The Older Americans Act has been revised on a yearly basis since it's conception in congress. ... The population of persons 65 years and older in America is expected to double in the next 50 years. The population of Americans ages 85 and older is expected to quadruple to almost 18 million (Guralnik, Alecxih, Branch, Wiener, 2001). ... More research needs to be done to brainstorm additional ways that advanced practice nurses can assist this population of Americans. ... Although the Older Americans Act of 1965 attempts to address these issues there are no clear cut answers for this pop...

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North American societies are more focused on justice and punishment, rather than rehabilitation. ... Also, only 3% of the total Canadian population is black while 9.5% of federal inmates today are black (an increase of 80% since 2003) (Zinger, I. 2013). ... The mentally ill make up 4% of the American population and account for 15% of state prisoners and 24% of jail inmates (Sweetland, H. 2014). ... A judge then ordered for the prison to reduce its prison population by 30,000 members, only to grow to 173,000 people inside of the prison (Stelloh, T. 2013). ... " Their idea of prison is very...

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Many of Americans today do not take the time to realize that our nation is little by little falling apart. ... The first major social problem facing America today is the crisis of births to unmarried woman. ... Due to the increasing number of teen pregnancies lead to a population growth in America. ... Havel is seeing the whole picture when referring to the population growth, not only unwanted pregnancies. ... Millions of Americans can understand the millions of problems facing our nation today. ...

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Class-based separation of American society cannot be denied. In "Class in America – 2006", Gregory Mantsios discusses the way American society is stratified on class grounds. ... He adds that class separation is also evident in politics in that political leaders seek to appeal to the lower and middle class populations to obtain more supporters. ... In "The Most Dangerous Job in America", Eric Schlosser argues that meatpacking constitutes the job with highest safety risks in America. ... In conclusion, class structure is evident in American society as evidenced by str...

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America had also taken a bite from the forbidden fruit. ... During the later part of the eighteenth century, "race" not only appeared as a subdivision of interacting populations, but also described human differences and power relations while playing a significant role in structuring social position. The idea of race differences had become an instrumental part of American social structure. ... Phrenology inspired scientists to study skulls for the purpose of assessing character, personality, and talents of ethnic populations (Smedley 232). ... This event dealt with the genocide of the Nati...

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However, in North America, it became based on race. ... An example is when England became industrialized enough to build a magnificent navy and took control of North America. ... In the United States, the capitalist class is only one percent of the population but owns ninety percent of the wealth. ... The lower middle class is about thirty-four percent of the population. ... The working class is about thirty percent of the population. ...

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The US ranks third in geographical size, and its population ranks third at approximately 300 million. ... There is only an emphasis on the fact that Americans pioneered America, and that is the spirit that continues to go down the generation. Many sports teams, for example, use the term Native American, without educating what true meaning or the history of Native Americans mean. ... I believe that America's pro-sports are over commercialized. ... The country where I come from, South Korea, has 99% of the country's population who currently have health insurance. ...

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Basically, American culture is nothing more than a product of the mass media. ... However, the disturbing aspect of the mass media is that it is controlled by a small percent of the population. Thus, most images portrayed are bias and do not reflect accurate images of American society. ... Marx believed that there is always a small group of oppressors and most of the population is the oppressed. ... Metaphorically, Marx was right when he said that there would always be a small group of oppressors and large population of oppressed. ...

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But for the sake of this essay, I will only be discussing Marxism theory and apply it to a small country located in Central America, Guatemala. ... There are many factors that show the inequality that the population faces. ... Lets first discuss some background information on Guatemala, as mentioned previously it's a small country located in Central America. ... "The distribution of income remains highly unequal with the richest 20% of the population accounting for more than 51% of Guatemala's overall consumption" (cia.gov) Its important to look at the country internally in order to ...

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The media has recognized the dichotomy between the white and Africa-American families in America, and therefore has taken the television programs where Africa-Americans play lead roles and made the shows resemble the norms of the white family. ... The majority of the African-American population is located in the lower-middle class, and therefore has few resources that will help them move out of their close-to-poverty state. ... The church is used as an escape for African-Americans. ... Church is an emotional release for African-Americans. ... The African-American community is a smart peopl...

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The categorization of social classes and the division between them has always had an eminent impact on America. This categorization of class has not allowed for the equal opportunity for all Americans. In Gregory Mantsios article, "Class in America – 2009," he uses statistical evidence, data and many examples to dismember four common myths Americans still believe about social class. ... " In the article "The New American Divide," written by Charles Murray, he claims that this division amongst the different social classes is from Americans shying away from our cu...

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When large segments of populations are displaced by natural or man-made disasters, people become separated from time-honored roots of language, culture, and social bonds. ... He observed, "In a broader development perspective, environmental degradation appears as a proximate cause of migration, while the underlying factors are population pressures and patterns of resource use" (Surkhe, 1994). ... By 2050, he estimates, about 150 million people (1.5 percent of the total projected world population for that year) will be displaced by the effects of climate change, as sea levels rise, agricultural...

