...before the technology, the divorce rates were much lower and children were raised very differently. I strongly believe that the increased crime and divorce rate are directly related to technology. Rather than sending the kids out to play we are sending then to play their video games. The social networking and dating sites make it that much easier for a spouse to find love else where. Not to mention the text messaging and phones that you can now put a lock code on. This generation has grown up much differently than I did. I remember riding bikes, and meeting friends at the park. The last thing I wanted to do was sit in the house like many kids now a days do. I also believe that the video games and internet raises crime rates because it allows people to pray on others while on the internet, it gives them another way to obtain someones personal information and can even potentially inspire children to reenact what they see on these electronics. In my course project I will first speak of family life while I was growing up and discuss the resources we had in the community for children vs. the very seldom activities for children now a days. I would then like to talk about the technology then vs. now and how that has increased the crime rate and also affected marraiges and family life. American Society 3 1. activities and resources within the community for children a. in the 90’s -skating rinks -parks -skate parks -sea world -geauga lake ...
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...Why is it important to work to delete cyberbullying? Because cyberbullying not only causes psychological damage, but it can cause physical damage as well. Kids today are growing up in our ever-changing world of growing technology. Many of us spend a lot of time online, we connect with others, and some people share their lives with others online. When I was growing up in the 90’s I did not have to worry about my mistakes being displayed for the whole world to see. The biggest thing I worried about was getting chat messages from online strangers trying to find out where I lived, or any other information they could get. Cyberbullying gives people the freedom to harass someone on a much larger scale. Before cyberbullying, bullying was localized...
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...heterosexual parents with children, one with two parents of the same sex with an adopted child, one with a single parent. But maybe a family could be made of multiple partners; as an example in Judith Stacey’s book with the three gay partners living together. Maybe it could even be a live-in relationship where the partners are not married, as opposed to popular belief. The word family is not restricted to only these instances and can be illustrated in various other ways without a set structure or definition. In the article “American Family Decline”, Popenoe argues that the definition of family is changing and cannot be attributed to just one concept. He argues the state of the changing American family and states the causes for these changes. But due to the complexity of the word he desires to relate family to its traditional view with one father, one mother and the two children to whom they gave birth all living collectively in the same house. According to Popenoe, since the 1960’s up to the 90’s there has been a rapid shift in the percentages of the changing family. He further states that there has been an increase in the divorce rates in the past couple of years, and also a decrease in fertility rates since the 1960’s. Popenoe believes that there has been a decline in the American family, as there was less of a worry about children. Popenoe argues that the changing culture has shown that today the American family is not only thinking about having children. Due to this, the number...
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...Burger king is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world with more than 12,174 restaurants across 76 countries 60% of which are located in the US & 90% of its restaurants are franchised. By looking at the industry, we can see that Burger king is operating within the fast food hamburger (FFHR) category of the quick service restaurant in the restaurant industry. Sales for the FFHR has been growing rapidly (with a total of 30% over the last 10 yrs) (inspite the of the economy crisis of 2008) & anticipated to sustain this annual growth of 3% till 2015. Although being in a promising industry, it’s obvious that burger king is facing a problem as we take into consideration that it accounts for ONLY14% of total FFHR in the US. The most important issues facing Burger king are the following: 1. Failure to scan its external environment & subsequently lagging behind competition : Burger king`s 12,174 restaurants doesn`t seem to compare to the 32,466 Mcdonald`s restaurants worldwide both in number & sales volume (Mcd. Sells twice as Burger king in US & is twice as profitable. 2. Decline in value of the company share price by half, in addition to a decrease in net profit (although the total revenue only decreased slightly) 3. Failure to recognize its potential opportunities by targeting a limited segment in the market.: ( young adults who were the most affected by the 2008 economy crisis) while ignoring a broader segment like kids & families. 4.Failure in adopting...
