...ancestors who moved to the U.S for a better way of living or to escape challenges that arrived in their respected countries. According, to www.education.byu.edu Individuals of the Latin American origin contains over 14% of the population of the United States. The two groups that will be discussed in this paper will consist of American Mexicans the largest of the Hispanic groups and Puerto Ricans who are the second largest group of Hispanics in the United States. The Mexican American and Puerto Rican groups are the fastest growing group in such states as Utah, New York, Illinois, Texas, California, Arizona and Colorado. The Hispanic population continues to rise in the United States as more opportunities are given to them and this paper will introduce different challenges that these two Latino groups experienced in the United States. This paper will identify two of the largest growing Hispanic groups which consist of Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans. In this research paper I will recognize who these two groups are, where they originated, why these two groups migrated to the United States, and also include the challenges that they face pertaining to work, health, education, family, and religion. Originated and Migration Mexican Americans are identified as Americans whose ancestors come from Mexico or in most cases move to the United States and become citizens of the U.S and adopt the lifestyle of Americans. Puerto Ricans are identified as descendants of a blended group of Europeans...
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...Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper NUR 440 Elizabeth Morris Monday, July 08, 2013 Professor Susan Maxwell The vulnerability of the Hispanic population in the United States is still widely unknown. Everyday we see more and more Hispanic patients coming into our healthcare facilities and we think we have learned so much from them, but there is still much more to learn. The Hispanic population is very different from the American culture. Their belief in the healthcare system in this country is as different as the Hispanic food is to the American food. The way they see and care for their family is as different as the English and the Spanish language are to one another. American medicine is so much of a mystery to the Hispanic culture that it will take many years for them to believe and understand it. In the episode of the neighborhood we meet Gil. Gil Martin is a 52 year old Hispanic male who is married to Helen. Gil and Helen have two children together. Gil has a child from a previous marriage and Helen also has a child from a previous relationship, whom Gil has raised since the child was 3 years old. Gil is a hardworking man with a decent paying job that does not have all the benefits that Gil needs at this time in his life. Gil Martin also has some health problems including, chronic back pain and hyperlipidemia. Gil’s father recently passed away and this has left his mother to tend to herself. This has been very had for Gil’s mother and Gil has been spending...
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...Child Rearing Practices BY Ken Robertson This paper is going to compare the practices of childrearing among two cultural groups Cuban Americans and Latin Americans. The childrearing practices of Americans have been extensively documented. The picture which comes to light in this paper is that of a permissive and affectionate parent. Who relies more on psychological techniques of discipline that, on direct methods such as corporal punishment. There are several comparisons of childrearing practices of American parents and those of parents from other cultural groups. Childrearing patterns of Hispanic and Latin American groups haven’t been extensively studied. The few studies that do exist generally portray the Hispanic family as one where warmth and affection are readily dispensed to the child, obedience is emphasized at the expense of self-reliance, and physical punishment is overtly threatened but inconsistently used. And perhaps because they constitute conveniently accessible populations, most existing cross-cultural childrearing studies have Compared Mexican-Americans and Mexicans. The absence of studies involving other Hispanic American groups make it difficult to estimate the extent to which the obtained results are descriptive of Hispanics in general or Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in particular. Second, most cross-cultural research has focused on the mother, child, and dad. Finally, there have been few efforts to systematize the use of instruments...
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...NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE DYNAMICS OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR BLACKS, HISPANICS, AND WHITES Stephen V. Cameron James J. Heckman Working Paper 7249 http://www.nber.org/papers/w7249 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 July 1999 We thank Stephanie Aaronson, Joseph Altonji, Shubaum Chauduri, Terri Devine, Tom Kane, and Christopher Taber for valuable comments. We thank Marvin Kosters for valuable comments and for making this paper possible. The first draft of this paper was presented at an NBER conference on higher education at Cambridge, MA in April 1992. It was also presented at a Public Economics workshop at the University of Chicago (May 1992), sponsored by J. Hotz, at the Institute of Research on Poverty (Wisconsin), June 1997, and at Cornell University, April 1997. This work was supported by the American Bar Foundation and by NSF-SBR-93-21-048, NSF 97-09-893, and by NICHD:R01-HD32058-01A1; NICHD:R01-34598-03; NIH:R01-HD34958-01; NIH:R01-HD32058-03, and by grants from the Mellon Foundation and the Spencer Foundations. The views expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect those of the National Bureau of Economic Research. © 1999 by Stephen V. Cameron and James J. Heckman. All rights reserved. Short sections of text, not to exceed two paragraphs, may be quoted without explicit permission provided that full credit, including © notice, is given to the source. The Dynamics of Educational Attainment for Blacks...
