GEN 499 Week 4 Discussion Response

 GEN 499 Week 4 Discussion 2 Elements of Critical Thinking

Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to two peers. In response to your classmates, offer some other solutions to the global societal issue that weren’t already addressed. Participation responses to peers must be a minimum of 75 words.

Reply to Denikki Britt post

Identify the global societal issue you have chosen to research for your Final Argumentative Essay and explain why further research on this topic is important

My topic of choice will be that of minimum wage. Minimum wage can be a sensitive topic but it one that effects many working Americans in the United States. I decided to stick with this topic was due to this topic being discuss often. Working a minimum wage for years, you see how much of a toll it can have on families, leaving them depending on aid for others.

Provide a clear and concise  thesis statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  that includes a solution to the global societal issue.

Raising minimum wage can help families across the world greatly. Raising minimum wage can provide families with a sense of relief, stability, and a comfortable living environment.  Raising minimum wage will allow families income to increase, allowing more money to be made and spent back into the economy. 

Locate a peer-reviewed scholarly source and provide statistical data that you found surprising on the topic.

Academic Journal

By: Vedder, Richard; Gallaway, Lowell. In: Journal of Labor Research. 2002, Vol. 23, Issue 1, pages. 9; Transaction Publishers, Inc., 2002. , Database: Business Insights Global

 

By: Vedder, Richard; Gallaway, Lowell. In: Journal of Labor Research. 2002, Vol. 23, Issue 1, pages. 9; Transaction Publishers, Inc., 2002. , Database: Business Insights Global

Reply to Sonya Petre post

Wealth disparity is not just an issue about the ability to earn an income and provide the basic necessities of life of food and shelter, but wealth disparity in the United States and around the world has a direct impact on individual’s health and well being, establishing it a medical issue as well.

For those who are struggling with low paying jobs and incomes and few options to be able to change their careers, there are studies that have proven the correlation in increased sick days from work and missed work days due to psychosomatic illnesses and mental illnesses such as depression. Access to goods and services based on income levels extends far beyond the retail world, and well into the world of basic services like medical care and food choices. By approaching the wealth disparity as more of a medical issue, instead of just a financial issue, people can take more ownership of the responsibilities that individuals have wherever they are at currently, and see that their health may depend on their own ability to make a sacrifice to improve their options and education levels. What was surprising was this rate of increased sick days from work as well as increases in self-reported health issues were not just among the ethnic minorities, but along generally lower socioeconomic classes period. Taking care of oneself should not be limited to a specified minimum income level. Better decisions with the income that one has, as well as the initiative and responsibility to change one’s status if you aren’t where you want to be by means of training and education, and even relocating to an area with more opportunities if necessary.

 

Craig Evan, P., Catherine, C., Ayesha, S., Mark, H., Donna, V., Brian, F., & Paula A, B. (2013). Do wealth disparities contribute to health disparities within racial/ethnic groups?. Journal Of Epidemiology And Community Health (1979-), (5), 439.