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...Women today are expected to be loving mothers, domesticated wives, educated career women and still obliged to provide for their families. However, with the demand and focus for highly regarded, high paying careers being dominated by men within society women are unable to break free and prove their capabilities as successful working class individuals as easily as their male counterparts. The obstacles that many women face today limit working women’s ability to enhance their current skills and make it extremely difficult for them to excel in the workforce. With the expectation to balance and multitask work as well as the domestic responsibilities, the same skills that allow women to take on so much are in fact the same factors that hold them back from any advancement within the labour market. According to Krahn, Lowe and Hughes, authors of Work, Industry and Canadian Society (2008), women find themselves seeking refuge in employment facilities with “little economic security and little opportunity for advancement; furthermore the work is often unpleasant, boring and sometimes physically taxing” (p.187). It often forces the female population to strictly seek jobs in the service sector assigned to them based on gender alone. Women have been stereotyped into being domesticated labourers due to the double standard. Women in Canada also face the problem of earning significantly less than their male counterparts. Editors of Dividing the Domestic: men, women, and household work in...
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...The Social Events of the 1950's, 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90s Introduction Over the past 50 years, there have been many changes within the social movement in the United States. Some of these changes have been for the better and some not so great. These changes were made with the hopes and dreams of making life better for all cultures, species, families, and environment. Now the question is, how did these change come about, and what were these changes about? Social Life of the 1950's In the early 1950's was a new beginning for the United States. With the end of the Great Depression and World War II, people felt that they could start living, and have things they thought they would never have, like a home, cars, a wife or husband, and children. With the new beginning, families started moving from large city life to the suburbs, for the reason that life in the suburbs was considerable less hectic and peaceful than what city life was like. Due to the Great Depression, many men and women put off getting married or starting families for the reason of lack of money or homes, and with the War, many were afraid they might not come home. However, with the new feeling of security and peace couples were able start the family they always wanted and so began the Baby Boom years. People moving to the suburbs triggered...
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...Changes in Families Since the 1960’s Abstract Everything changes as time goes by. One major thing that has changed in particular is family structure. From the way children are being raised, to higher divorce rates, and teen pregnancy. These are all factors that have immensely changed over time, more for the worse than better. Introduction There have been many changes in families since the 1960’s to today. In this paper I will discuss some of the numerous drastic changes that have occurred, and the impact this has. I will also be discussing how families are weaker but also ways we could prevent this from continuing happening. Changes in Families since the 1960’s One major change that there has been in families is that more women have careers now. In the 60’s it was not a common thing for a women to have a job, let alone a career. The role that women played was to stay home with the children, cook, and clean. The women that had careers usually were the ones that did not have families, and this was extremely uncommon. Educated women was a very rare thing to come across. Men were the ones that made the money and supported the family. That has drastically changed since then. In 2010, more American women were employed than men (Castelloe). Women working and having careers is much more accepted in society nowadays. Women may work now for different reasons; the passion they feel for the job, or they need to help financially support their family. Another change that...
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...and victims have become an issue in America and the rest of world. The negative effects of television, Movie Theater or any kind of media is affecting our children and teenagers. Statistics indicate a decline in violent crimes in our country and an increase in our national population in prisons. It is indisputable that our families are the victims in these drugs, gangs and organized crime issues in our communities. Nobody can discussed or argue that we need to stop this malicious act of violence. In addition, nobody can disagree that this violent crime is hard to fight. Gangs are born in impoverished sections of major cities. However, gangs and drugs activities are not limited to inner cities. Gangs and drugs are in suburbs and rural communities and in communities of great economic diversity. Gangs do not recruit certain type of race, economy or cultural status. Exist in every level and every kind of community. (Stewart, 1989). Therefore, our problem is everywhere and anywhere. The lack of parental supervision, employment, recreational opportunity and breakdown in family structure are the main reasons why our children are joining the ranks of these organized criminal institutions. It could be wrong to say it, but the truth is these gangs provide them (our children) with enough companionship, protection, a sense of belonging, fast money, relief of frustration, power and self-esteem. All those values and moral issues we...