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A drug that was first banned in 1913 by the state of California, acting out against the preparation of hemp, has since then gained a higher status in society today with, "[m]ore than 30 percent of the U.S. population liv[ing] under some form of marijuana decriminalization " (Norml par. 5). ... Gieringer's estimations prove that legalization of marijuana would create an expenditure of financial gain for the American government. Although this doesn't come close to the debit U.S. civilians have currently, the legalization of marijuana would theoretically generate thousands of legitimat...

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The total population of African American females was 6,581,000 and out of the total they focus on about 300,000 females, this was the approximation of how many females had 9 years or less education. ... This rate is 13.75% of the sum of all suicide rates for African-American females aged 25-54 (Fernquist 1996). ... This study does not agree with the previous study because the suicide rate for Whites is significantly higher than that for African American females. ... The largest being the size of the black male population (Burr et al 1999). ... It only focused on race and suicide rates, fin...

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While working for the Bush administration's secretary of health and human services he was appalled by the epidemic of violent crimes he saw taking place in American cities. ... Sullivan, "more than 26,000 Americans were murdered and six million violent crimes were committed with young men and minorities falling victim most frequently". ... Firstly they see the deviant as different from the rest of the population, he or she is abnormal in a normal population and that the abnormality predisposes him or her to deviance. ... Merton used this "theory of anomie" to refer to the lower strata...

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This is a semi-structured interview composed of 16 questions that focus on the individual experience and social context – two versions are available, one for the individual and one for an informant (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). ... Secondly, this paper reviews the DSM-5 changes and looks at how the changes influence are expected influence the classification of mental disorder, especially with the inclusion of cultural bound syndrome (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). ... In 1994, the Diagnostic Statistical manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-IV took the unprecedented step ...

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Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States Today The United States has divided its population into five racial/ethnic groups, namely: European-Americans or Caucasian (74%); African-Americans (12%); Latinos (10%); Asian-Americans (3%); and Native-Americans (1%). ... A most publicized example of hate crime is that of James Byrd, Jr., an African-American from Jasper, Texas, who was dragged to death behind a truck in 1998. ... In the U.S., while public attention has tended to focus on the disproportionate number of minority youth (traditionally defined as African-American, Native-American, ...

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This means the greater the population, the less amount of resources there are for all of us. There is a direct correlation between population growth and food scarcity and it is near impossible to effectively feed, clothe, and house a great deal of people that is growing much faster than we are producing necessary goods and services. ...

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Jonathon Kozol in his article "Savage Inequalities" describes the societies of both a lower class African American neighborhood and upper class predominantly white school. ... The system of inequality begins with the winners, or the upper class white community, and the losers, the African American city of East St. ... " the idea of a "corporate Contract of America: societal symbiosis" means that everyone shares their wealth, and "everyone benefits" (Blow). ... The wealthy, as demonstrated, put forth a powerful effort to keep the social structure the same to b...

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Ideological Implications of the Mass Media News programs like the "Today" show and the "NBC Nightly News" are sources of mass communication for the American population. ... "Today" gives the American public an idea of what is new in the world today. ... Is the American media being culturally observant and accepting of nations with different viewpoints? ... Both television programs constantly showed American flags that seemed to be waving the hate out of America. ... While each American citizen may still be free, the concept of individual security is being tampered with. ...

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In a city like Toronto, which has a large Chinese population, this is especially important. ... Scarborough is a district known for its massive population of Chinese people. ... As the article "Asian American youth culture is coming of age in 'the 626'" describes, "Plumes of smoke from roasting lamb skewers curl into the night air. ... " (Xia, 2012) This quote illustrates the China-like image of San Gabriel Valley at the night market because of its huge Chinese population. ...

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Introduction Violence in America, perpetrated by criminals, mentally unstable and easily influenced individuals produce effects that are more far-reaching and destructive to society than the physical damage they produce. ... Databases utilized included, but were not limited to, the American Business Institute (ABI), the Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI), the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), and the Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS decade), the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and LEXIS/NEXIS. ... Many of the violent "copycat"-type crimes rising from med...

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Another group of people that seems to remain socially immobile are those that constitute half of the population; the are the women of our society. ... The black middle class, for example, is much smaller than the white middle class, based on ratio of population, and one out of every two black children is poor. ... Studies have shown that American society tends to be even more unequal than most other Western societies. ...

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Jamie Uys also does an excellent job portraying the real similarities between Botswana and American society. ... American society has become so technologically progressive that we have become immune/impervious to innovation's consequences. ... Similarly, Neil Postman's second idea states that the advantages and disadvantages of every technology are not evenly distributed among a population. ... I cannot speak for all Americans, but I know that I would have ran from the lion to save myself. I believe American society values individual performance and welfare, but technology-free socie...

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He believes that structural violence is a certain way of describing arrangements that are made within society that place people and populations in harm's way. ... There are two social situations that are closely related to structural violence, which are poverty and income equality, and according to some studies carried out in America it has been found that on average, close to three hundred thousand deaths per year in America are attributable to poverty and income equality, and studies state that one hundred thousand African Americans will die each year simply due to the fact they are bla...

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