Longitudinal Research: African American Runaways. The impact that childhood has on an individual can impact or influence their actions over their lives. Human development is based on the fact that to understand the individual and made sense of their life, and it is critical to understand their social, cultural, and biological context. This also implies that research to understand the fate of runaways and how the experiences in their childhood impact their lives later and how they raise their kids could take a long time. In the year longitudinal research project on some aging aspects, the best sample would be composed of African American runaways (Tucker, Edelen, Ellickson, & Klein, 2011). While this is a common issue, there is a need to understand how their experiences and children impact how their lives become later. The influence of their past lives might also affect how they realize their children. The African American population is s high risk for teen runaways based on factors such as poverty and drug abuse in most families; this makes the community a good sample source for the…
Trisha Samuelson Reply Thank you, Trisha, for your response to the discussion, which I find more intriguing, and I concur with your opinion that both workers of BFGoodrich understood what their condition was right and wrong and that their leadership figures affected them. They collected facts on what they felt was right and wrong, adapted the insight to their case, and then made a judgment based on those two issues. Before concluding to any moral sense, individuals ought to comprehend that they are indeed being faced with an ethical matter, and they need to establish the course of their actions. They also have to choose to pursue the noble deeds of their actions before coming to a final decision. And as highlighted by utilitarian theory, the ultimate consequences of one’s acts determine if they are right or wrong because the end product should be happiness. Troy Kravig Reply Thank you, Kravig for your post. Even though Merck came up with an ethical decision of providing the people with free drugs that helped a lot of individuals, I believe that he…
Dementia in Saudi Arabia Describe the health-related problem you have chosen to cover. World Health Organization describes dementia as a syndrome that typically is of a progressive or chronic nature. This type of mental illness involves deterioration in cognitive function, such as the ability of thought processing beyond what is likely to be a result of usual aging. The disorder impacts thinking, memory, comprehension, orientation, learning capacity, calculation, judgment, and language. Nevertheless, it does not affect the consciousness of an individual. Cognitive function impairment is, in most cases, accompanied and also occasionally preceded by the deterioration of social behavior, emotional control, or motivation. Taking into consideration the aging population, it is challenging to distinguish between the mental illness effects from those of dementia. In most cases, dementia will present itself, especially among the elderly population via impaired reasoning, loss of memory, and changes of personality. The seniors are likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, and thus it is important to get a proper diagnosis to provide that proper treatment is achieved. Dementia is established as resulting…
Identifying Managing Conflicts in a Team Conflicts are common scenarios in teams, and they are as a result of many factors such the mistrust among team members. Such conflicts hinder the sharing of ideas between members. They obstruct decision making and team performance. In such scenarios, team members work against each hence impeding progress. Team leaders can use several approaches when pursuing conflict resolution. In the first instance, Da Jour, a 24-year-old employer, is now a new member of the company. The team should use effective approaches to ensure that he is incorporated into the team appropriately. The leader should introduce him to the other team members. He should then explain to him the roles of every team member and as well as allow him to interact with them (Fackler et al., 2019). Da jour should be then be empowered by allocating him resources needed to accomplish his tasks. This will incredibly motivate him and also enhance the confidence and trust of the other members towards him. Da Jour is always late, and this has led to conflicts within the…
SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SERVICES II Multiple Choice Questions A B A, C,……. B … …. A B ….. …… Fill in the Blanks ……… Xenophobia Classism Sexism Ethnocentrism Racism Oppression Discrimination Prejudice Civil rights Universality Universal Social Services Selective social welfare programs Residual Social Welfare Policy Institutional Social Welfare Policy SHORT ESSAY 1: 5 points What impact do personal values have on the social welfare system? Personal values, such as honesty, promote social responsibility in the welfare systems based on individual competence. The personal values, therefore, promote self-reliance in the social welfare systems to ensure that social workers are simultaneously responsible towards their clients (Zastrow, 2016). As such, personal values help resolve conflicts between the clients and other societal members in a socially respected and responsible manner. Hence, individuals in the social welfare systems are able to self-determine themselves based on their individual values to increase competence. Moreover, personal values foster human relationships while in the social welfare systems. For instance, respect serves to appreciate roles played by other individuals towards achieving equity and advocacy (Zastrow, 2016). As…
