...The Impact of Family Structure on Health Jessica Pryce Walden University The Impact of Family Structure on Health Renshaw (2005) notes that in 2004 50% of the families in the US were “intact”, which can be defined as a household containing both parents in a loving relationship. With half of US families “broken”, a substantial amount of supports that must be in place to ensure the sustainability of the household, as there is a drastic shift in the family dynamic. Single family households that have been impacted by divorce face several challenges. There is a sudden reduction in income, as the family that once was supported by two incomes now has one parent serving as the primary caregiver. Coplin (2004) noted that divorced parents are less involved with their children’s academic careers, and generally provide less supervision over their children. A sudden reduction in income and less attention can have significant impacts on the health of the familial unit. In a one income household the custodial parent may no longer have the discretionary income to afford the best health care, or the attention span to catch minor health situations before they manifest into major problems. Cohen et al (2010) notes that resilience research can provide improved outcomes for families by sufficiently identifying gaps in services needed to promote sustainability in the family structure. Identifying health disparities that result from single parent households, such as...
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...head: FAMILY HEALTH NURSING Family Health Nursing University of Phoenix NUR 464: Concepts of Family Nursing Theory Janet Gradle June 2004 Family Health Nursing Family health has been an important aspect for nurses. Initially, families have contact with the nurse regarding their health care needs. The nurse’s role is work in collaboration with families to assist, provide education, and promote healthy relationships for each individual and their family members. However, over the past century the family structure and household have changed drastically due to a great difference in social, economic, and cultural diversity. Families today are multifaceted and unique. However, “families serve as the basic social unit of society” (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2004, p.563). Family health is ever-changing in today’s culture. It is essential that healthcare providers strive to encourage goals and values, promote lifelong education, as well as teach and assist in guiding the family through the stressors of society. The Family Is an Important Focus for Nurses Nurses play a key role in assisting and promoting the health care needs of individuals and families as a whole. To develop a health care plan for the family, the nurse must determine which clients are apart of the family and include them in the planning process Once all members of the family are participating the nurse can identify all the health care concerns of the family (Stanhope...
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...Running head: POLYGAMY Polygamy: The impact on Arab families in Israel Laura Kline Pennsylvania State University-York Dr. Darling HDFS 315Y Abstract Polygamy is a common form of marriage for Bedouin-Arabs in Israel. The unique structure of this form of marriage can create problems for wives and children. It can benefit the family members as well. There are multiple factors that can influence whether being in a polygamous family is advantageous or detrimental to those family members. The reasons behind polygamous marriage are examined as well. The marriage practice known as polygamy is viewed many different ways in different societies. In societies such as our own, polygamy is seen as a taboo that is not widely understood or accepted. In fact, in the United States polygamy is not legal and polygamous marriages are not recognized. Polygamy is a general term that refers to the two types of polygamous marriages. Polygyny refers to the marriage of one man to two or more women, which is the type of polygamous marriage this paper will cover. Polyandry refers to a rare type of marriage in which one woman marries two or more men. Some other societies view polygamy as an acceptable and sometimes necessary form of marriage. One of these societies is the Bedouin-Arabs in Israel, where polygamous marriages are common. These polygamous families are Muslim. The Islamic faith encourages men to have two or more wives if they can sufficiently support them (Al-Krenawi...
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...been seen to be effective, both having a different approach to reducing the obesity rates in America, those are the WIC (Women, Children and Infants) and the We Can! program. By demonstrating the structure of both programs, the benefits provided, and the impact and results on children’s health, this essay will demonstrate that by providing families food as well as empowering them, the obesity rate is most likely to decrease. Women, Infants, and Children (known as WIC) is a Federal Grant program that targets low-income and naturally at-risk families (WIC). WIC provides vouchers for supplemental, nutritious foods, along with counseling and health-related screenings for prevention. “1-4 Low income is a risk factor for poor dietary quality and for low consumption of fruits and vegetables (Herman).“ Low-income people have a lower intake of fruits and vegetables, creating a bigger possibility for them to get sick more often or obtain at-death-risk diseases. In order to receive benefits, one must provide a certification of income and health status. WIC provides for pregnant women through pregnancy and six months after birth, for infants up to their first birthday, and children up until they turn five years old. Services are provided at hospitals, community centers, schools, country health departments and many other locations. An anonymous comment left about WIC’s...
