Over 3 million people experience homelessness each year in the US, including 1.3 million children, and many more are at risk due to financial crises like missed paychecks or medical bills. The author proposes organizing a canned food drive to help homeless and impoverished people get back on their feet by providing food, with the ultimate goal of helping them find stable housing again.
Bride burning is often a result of dowry demands not being met by the bride's family. To avoid having daughters and the financial burden of dowry, some families terminate female fetuses. While now illegal, dowry is still commonly practiced, and failure to meet dowry demands can result in violence and murder of the bride. Child marriage remains common in some areas and has negative health impacts on young brides. Together, these factors contribute to high dowry death rates in countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
1) In the early 19th century, 90% of Americans lived and worked on farms, but industrialization led many to leave agriculture and provide an abundant workforce for factories. 2) Factories recruited both families to work in mills and young single women to work in the Lowell System, though conditions declined over time. 3) When native workers demands for better conditions increased, immigrants like the Irish filled industrial jobs and faced even worse treatment and pay.
This document outlines different sociological perspectives on family diversity, including functionalism, the New Right, postmodernism, and feminism. It discusses views on the extent of diversity and reasons for increases in single-parent families, same-sex families, cohabitation, and reconstituted families. The objectives are to explain sociological views of family diversity, understand modernist and postmodernist approaches, and compare explanations of diversity.
This document discusses families, kinship, and descent from an anthropological perspective. It begins by outlining why anthropologists study kinship and the differences between families and descent groups. It then defines key terms like nuclear family, extended family, descent groups, family of orientation, and family of procreation. The document goes on to discuss how industrialization has impacted family organization and norms in places like the US, Brazil, Turkey, and foraging societies. It also defines matrilineal descent, patrilineal descent, and discusses how kinship is calculated through kinship terms that reflect the social construction of family in different cultures.
The document summarizes health issues facing American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in Alaska. It finds that AI/AN communities have disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), diabetes, suicide, domestic violence, and substance abuse issues. These social and health problems stem from historical trauma, poverty, lack of opportunities, and other socioeconomic disadvantages faced by AI/AN populations in Alaska. Various state and tribal organizations are working to address these issues through prevention education, healthcare services, and initiatives combating domestic violence.
The document summarizes health issues facing American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in Alaska. It finds that AI/AN communities have disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), diabetes, suicide, domestic violence, and substance abuse issues. These social and health problems stem from historical trauma, poverty, lack of opportunities, and other socioeconomic disadvantages faced by AI/AN populations in Alaska. Government agencies and non-profits are working to address these issues through education campaigns, health services, and programs combating domestic violence and substance abuse.
Over 3 million people experience homelessness each year in the US, including 1.3 million children, and many more are at risk due to financial crises like missed paychecks or medical bills. The author proposes organizing a canned food drive to help homeless and impoverished people get back on their feet by providing food, with the ultimate goal of helping them find stable housing again.
Bride burning is often a result of dowry demands not being met by the bride's family. To avoid having daughters and the financial burden of dowry, some families terminate female fetuses. While now illegal, dowry is still commonly practiced, and failure to meet dowry demands can result in violence and murder of the bride. Child marriage remains common in some areas and has negative health impacts on young brides. Together, these factors contribute to high dowry death rates in countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
1) In the early 19th century, 90% of Americans lived and worked on farms, but industrialization led many to leave agriculture and provide an abundant workforce for factories. 2) Factories recruited both families to work in mills and young single women to work in the Lowell System, though conditions declined over time. 3) When native workers demands for better conditions increased, immigrants like the Irish filled industrial jobs and faced even worse treatment and pay.
This document outlines different sociological perspectives on family diversity, including functionalism, the New Right, postmodernism, and feminism. It discusses views on the extent of diversity and reasons for increases in single-parent families, same-sex families, cohabitation, and reconstituted families. The objectives are to explain sociological views of family diversity, understand modernist and postmodernist approaches, and compare explanations of diversity.
This document discusses families, kinship, and descent from an anthropological perspective. It begins by outlining why anthropologists study kinship and the differences between families and descent groups. It then defines key terms like nuclear family, extended family, descent groups, family of orientation, and family of procreation. The document goes on to discuss how industrialization has impacted family organization and norms in places like the US, Brazil, Turkey, and foraging societies. It also defines matrilineal descent, patrilineal descent, and discusses how kinship is calculated through kinship terms that reflect the social construction of family in different cultures.
The document summarizes health issues facing American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in Alaska. It finds that AI/AN communities have disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), diabetes, suicide, domestic violence, and substance abuse issues. These social and health problems stem from historical trauma, poverty, lack of opportunities, and other socioeconomic disadvantages faced by AI/AN populations in Alaska. Various state and tribal organizations are working to address these issues through prevention education, healthcare services, and initiatives combating domestic violence.
The document summarizes health issues facing American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in Alaska. It finds that AI/AN communities have disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), diabetes, suicide, domestic violence, and substance abuse issues. These social and health problems stem from historical trauma, poverty, lack of opportunities, and other socioeconomic disadvantages faced by AI/AN populations in Alaska. Government agencies and non-profits are working to address these issues through education campaigns, health services, and programs combating domestic violence and substance abuse.
Declining birth rate, fertility rate and family sizeMehek Iqbal
The document summarizes factors that have led to declines in birth rates, fertility rates, and average family sizes since 1900. Key factors discussed include increased access to and acceptance of contraception; compulsory education reducing the economic benefit of children; rising costs of childrearing; women prioritizing careers over early motherhood; decreased infant mortality meaning fewer backup children were needed; and changing social values placing less emphasis on traditional family structures.