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...The ideas of health care have changed tremendously in the past years. Health services are provided in many ways and the funding is now more accessible. Outstanding changes in public health have changed life over the past century. Health care became an area of concern as early as the 1900’s. It was during The Great Depression in the 1930’s when priorities changed with greater emphasis on unemployment insurance and “old age” benefits. Between 1940 and 1950 President Roosevelt asked Congress for “economic bill of rights,” including right to adequate medical care and later on President Truman would offer a national health program plan involving a single system that would include all of American society. Unfortunately, this agreement would be terminated by the American Medical Association (AMA), and is called a Communist plot by a House subcommittee. It wasn’t until the start of the decade during the 1950’s that national health care expenditures were 4.5 percent of the Gross National Product (PBS, 2010), and then later on in the 1970’s an effort brought forth by the World Health Organization planned to achieve “Health for All” by the year 2000. Declaration of Alma-Ata International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma Ata, USSR, 6-12 September 1978 Governments have a responsibility for the heath of their people, which can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures. A main social target of governments, international organizations and the whole...
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...live or complete option 2 later in the block I figured out why I was receiving zeros so I went back and did option two for about 6 of the weeks. I turned them in the last day of school and my professor informed me that it should have been turned in sooner and I was unable to receive credit. I currently hold a 1.85 GPA. It is very important to me that I receive a degree. I have two children to support and hopefully one day I will be able to provide for my mother seeing how I am in the position I will be “sandwiched” by raising children and caring for my mother. Psychology has always been my passion since I was very young. I always read books growing up covering mentally ill patients and what kind of therapy was given. I want to help my community with my degree I plan to work with veterans. In this current term I have 90’s in both classes I have almost attended every live seminar< I’ve missed two and I did complete option 2. Since the seminars were my downfall from the last term I made it a goal and strategy not to miss one from this term and I have done pretty well. I am thinking my GPA will come up dramatically in this term but just in case I wanted to turn in this letter, Thank you for your...
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...Case Study This case study involves a child committing a terrible crime against another child. There is developmental reason s to support the law which states children under age 7 are not held responsible for crimes. As we go through life, we will find that a balance brain is most effective. This balance has not been found during early childhood. Children see m to lose their interest quickly. “Between ages 2 and 6, the brain grows from 75 percent to 90 percent of adult weight, with increases particularly in the areas that allow advanced language and social understanding (Berger, 2011, p.212).” Parents should continue to watch their children closely during these developmental stages. They should listen to what their child is telling them and continue to assist them in their daily activities. The activities that a child does during this development are slower than a teenager because the information is processed slower. Expressions and the regulation of emotions are found in the limbic system of the brain. Emotions are registered in the amygdala part of the brain. These emotions can be positive or negative. Fear is especially found in this part of the brain. The amygdala is the size and has the shape of an almond. It can be found deep in the brain. A child’s imagination is found in the amygdala (Berger, 2011). This child may was afraid of the other child due to the playground scuffle that they had on the previous day. During this stage in a child’s life, they are paying...
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...of my childhood, got its name from the Zambezi River, the largest river flowing into the Indian Ocean. It is a landlocked country located between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zimbabwe (Holmes & Wong, 2009, p. 7). Zambia’s population has been steadily increasing from 7.8 Million in 1990 (City Population Zambia, 2007) to 12.9 million in 2009 (US Department of State, 2009). At the forefront of Zambia’s economy is its ability to mine for great natural resources such as emeralds, aquamarines, amethyst and tourmalines (Dickovick, 2008, p. 320). It also produces 6% of the world’s copper, making it the fourth largest producing copper nation (Holmes & Wong, 2009, p. 44). Lusaka, the city I grew up in and the capital city of Zambia is one of the fastest growing cities in central Africa. Lusaka has changed dramatically from the time I left in 1990 to the time I visited it a few years ago. The changes in society, economic infrastructure and human condition have been dramatic. Zambia has changed so much over a span of 19 years. All the activities that I remember doing with my family and friends, such as safaris and picnics at the Kafue River, on the weekends and holidays have been closed. The zoo which used to be filled with amazing wildlife, which I frequently visited, does not exist anymore. All the animals which once resided there died or escaped because they were not fed properly or looked after. The various festivals we attended on weekends at the fairgrounds...
