Case Study

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Quote Log Health and Wealth

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Social Issue: Health & Wealth

Topic:

Health & Wealth

Thesis:

The stressors of finance can have adverse effects because they can affect the development of children, create an unsafe psychological state and contribute to poor physical health.

Reasons:

1. It has been shown that a family's socioeconomic standing has a substantial bearing on the educational, vocational, and social opportunities that are made accessible to the children of that family. These factors, in turn, influence the children's long-term physical and mental health.

2. Children from families with lower earnings are less likely to be insured or have access to medications and treatments that may assist in managing chronic health conditions. This is particularly true for individuals who reside in households where there is only one parent present.

3. Children who are worse on the socioeconomic ladder are more prone to deal in a destructive way, such as by smoking or drinking excessively when they grow up, which may inflict significant harm to one's health if done to an extreme.

Entry #1

Source:

Sapolsky, R.M. (2018). The health-wealth gap. Scientific American, 319(5), pp. 62- 67. http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=edb&AN=132271091&site=eds-live&scope=site

Quote:

"One of the consequences of the growing poor is worsening health, and the reasons are not as obvious as you might think. Yes, lower socioeconomic status (SES) means less access to health care and living in more disease-prone neighbourhoods. And, yes, as the SES ladder's lower rungs have become more populated, the number of people with medical problems has climbed. This is not merely an issue of poor health for the poor and some version of better health for everyone else. Starting with Jeff Bezos at the top, every step down the ladder is associated with worse health.” (Sapolsky, 2018, p. 62-67).

Paraphrase:

The welfare of children will deteriorate as a consequence of people falling into poverty. Children from families with lower socioeconomic positions have a lower chance of accessing medical treatment and tend to reside in locations with a higher incidence of disease (Sapolsky, 2018).

Explanation of quote selection and connection:

Children who are not perfect and battling to live in a healthy environment are likely to get ill and have difficulty affording medical treatment due to their low socioeconomic position. This is because their living conditions are not ideal. Children who come from families with a low socioeconomic status, which is often the result of financial disparity, are more likely to have physical and mental health issues.

Entry #2

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Purnell, J. Q. (2015). Financial health is public health. In L. Choi, D. Erickson, K. Griffin, A. Levere, & E. Seidman (Eds.), What it’s Worth: Strengthening the financial futures of families, communities, and the nation (pp. 163-171). Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. http://www.strongfinancialfuture.org/essays/financial-health-is-public-health/

Quote:

"It isn't just adults who suffer the consequences of stress when money is tight. Groundbreaking research reviewed in a 2011 report from the American Academy of Pediatrics finds that childhood exposure to poverty and stress has immediate and long-term effects on development, behaviour, and health.2 Scientists have identified differences in the structures and functioning of the brains of children in poverty, making them more sensitive to even mildly stressful situations and less likely to be able to learn new information.3" (Purnell, 2017, para 3).

Paraphrase:

The detrimental impacts of poor health and socioeconomic disparity might pile up throughout a child's lifetime and then be passed on to their descendants. Their parents' lack of opportunities while they were growing up, is to blame for the challenges that young children face in today's culture, some of which persist into adulthood. There will be immediate and long-term ramifications for a child's growth, behavior, and general well-being if they are exposed to deprivation and stress. These adverse effects will manifest over time (Purnell, 2017. Para 3).

Explanation of quote selection and connection:

This specific quotation does an outstanding job of highlighting how the thoughtless decisions made by parents may hurt their children, and this should be more well-known.

Entry#3

Sources:

Woolf, Steven h, et al.(2015) How Are Income And Wealth Linked to Health And Longevity? Retrieved from www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/49116/2000178-How are-Income-and-Wealth-Linked-to-Health-and-Longevity.pdf

Quote:

"Children in low-income families are approximately four times as likely to be in poor or fair health as children in families with incomes at or above 400 per cent of the FPL. Lower-income children experience higher asthma rates, heart conditions, hearing problems, digestive disorders, and elevated blood lead levels." (Woolf, Steven h, et al.,2015, pg.8)

Paraphrase:

It seems that children who come from households with lower earnings are at a more considerable risk of developing illnesses than those from families with higher wages. This area encompasses a wide variety of disorders, some of which include bronchitis and stomach disorders. (Woolf, Steven h, et al.,2015, pg.8)

Explanation of quote:

The rationale I choose to use this excerpt as an example of my thesis is that research shows that children brought up in households with poor incomes are at a greater risk of developing various health issues when they age. This is crucial because our problems shouldn't affect the children we know. Even if our children become unwell, they ought to have access to high-quality medical treatment regardless of the amount of money that we have.

Entry#4

Sources:

Woolf, Steven h, et al. (2015) How Are Income And Wealth Linked to Health And Longevity? Retrieved from www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/49116/2000178-How-are-Income-and-Wealth-Linked-to-Health-and-Longevity.pdf

Quote:

“More affluent people can more easily afford regular and nutritious meals, which tend to be more expensive and less convenient than less nutritious, calorie-dense, high-carbohydrate options and fast foods. People on low incomes face higher rates of food insecurity.” (Woolf, Steven h, et al.,2015, pg.5)

Paraphrase:

When it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, people with more financial means are in a superior position to obtain foods that are high in nutrients than those with less financial stability or less self-assurance overall. (Woolf, Steven h, et al.,2015, pg.5)

Explanation of quote:

The problem that we confront in our current time is that children who come from homes with poor incomes do not have access to affordable dietary alternatives, such as organic food. The disadvantaged youngsters have a tough time acquiring meals that are suitable in terms of nutrition since they live in a region with limited options. It might be challenging to make one's meal after a hard day because of the required time and energy.