispanic families are traditional. Meaning the family is raised by the biological parents. Compared to the African American family structure in today’s society where the families are not traditional
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the innocent African American boy Emmet Till‚ he discovers that the South he craved for from his past has more flaws to it than meets a child-like eye. Through the view of an outsider in a segregated society‚ along with a mix of unconditional family love and clashing beliefs‚ we see the moral struggle humanity faces when its identity is put into question. From the start of Mississippi Trial the family tension is extremely noticeable between the fathers and sons of the Harlan family due to different
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I consider myself to be part of the mainstream American culture. However‚ there are a few customs and traditions that I’ve recognize as being present in my family. I think the first thing that has always been very prominent in my household is behavior and attitude. My sisters and I were brought up to always say thank you‚ your welcome‚ and to just be polite. So when we are around other family members or friends they tend to comment on how polite we are‚ or say “you don’t have to say thank you”
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Family Health Assessment Ancy Jacob Grand Canyon University December13‚ 2014 Family assessment is an important device to analyze and to help a family regain their health status prominently. By interviewing them‚ a nurse could get a holistic view on determining the family’s currant health status‚ behavior‚ and their way/ quality of life. For this Assessment‚ an African American family would be chosen to interview‚ and the questionnaire created would help
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Health beliefs and cultural practices are an essential part of today’s multicultural society. It is beneficial for medical providers to be aware of the perspectives of different cultures. Minorities suffer from receiving proper health care because of lack of jobs‚ no insurance‚ and their cultural beliefs. A person’s cultural background can affect medical treatment and health care needs he or she may receive. People from different cultures have different beliefs on health care. The two different
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Cultural Background Summary Culture is defined as the system of shared beliefs‚ values‚ customs‚ behaviors‚ and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another‚ and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning. Culture helps to understand how things are created‚ developed‚ managed and changed. Each culture is unique‚ People will not find any culture that is exactly like another culture but they can find many similarities. Some similarities
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Personal Cultural Background A person’s identity is unique and has a foundation of various sources. These sources may be different for every person‚ ranging from a person’s upbringing to a person’s religion. This paper will define cultural background and examine the multiple sources that make up my own personal cultural background that helped mold my individual identity. Furthermore‚ the paper will speculate on the extent to which my current identity has been molded by assimilation‚ acculturation
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