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...Study Judith S. Wallerstein, PhD Judith Wallerstein Center for the Family in Transition and University of California, Berkeley Julia M. Lewis, PhD San Francisco State University This follow-up study of 131 children, who were 3–18 years old when their parents divorced in the early 1970s, marks the culmination of 25 years of research. The use of extensive clinical interviews allowed for exploration in great depth of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as they negotiated childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and adulthood. At the 25-year follow-up, a comparison group of their peers from the same community was added. Described in rich clinical detail, the findings highlight the unexpected gulf between growing up in intact versus divorced families, and the difficulties children of divorce encounter in achieving love, sexual intimacy, and commitment to marriage and parenthood. These findings have significant implications for new clinical and educational interventions. The study we report here begins with the first no-fault divorce legislation in the nation and tracks a group of 131 California children whose parents divorced in the early 1970s. They were seen at regular intervals over the 25-year span that followed. When we first met our young participants, they were between ages 3 and 18; by the mid- to late 1990s, when our study ended, they were 28–43 years old. They were the vanguard of an army of adults raised in divorced families who made up one quarter...
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...subject of this interview. She is 68 years old, born on December 05, 1946. Mom Ida is a married Filipina female who look like still in her 50’s. The wrinkles around her eyes and lips are hardly seen in her face especially when she wore make-up. She has a short black hair, which I regularly cut every 3 months and dyed once a month. She weighs one hundred forty two pounds now but whenever she changed her diet the results varies. She is five feet five inches tall which according to her, as far as she remembers never grown or shrunk. Mom Ida and Dad Angel lives in a single family home where they raised their 5 kids. I considered her in the young-old category because she is healthy, active, financially secure and independent. (Berger, 503) BIOSOCIAL 1.Eden: Do you make friends? Mom: Yes, I like making friends. 2. Eden: Do you tell people your age? Mom: No, unless they ask. I don’t want people think that I am a senior citizen specially the younger generation. They think old are not capable of doing things. Although, most people always say I look younger than my age. 3. Eden: Is there any specific health issues has aging brought you? Mom: No specific health issues because I don’t take any medication but I watch my diet because my cholesterol and blood pressure are high if not. My sleep pattern changed, I sleep early and woke up early too. 4. Eden: Do you wear eye glasses? Why or why not? Mom: Yes, only when I read. I can still drive without it. 5. Eden: Has your...
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...several studies conducted on the effects of mass media on children and adolescents. Most of the research suggests that over exposure and unsupervised use of mass media outlets can alter the psychological development of children, as well as create anxieties in adolescents. All of the researched reviewed examines the effects of all media other than book content. Research has shown that consuming too much mass media at a young age can alter the social and psychological structure of adolescents. Mass media can even desensitize youth to unhealthy behavior and effect their education. One of the more noticeable changes in the 21st century has been the growing media consumption, availability and influence. A major consequence of this growing influence is the negative effect it can have on a children’s well-being. Parents no longer have to worry about the influence of “bad” friends but the “virtual” bad influence readily at the fingertips of their children. According to the U.S. census over 80% of adolescents own at least one form of media technology (Comer 2008). The use of this technology is increasing every year with text messages and social networking being an easy access to both youths and adults. A survey was conducted in 2010 by the Kaiser Family Foundation on daily media usage. The survey found that children 8 to 18 logged an average of 6 hour media usage per day. In fact the total media usage for most of the children surveyed exceeded time spent on any other activity. The...
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