Cultural and Ethnic Studies After reading “Is Yellow Black or White” by Gary Okihiro, it is evident that Asian Americans, just like other racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, continue to suffer from racial oppression and discrimination owing to the binary racial schema and hierarchy in society. First, Asian Americans have been historically classified as Blacks because they share a history of oppression in America. Traditionally, African Americans and Asian Americans served as sources of slaves and cheap labor, respectively, were increasingly absorbed or excluded from the white-dominated system, and were victims of mob terror and Jim Crow rule. However, the latter should enjoy more rights and freedoms because they arrived as paid workers and not slaves, but the bi-racial classification system disregards this vital difference. Second, Okihiri claims that Asian Americans are treated the same as African Americans because they have a similar history of colonization by the Europeans. As a result, whites consider themselves superior thus cannot enjoy the equal rights and freedoms with racial and ethnic minorities, and this explains why the bi-racial divide persists…
comparison of cultural attitudes between denmark and us Cultural attitudes differ from one country to another. Anesthetic view of people refers to the way those particular people think, live their lives and the customs that they uphold. Here, we make use of the 6-dimensions model to compare the cultures of the people of Denmark and the people of the U.S. The first dimension is Power Distance. Power distance shows the degree to which the members of the society have accepted the inequality levels in the community. In Denmark, the score to this dimension is relatively low as compared to a higher rating of the U.S. The Danes believe in equal rights and decentralization of power. Superiors and management rely on employee expertise. Therefore, those at lower positions are consulted before a decision made. On the other hand, the U.S. believes that everybody has his/ her uniqueness, and thus inequality is a fact to embrace. Those in lower positions acknowledge and accept that power distribution is unequal and that it’s the responsibility of those at higher ranks, to make decisions on…
Ethical and Legal Issues Raised by the Amanda Cyberbullying case. Introduction Bullying refers to a constant intentional act undertaken by the perpetrator who has power over the casualty. Bullying causes both the emotional and physical harm on the victim. Bullying can occur in many forms; cyberbullying is amongst the significant bullying cases in current society. Cyberbullying occurs through digital devices such as computers, cell phones, and tablets via the internet. Teena is the most vulnerable group to cyberbullying. One of the significant issues triggered by the cyberbullying is the perpetrator anonymity. The anonymity offered by social media platforms such as Facebook gives the participants the authority to write anything they wish without any fear of the repercussion. Amanda Todd is an excellent example of the cases of cyberbullying. Ethical and Legal Issues Raised by the Amanda Cyberbullying case. Amanda Todd (12 years old) was conversing with her friends through online platforms, one of her friends asked her to send the photos of her bare breasts. The perpetrator took the video and screenshots of her breasts and then shared it through…
Associated Between Brain Differences in Children with Depressed Parents Parental depression is one of the most insidious problems that are affecting society today. There are a high number of people who live in the United States with depressed parents. The population is estimated at about 15 million people (Tumolo). The statistics imply that there is one in five children who are brought up by severely depressed parents. Recent studies have unraveled that one of the major factors that are contributing to childhood problems is the rising number of parents with depression. The study unraveled that there were brain differences that were detected in children with depressed parents. The study claims that children who have a depressed parent, are at higher risk of becoming depressed. The study was conducted by David Pagliaccio Ph.D., who is an assistant professor at the Columbia University at the Psychiatry department on clinical neurobiology. The study was also backed by Randy Auerbach, Ph.D., who is an associate professor of medical psychology at the Columbia University of the Physicians and Surgeons College of Vagelos (Tumolo). Both professors…
Diets influence on people’s behavior and health Feeding is a critical part of any child or infant. The diet of every child or infant differs from one child to the other. The majority of the parents or caregivers offer children a diet that is easily accessible and affordable to them and give little or no consideration to what they give to the children. The study will unravel how people’s diet affects their behavior. The study will particularly reveal that unhealthy foods harm the development of a child both mentally and physically. 40% of the world’s children and infants do not have access to a proper diet (WHO, 2018). Another 1% to 2% has malnutrition and do not have any access to any feeding program or diet (WHO, 2018). Another close to 10% are overfed and, therefore, overweight (WHO, 2018). Even though most of the dietary issues are usually temporary, the social, emotional, and cognitive abilities of the children may be affected by the lack of a proper diet. The effects can be seen during adolescence, late childhood, and at times…