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...Hispanic Immigrants and Educational Achievement in The United States Lesly Cabrera City College of New York Various studies have been conducted to measure college readiness on many levels amongst many populations, and have ultimately found factors influencing such statistics (Jasinski, 2000). However, the issue of specifically the population of Hispanic immigrant youth and the lack of education achievement can be further analyzed to measure the effects of individual factors. In my research, I intend to find and list the main factors that influence my target population in regards to educational attainment. This research hopes to answer: which type of factors have the greatest impact on Hispanic immigrants that can guide or...
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...Populations Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Melinda Jacob Kimberly Stout July 18, 2014 Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing ethnic minority group and there are estimated to be about 54 million living in the United States (Office of Minority Health & Health Equity,). The Hispanics are a minority group that struggle every day to survive, to provide for their families, to stay healthy and to live quality lives. This paper will discuss the Hispanics current health status, how health promotion is defined by the Hispanics and what health disparities exist for the Hispanics. Lastly, this paper will discuss the three levels of health prevention and their effectiveness given the unique needs of the Hispanics. The Current Health Status of Hispanics How would one define health status? An individual health status could be defined by someone observing another and gathering information about that person and coming to a conclusion on the facts that were gathered. It is much harder to define the health status of a population. One way to define the health status of an entire population would be to consider the health of the population, their lifespan, the extensiveness of preventable diseases or deaths and the availability of health services that can be used as an indication of their health status (National Center for Health Statistics: Health). Some health problems that the Hispanics face today are heart disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic liver disease, cancer, asthma, obesity...
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...Hispanics and Health Disparities Francesca Novelli University of Phoenix Palomar Medical Center is in the heart (Escondido) of North County, San Diego California area. According to Hispanics Now Largest Group in Escondido, Hispanics account for 46% of the population in Escondido, California (Jones & Lee, 2010). These statistics do not differentiate between illegal and legal residents. Therefore the majority of patients at Palomar Medical Center are Hispanic. Even though the majority of our patients are Hispanic this does not equal an easier rode to healthcare recovery for this vulnerable group. The Hispanic population in the Unites States is a major vulnerable class relating to healthcare access and treatment. They are faced daily with health disparities and need time, education, and encouragement for their path to wellness. According to U.S. Census Bureau as of July 2011 there are roughly 52 million Hispanics living in the United States. This makes people of Hispanic origin the nations largest ethnic or race minority. The definition of Hispanic or Latino is “a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish Culture or origin (Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, 2012). Among Hispanic subgroups Mexicans ranked the largest at 63% in 2010. The percentage of Hispanics who lacked health insurance in the U.S. was 30.7%. By the year 2050 there is an estimation...
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...Health Promotion Among Hispanics Jose Galvez Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Jennifer Wood April 22, 2015 Health Promotion Among Hispanics Introduction Hispanic or Latino is a term used to describe a group composed of smaller ethnicities. In the United States, Hispanics make 17% ("Hispanic Heritage Month," 2014, para. 3) of the population with Mexicans (64%) being the largest, followed by Puerto Ricans (9.4), Salvadorians (3.8%), Cubans (3.7%), Dominicans (3.1%), Guatemalans (2.3%), and other Hispanic origins (13.7) (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015, table 1). Poverty rates (The Kaiser Family Foundation, 2013, table 1) for Hispanics (24%) are second only to Blacks (27%) but considering that Hispanics make up 17% of the population in the United States, this amount is alarming. Not only are poverty rates bad, but education is worse. According to the Pew Research Center ("Access, Information and Knowledge," 2008, table 22) studies, Hispanics have a low college graduation rate at only 13.9 percent in contrast with a second minority group, Asians, at 50 percent. So why is the Hispanic community seeing negative outcomes in contrast with other minorities? This paper will go over current health status of this minority as well as barriers that influence health, what being ‘healthy’ means, and how race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and education influence health. Current Health Status Obesity and diabetes have been alarming...