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...For this assignment I am going to write about my understanding and acknowledgement of the sociological perspectives and the approaches of sociology in the health and social sector. I will also include the concepts of sociology within health and social care while exploring the elements of health and illness. Sociology is the study of how society is organised and how people experience life, it is based on global issues that can affect the living beings. Sociology helps us to understand the structure and the dynamics of society and the connections between how people behave and individual life changes. It helps examine ways in which the forms of social structure, groups, communities, organisations and other social interactions with how they affect attitude, opportunities and actions. In sociology there are six principal perspectives they are Functionalism, Marxism, Feminism, Interactionism, Postmodernism, Collectivism and New Right. Functionalism In 1951, Talcott Parsons introduced the Functionalist view which studies the social structure fully of how it functions and how each social structure is crucial in the interests of society. Functionalism believes that humans and society have basic needs, institutions. Governments may be responsible to meet the required needs also Functionalist may consider that the different kinds of sources may limit the individual’s behaviour within the chosen society, which may mean that society will behave appropriately based on their behaviour...
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...The main argument Mills made in the first chapter of “Sociological Imagination” is the connection between individual experiences in daily life and changes in social structure. The sociological imagination is a mental ability that enables us to see this connection. Mills also suggests that seeing the distinction “between ‘the personal troubles of milieu’ and ‘the public issues of social structure” is the essential tool of the sociological imagination. Only when we clearly distinguish personal troubles and public issues can we see the connection between individuals’ experiences and social structures. Personal troubles are private problems that can be explained by personal characteristics; public issues are problems of collective concern. Mills used unemployment as an example to illustrate the differences between the two. He said, “In a city of 100,000, only one is unemployed, that is his personal trouble…in a nation of 50 million employees, 15 million people are unemployed, that is an issue” (Mills, 1959). We may feel empathy when we read this example as we are experiencing an economic recession. Last Friday’s headline story of New York Times (“Jobless Rate Hits 7.2%, a 16-Year High”) reports the unemployment rate rapidly increased from 2007 to 2008, from 4.9% to 7.2%. The number of unemployed people increased to 11.1 million at the end of 2008. This news story interprets the recent unemployment crisis as a public issue, as do most other observers. Politicians, economists, and...
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...ST. PAUL’S UNIVERSITY (NKR. CAMPUS) CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AFFECTING THE INSTITUTION OF FAMILY AND THEIR SOLUTIONS STUDENT NAME & ID: JOSIAH O. SANDE: BBAM/NKR/2004/15 COURSE TITLE: CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW COURSE CODE: UCC101 LECTURER: DAVID KANYONI DATE: 13TH NOVEMBER, 2014 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AFFECTING THE INSTITUITION OF FAMILY AND THEIR SOLUTIONS Abstract Since the discovery of oil, development of trade, quest for education, technological advancement, and globalization, the human life has undergone changes. These changes begin at the nuclear family. Modernization has significantly influenced family structure as expressed socio-culturally, socio-biologically and socio economically. All these change factors are discussed herein highlighting their impact on the family structure today. This paper presents the shift from the traditional family towards the modern family where the size of a family is critical, women are empowered, humanity is becoming more independent in choice, high mobility, economic security is key, medical technology is defining life and media influence on social life is greater. In general the issues affecting the family today have been prescribed by modernization. 1.0 Introduction The traditional family is the basis of life within the society where family existence in relation to high mortality and fertility determines generations to come and explains the origin of lineages. In olden days, the...
