the only industrialized nation in the world without the universal healthcare system for its citizens. A large number of the U.S. population does not have healthcare coverage‚ and it is more obvious among the population of color‚ minorities‚ low socioeconomic statuses‚ and cultures. Studies show Blacks‚ Hispanics‚ American Indians and people with low income are likely to be uninsured. They not only lack the healthcare coverage‚ but also do not get the quality of care and experience worse health outcomes
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that flow from this status quo. The reasons given for the poor performance has been many. However the three main factors attributable to the underachievement of the males in schools are: the absence of male role models in the home and school‚ socioeconomic status and gender socialization. Underachievement can be defined as a child failing to attain a predicted level of achievement or does not do as well as expected. (Webster‚ 2013) The high rate of absenteeism of paternal figures both in the
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summaries PSYCH/600 Developmental Psychology March‚ 11‚ 2013 2 Running head: PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE SUMMARY Peer review article summaries Many peer reviewed articles were interesting to me; however the three that really stood out in mind is socioeconomic status and child development‚ Psychology and Aging: The first 20 years‚ and Child development. These journals stood out I taught about how it could relate to my live and adolescents at my job. Psychology and aging: The first 20 years speaks
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environmental factors and the lack of good parameters for stratifying risk. The study by Reinier and colleagues published in the CMAJ has tested the hypothesis that environmental factors‚ such as those found in North American neighbourhoods with lower socioeconomic status‚ are associated with a higher incidence of sudden cardiac arrest.2 The high incidence of cardiac arrest is recognized as the predominant mechanism of sudden cardiac death‚ especially among patients with coronary artery disease. As such‚
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The interpretation that was given from the following research shows several different ways that discrimination plays a part between socioeconomic classes. The discrimination comes from‚ not only the government‚ but also the society. There are also examples of this in other countries. The more the society speaks on the topic‚ the more the discrimination will disappear. Most of the discrimination occurs towards the lower class members. Some things are not as clear as others. Not being able to live
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aging. However‚ there are many other reasons as to why the African American community is susceptible to early health deterioration and chronic disease (Geronimus et al.‚ 2010). Some alternative contributing factors are early childbearing‚ low socioeconomic status‚ employment related health effects‚ racial disparities in health care‚ and
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Reimbursement methods in health care refer to the capability of an individual to acquire compensation for out-of-pocket medical expenses paid by them from their insurance companies. In addition‚ reimbursement involves more than just what an individual gets paid since it is a long and frequently convoluted process (Quinn‚ 2015). The Value-based care (VBC) reimbursement models that replace the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) model‚ greatly affect the healthcare industry by increasing the costs and
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Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini describes kite fights between local Afghani kids‚ regardless of their social status. The main characters in this story that come from a higher socioeconomic level are Baba‚ a lawyer from the Pashtun tribe‚ and his son Amir. The main characters in this story that come from the lower socioeconomic level are Ali‚ a servant from the Hazara tribe‚ and his son Hassan who are servants to Baba and his family. The Kite Runner explores how different classes of people worked together
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of two racial groups distributed across an area in relation to a larger area. The scale ranges from zero‚ complete integration‚ to one‚ complete segregation. The index can be used with the analysis of racial segregation in trends dealing with socioeconomic class‚ immigration‚ nativity‚ and residence. Generally‚ without immigration‚ the dissimilarity index between two races decreases as time goes on. This trend is most noticeable between black and white people‚ where the decrease of the dissimilarity
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is higher than in most other developed countries. The authors noted that abortion is higher among Black Americans and Hispanics and women of lower socioeconomic status. They tried to make a case for‚ and justify the reasons why‚ there is increased abortion rates among these groups in comparison to white women. However‚ while I may agree that socioeconomic status may contribute to increased incidence of unintended or unwanted pregnancy and thus to increased rate of abortion‚ I make bold to state here
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