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...Cultural Diversity 1 Running head: Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity In the autumn of 2006 the population of the United States exceeded 300 million people. Of those 300 million, approximately 98 million, or 33%, of them are a part of a minority group (Jarvis, 2008). This growing number can be attributed to the increase number of immigrants coming to the United States for the opportunity to have a better life for themselves and their families. It is predicted that by the year 2050 the statistic of 33% of people that belong to a minority group will rise to 50%. Of the current 33%, 14.4% of people are of Hispanic or Latin origin. This makes Hispanics and Latinos the largest minority group in the country. African Americans account for 12.8%, Asians for 4.3%, and other groups for 2.7% of the ethnic minority population (Potter & Perry, 2009). The data on the United States population verifies an important fact that must be implemented within the health care system: the statistics reflect the cultural diversity of potential clients. From previous experience, I can concur that approximately one-third of the patients I saw belonged to a minority group. Health care professionals are expected to provide individualized care to their clients. In doing so, we must be aware of what makes them an individual. A person’s culture is a huge part of that. In order to fulfill our duty, we need to familiarize ourselves with the practices and beliefs of different cultures...
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...discrepancy of African American men incarcerated in the United States compared to Hispanic and White American men. According to the scenario “in 2003 about 10.4 of African American men between the ages of 25 to 29 were incarcerated, as compared to 2.4% of Hispanic men and 1.2% of non-Hispanic White men” (DeVry, 2014, p. 3). There is an epidemic in today’s society that negatively impact African American men in the justice system. Equality is a right that every United States (U.S.) citizen should be afforded whether in the work system or the justice system. With African American men being treated unfairly, it can directly affect my friends, neighbors, or co-workers. According to Fernando (2003), “Cultural diversity is the term given to a range of societies or peoples, with different origins, religions and traditions, all living in a specific region” (p. 1). The U. S. have a large population of different cultures and they have form a community which they live in and practice their cultural beliefs. As for African American, this group has communities that are populated with their group as well. This topic is important to cultural diversity because this is a particular group that are being singled out which is related to racial profiling. This is a diverse group that is being treated unfairly by law enforcement. They are a part of the minority with the majority is in control. This paper will provide information dealing with the frequency, reasons, end results, and propose...
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...Amanda Germain Mrs. Leeker ENG111 2/25/14 Poverty and Homelessness: An Annotated Bibliography. “Black Parents Demand ‘World-Class’ Education, Too.” Washington Informer. 20. Mar 2013. ProQuest. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. In the article ‘World-Class Education’, it said that education need to be affordable for the community of African American. Some African American children are dropout which had damaged the community. Without education, the middle class people would not be able to sustain their family which can lead to society loss. Parents need to back their children education and to avoid them from dropping out of school. The source wants the middle-class to educate themselves so that they could have greater life for themselves and their family. It pressure parents and children to get educated. I would use this article for my research paper because it explain how lack of education lead to poverty and homelessness. It also discussed the importance of education in the African American community and how it can prevent poverty and homelessness. This source is credible because it demanded quality education for the middle class and African American. The author had written many articles about education in the middle-class communities. Many of these articles could be find in the education database at the Nova library. Doak J. Melissa. Ed. “Money, Income, and Poverty Status.’ Minorities: Race and Ethnicity in America. 2012. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Information...