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...UNIT 5 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT BUSN105 – Introduction to Business by La’Ketica T. Moore AIU Online April 22, 2013 Abstract In this unit I was asked to describe an organization basic legal, social, and economic environment. I am asked to describe the management structure and its operational and financial issues. Research and identify the impact of potential change factors including the role of technology. UNIT 5 IP Introduction The organization that will be discussed in this paper is healthcare this organization is important to this writer because it is her chosen field of employment. It is important to learn about healthcare because of all the recent changes to the law on a state, local, and federal level. This writer feels in order to learn about the healthcare regulations you need to learn about your rights as either a provider or as a patient. Basic Legal Environment The healthcare industry has come up on several changes over the past years that lead to lawsuits. Some of the legal issues that the healthcare has to deal with would be HIPPA which is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information. OSHA assures the safe and healthful working of men and women by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, education and assistance. Patient documentation and communication which sparked the malpractice lawsuits over a decade ago, in keeping the patient informed...
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...The Family Structure Theory Assignment. Introduction: Family systems theory describes patterns of interaction between the individuals that make up the family systems. Family members’ behaviors and attributes influences patterns of living in systems theory. Each family has its unique history, traditions, culture, and value systems. The family’s patterns of behavior separate each family from the others. Nurses utilize the family systems perspectives to learn about the family composition, interpersonal relationships, norms, value systems, interactions, effective communication skills as well as family decision making strategies and coping mechanisms. The family structural theory also assists the nurses to predict overall family patterns. In order to use the family structural theory to access the impact of second marriages on the children, we have to understand some basic concepts about families. Families evolve through many developmental stages due to many activities ranging from marriages (heterosexual, homosexual), childbirth, separations, divorces, or remarriages to adolescents springing into young adulthood, moving out of the home and living independent lives; to the aging years. Every developmental stage presents peculiar challenges that require mastery and adaptation. Family developmental stages can apply to the traditional nuclear families and extended family structures as well as nontraditional family networks such as remarriages. In situations when couples bring...
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...April 14, 2005 NURSING THEORY ➢ Why the interest in theory? 1. The no. 1 requisite if we have to be on the level of being a professional. 2. To guide us in how to go about the different nursing actions. 3. It becomes a framework for organizing data. Theory – speculative in nature Nursing Theory – mental conceptualization where the perspective is a nursing aspect - explain & describe a particular nursing action - can also predict its effects on clients’ outcome - primary purpose is to generate scientific knowledge - serve several essential purposes 1. Description – clarifying ideas, phenomena, experience or circumstances that are not well understood. E.g. meaning of pain to patient 2. Exploration – how ideas are related. E.g. relationship of pain to patient’s physiological & psychological conditions 3. Explanation – the whys of events & occurrences 4. Prediction & Control – knowing & foretelling correctly what will happen & also how to make it happen. E.g. how to control the severity of the client’s pain Components of a Theory a. Concepts – basic unit in the language of theoretical thinking - can be empirical or concrete (can be observed through the senses) or abstract (not observable) b. Definitions – statements of the meaning of a word c. Assumptions – accepted facts d. Phenomena – reality Types of Theories a. Grand Theories – does not prescribe actions ...
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...This paper will explore the roles that gender and feminism plays alongside other determinants to affect the health status of Aboriginal Canadian women. Determinants of health refer to the circumstances in which people are born, live, grow, work, and age, that are responsible for most of the health inequalities that exist. Common determinants contributing to sub-par health status include: early child development, education, income, employment, social and physical environment, personal health practices and coping skills, access to health services, racism, and gender. These determinants work alongside Aboriginal-specific determinants like cultural identity, self-determination, and colonialism to create significant health discrepancies compared to non-Aboriginal Canadians. Aboriginal women are at an even greater disadvantage because of the role gender plays on top of the other determinants. The term gender refers to the socially constructed perceptions of feminine and masculine and is not to be confused with sex, which refers to the biological differences between men and women (Steckley and Letts 2010). While the two are different concepts, they are closely related and do influence each other because while biology may condition behaviour, it is in turn conditioned by the social environment (Halseth 2013). Health is also a social construct and issue, rather than simply a medical and technical problem associated with body parts and their functions. Because it is defined by and shaped...
