Machado 1 Robert Machado Professor Santillana WMNST 113 15 September 2012 Advantage to Some‚ Disadvantaged to Many White privileges are natural advantages shared exclusively by the White community. To identify common White privileges‚ Peggy McIntosh constructed a list of various White privileges she was granted for simply being White. Benefits included the peace of mind while shopping alone‚ seeing her race widely represented in various forms of media‚ and access to superior housings and locations
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While allies may be well intentioned‚ their efforts and the “help” they offer may halt the disadvantaged group’s progress towards equality. Allied activism involves members of an advantaged group acting in solidarity with‚ by offering help to‚ members of a disadvantaged group. Social identity theory argues that group memberships are important to one’s identity and if a person’s group membership is negatively valued‚ he or she will want to change it. Collective action is a means to do so and is dependent
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Socioeconomically Disadvantaged people 1. Argue the case for this group receiving priority status in funding for health promotion by A. Comparing the health status of this group with the health status of the Australian population‚ concentrating on major trends. Definitions of people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged (SES) are those who are on low incomes who struggle to supply themselves and their family with food‚ clothing and shelter. Although the overall level of health and wellbeing
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Is Government Responsible For The Disadvantaged? “Don’t Talk To The People Until You’ve Listened To The People” -Ann Klein. Those Who Are Elected By Their People‚ Community‚ Nation‚ And/Or Country For Leadership Should Do Just That; Lead. They Should Lead Their People Into Prosperity Not Poverty. When Their People Are In A Pit They Should Be Doing All They Can To Pull Them Out. Those In “Power” Need To Remember Those Who Helped Them Gain There Position. Actions Speak Louder Than Words! Therefore
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Many developed countries are paying increasing attention to the needs of the disadvantaged. How far is this true in Singapore? * In May 2011‚ Prime Minister Mr Lee realized the government’s need to "lend a hand to those hurt by globalisation and technological changes that have‚ among other things‚ widened the gap between the rich and the poor" * The government is not only focusing on monetary assistance programmes‚ but also a sense of reassurance‚ concern and empathy. * Government also
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3. Critically analyse the following quote from Sarah Wise (2011) “As Australians we promulgate the value of a fair go. Yet there are individuals and groups in our society that experience extreme and persistent disadvantage that sets them apart from the rest of our society”. (Reference: Wise‚ S. (2011) “Advance Australia Fairly” Sydney Morning Herald. January 14‚ 2011) One of the most predominant values in Australian society is that of ‘mateship’ (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy
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How does Steinbeck present disadvantaged characters? John Steinbeck’s novel ‘of mice and men’‚ is set in California during the 1930s. At this point in time was the ‘great depression.’ Steinbeck got the name of the novel from a poem called ‘To a mouse on turning up her nest with a plough.’ There are many reasons why Steinbeck wrote this novel: one is that he was briefly a ranch hand‚ meaning he had a great comprehension of the difficulties and disadvantages of working on a ranch. Another reason
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mental problems associated with economically disadvantaged schools 3. Research the characteristics of effective school systems 4. Data analysis and recommendation report My report will be explained in the following discussion. Task 1. The correlation between economical disadvantage and school achievement Studies indicate that economical disadvantage has a negative effect on school achievement. Schools residing in economically disadvantaged areas are less likely to achieve satisfactory
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1. What did you think of the poverty quizzes? I took the “poverty quizzes” – which just makes you aware of some of the priorities that that each socio-economic group concentrates on and why. My district (Austintown) now has more than 50% of our students on free and reduced lunch so I see the difference in economics daily. 2. How did you do on the quizzes? Did you find out anything about yourself? I already knew I was from a middle class background but grew up seeing both sides around me (rich
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Legal and social definition of specific group Social definition: The socioeconomically disadvantaged are those people or families who lack sufficient income to obtain adequate health services‚ food‚ housing and clothing that the rest of the society can afford. Legal definition: Many research show that people and groups who are socioeconomically disadvantaged have reduced life expectancy‚ premature mortality‚ increased disease incidence and prevalence‚ increased biological and behavioral risk
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