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...Discussion Forum 2 Discussion Forum 2: Cultural Experiences In Discussion Forum 2, post your response to the following discussion question. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. Using a blend of your own experiences, supported by your understanding of the course readings and key terms integrate the following questions into your discussion board posting. It should be three strong paragraphs of 4 – 5 sentences in each paragraph. Then respond to at least two colleagues with an antithesis question on their posting. 4. Culture defines social roles, religion, family, fashion, foodways, language etc. within a given people group. Describe some aspects of your culture. 5. At times, culture goes against our own belief systems. How do we counteract this? Do we attempt to change it? Can we affect change? 6. Some families uphold particular traditions that we disagree with and constrains us. Define some ways to affirm the...
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...University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Dana McKay May 3, 2015 Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations The United States has seen much transformation within its healthcare advances and delivery system over the last century. It has also demographically transformed from a nation of a predominantly white population to an ever growing culturally diverse population. Many of these cultural groups are documented minority groups, which face many problems with accessing and receiving adequate health care. Looking at the 2010 U.S. Census, close to 36 percent of the population was a part of an ethnic or racial minority group. These minority groups include American Native Indian, African American, American Asian, Pacific Islander, and Latino or Hispanic. Some minority groups have increased risk factors and experience a greater and disproportionate burden of disease, preventable illnesses and disability and morbidity rates compared with non-minority groups ("Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," 2014). In this paper, the author will compare and contrast the health status for the minority group of Hispanic/ Latinos to the national average, describe how health promotion is defined and what barriers and disparities exist for this minority population, and will describe three levels of health promotion prevention and which would be optimal for teaching the Hispanic/Latino people. The Current Health Status of Hispanics The Hispanic /Latino...
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...their research on the usefulness of marijuana in the everyday life of people and most have only come back with negative results concerning the plant/drug. In this paper, I hope to prove that smoking marijuana does not cause the same amount of problems that smoking cigarettes might cause. In this paper, there will be few topics touched on concerning marijuana. There are ample cases of people using drugs because of their curiosity, individual freedom and choice, cultural characteristics, or relaxation activities and the substitute for modern medicine. Modern hemp and cannabis are distinctive assortments of the same species, Cannabis sativa. Weed generally contains 3 to 15 percent of the psychoactive fixing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on a dry-weight premise, while mechanical hemp contains 1 percent. Be that as it may, the two mixtures are unclear by appearance. In the United States, Cannabis sativa is delegated a Timetable I controlled substance, paying little respect to its opiate content, under the Controlled Substances Go about as changed. Since 1990, mixtures containing under 0.3 percent THC have been sanctioned in Incredible Austria, England, Switzerland, and Germany. Canada and Australia authorized hemp generation in 1998. In different nations, for example, Hungary, China, and Russia, hemp production was never prohibited (Clark, 2011) Curiosity In my experience, for some people who try marijuana, it is out of curiosity. They may have seen their friends, family members...
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...Western Governors University FDT4 – Task 2 Hispanics Food Traditions Celebrations Corn Language Mexico Independence Day Tortillas Religion Catholic Cinco De Mayo Beans/Rice Pinata Day of the Dead Asians Food Traditions Celebrations Chicken, Duck, Fish, Fresh vegetables Language Chinese New Years Noodles Religion Buddhism Lantern Festival Rice Tea Ching Ming Festival FDT4 Task 2 D. Kentucky Subcultures It takes a great deal of patience and understanding to be a teacher in a culturally mixed environment. The educational environment that I plan to teach in consists of cultures made up of Asians and Hispanics. I wish to better understand these two cultures so that I can understand the differences and provide a teaching environment that will be valuable in my classroom. In order to accomplish this, I have researched the foods, traditions and celebrations of two Kentucky subcultures, which are Asians and Hispanics. In the state of Kentucky, according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2011, Hispanics make up 138,563 of the total population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2011, Asians make up 52,201 of the total population. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 a) E. Hispanic Culture - Foods Hispanics are well known for starting and overseeing authentic Mexican restaurants. The love of Mexican foods by the majority of Americans has kept the Hispanics in business for many years. Corn is the main base in foods of most...
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