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...Comparative Summary Financial statements and policies are important to all organization and in health care it is a measurement to reflect how well the organization is operating. This paper will look at 3 types of organizations: Nonprofit, for profit and government hospitals and examine the financial structures and the unique policies in each environment. It is important to understand the similarities and difference to fully grasp the significances and differences within the health care community. The first organization to examine is not for profit healthcare organizations. Not for profit organizations governed by a board of trustees and a required to comply with federal and local laws and regulations regarding charitable donations and fiscal compliance. There are three major organization that issue financial standards for not for profit organizations to follow regarding here financial status. The organizations are the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the U.S. Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (Mercer, 1999). In order to maintain a not for profit status the organization must comply with the IRS reporting measures and provide. The rules with the IRS can be found under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is how an organization can be tax exempt. Beyond federal guidelines “many states require that contributions, gifts, grants, etc., and functional expenses be reported...
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...A case study of a youthful population UGANDA Uganda’s age-sex structure: [pic] [pic] The reproductive behaviour of individual families influences the nations population as a whole and the impact of population size, growth and structure is felt in the level of welfare of individuals and the family. To a great extent what families do is determined by their income earning and knowledge, factors that are not necessarily completely in their control. The high fertility rate and youthful age structure in Uganda has resulted in the build up of a population momentum. Even if fertility were to drop drastically to replacement levels, the population of Uganda would still continue to grow for at least 40-50 years. This has far reaching implications for the development of the individual within the family and the nation as a whole, particularly considering its low level of development and technology. Socio-economic and environmental implications of Uganda’s Youthful Population Uganda’s youthful population has presented its government, economy and society with a number of problems and opportunities as summarised below: i) Family Welfare • health of mothers and children is adversely affected by high fertility; • early child-bearing has a number of socio-economic and health consequences • teenage pregnancies increases the number of young mothers who lack material resources to support their children – can affect the initial...
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...Compare and contrast the four main models of health in the Sociology of Health literature, and explain how each of them has influenced our understanding of the concept of health and well-being. Health is a term that is commonly debated and the definition varies from one profession to another and is a controversial term. The World Health Organisation describes health as: “A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO, 1948) This definition was formulated in 1948 and at the time was a breakthrough in the health care sector and was finally seen as a positive definition of health, rather than negative. Most definition concentrated on disease and illness. There are some criticisms that state that the model describes health as a ‘state’ rather than a process and does not put any certain boundaries on what is considered “health”. In healthcare, models are used to diagnose and explain an individual’s health. There are four main models that dominate the health care profession which are the biomedical model, social model, biopsychosocial model and the holistic model. In this essay I will discuss all four models by looking at their advantages and limitations in health care. The biomedical model is a dominant model of disease in contemporary medicine and was devised by medical scientists for the study of disease. It was created as a scientific model therefor involved a set of scientific assumptions and rules. Biomedicine...
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...The PRECEDE-PROCEED model is a comprehensive structure that helps health program planners, policy makers, and evaluators analyze situations and design an efficient health promotion and public health program. PRECEED is an acronym for (Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation) while PROCEED stands for (Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development) The model has been used for planning, designing, implementing and evaluating programs for diverse health, quality of life and health need issues. These include screening and education for certain cancers, heart disease/health, maternal and child health, obesity and weight control, tobacco use, alcohol and drug abuse, policy for health education and training for health professionals. The PRECEDE-PROCEED function is a continuous cycle and one of its main purposes is to direct initial attention to outcomes rather than inputs. Hence this model is very valuable in designing an educational program that addresses health promotion for families with school-age children. The model is composed altogether of nine phases. The first stage in the program planning phase deals with identifying and evaluating the social problems that have an impact on the quality of life of a population of interest. Once a problem is identified that impacts the quality of life for a family with school-age children, the program planners try to gain an understanding...
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