American families have changed significantly over the past century. Traditional nuclear families with stay-at-home mothers are less common as dual-income households rise. Many families now include single parents or blended families rather than two original parents. Additionally, most future households will likely not include children at all. Extended families often live far apart but keep in touch by phone or letters, reuniting for holidays.
This document discusses the environmental impacts of buildings and the importance of green communities. Some key points made include:
- Buildings account for 65.2% of US electricity usage, 48% of energy usage, and over 30% of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Green buildings can help create healthier homes for children by improving indoor air quality and allowing for more physical activity, which is important as asthma is a leading cause of hospitalization.
- Green communities can increase opportunities for low-income families by reducing energy costs, which currently average 17% of income for low-income families. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more on essentials like food and healthcare.
Poverty rates in Choctaw county and Stillwater, Oklahoma are higher than the state average of 13.3%. Nationwide, over 43 million people lived in poverty in 2009, including nearly half a million Oklahomans. Children suffering from poverty are more vulnerable to homelessness, hunger, and poor health outcomes. The document calls for efforts to address poverty.
Poverty rates in Oklahoma City are high, with Oklahoma ranking in the top 10 states for families living below the poverty line of $20,650 annual income for a family of four as established by the federal government in 2007. While Oklahoma saw a decrease in poverty rates between 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, being one of eight states to do so, the state still struggles with high poverty according to Tulsa World news reports.
The document discusses several reasons for changes in families and childhood over time:
1. Improved living standards like better housing, nutrition, and healthcare have increased life expectancy and decreased infant mortality rates.
2. Women now have greater educational and career opportunities, making them less dependent on men financially. This has led to smaller families and more divorce.
3. Attitudes toward marriage and gender roles have become more liberal, encouraging alternatives like cohabitation and more equal division of domestic labor between couples.
4. Government policies on education, welfare, and child labor have made children an economic liability for longer, incentivizing smaller family sizes focused on quality over quantity of children.
During the Great Depression, millions of Americans struggled with hardship, homelessness, and hunger as the Depression devastated the country. People lost their jobs and homes, living in makeshift shelters like Hoovervilles. Farmers faced falling crop prices and rising debt, leading to hundreds of thousands of foreclosures. The Dust Bowl droughts and dust storms in the Midwest destroyed farmland. Families abandoned their farms and headed west on Route 66 to California. Children suffered malnutrition and disease as schools closed and families struggled to survive on breadlines and soup kitchens.
An accessible look into the three types of power operating in the family. Understanding the differences between covert and overt power prepares you for a deeper analysis of power at A2
Childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, with approximately 17% of American children and adolescents between ages 2-19 considered obese according to the CDC. In Connecticut specifically, as of 2005 one in four high school students were either overweight or obese, and in 2007 over 25% of children aged 10-17 were overweight or obese according to state reports. Obese children are at higher risk of becoming obese adults and developing related health issues like high blood pressure and cholesterol.
Childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, with approximately 17% of American children and adolescents between ages 2-19 considered obese according to the CDC. In Connecticut specifically, as of 2005 one in four high school students were either overweight or obese, and in 2007 over 25% of children aged 10-17 were overweight or obese according to state reports. Obese children are at higher risk of becoming obese adults and developing related health issues like high blood pressure and cholesterol.
The document discusses several factors that cause changes in families, including family planning, mass media, peer groups, and dual-career families. It also describes legal options like legal separation and annulment. Additionally, it notes that changes in society have made husbands and wives physically and psychologically distant from each other and their children. Finally, it provides details on nuclear families in contemporary Philippine society, noting smaller family sizes on average now and changes in family composition due to increases in divorce, non-marital childrearing, legal separation, and early death of a spouse.
The document discusses the rise of single-parent families through choice and intentional means such as sperm banks and surrogacy. It notes that single motherhood by choice communities, also called "choice moms", have grown significantly in recent years. Similarly, it describes the emergence of single fathers by choice who use surrogates and egg donors to have children alone. While such arrangements are becoming more accepted and common, the document argues that intentionally depriving children of either a mother or father is not in the child's best interest.
Duncan Forbes, the Chief Executive of Bron Afon Community Housing, presented predictions and survey results showing the negative impacts of recent UK welfare reforms. Surveys found that welfare reforms are causing financial hardship for many families, with 1 in 5 mothers missing meals so their children can eat. Child poverty is predicted to increase by 400,000 by 2015-16. Forbes asks whether people feel angst, anger, or will take action in response to these impacts of recent welfare reforms.
Income inequality refers to the unequal distribution of household or individual income across an economy. Income inequality in the US has increased significantly since the 1970s as the top 1% of earners have seen their incomes grow substantially faster than the bottom 99%. Lower tax rates on the highest incomes since the 1980s have contributed to rising income inequality in the US.
The document discusses poverty in the United States and issues facing the working poor. It notes that over 37 million people lived in poverty in 2005 according to the Census Bureau. Many work but still require supplemental assistance due to low wages that have not kept up with costs of living. Inequality also exists as on average men make $10,000 more annually than women. Lack of health insurance puts nearly 47 million people at risk of financial ruin from medical costs, with states like Texas having over 24% of workers uninsured. The minimum wage has only increased $1.80 over 15 years while costs of living have risen steadily.
The HEADstrong Foundation celebrated the opening of Nick's House, a two-story property that will serve as the foundation's headquarters and provide free housing for families battling cancer. Nick's House was acquired and renovated through donations to lessen the financial burden on families being treated in the area. Over 200 people attended the grand opening celebration, including Pennsylvania's governor. Nick's House will house two families complete with bedrooms, kitchen, and living room while providing office space for the foundation.
The document summarizes research from Wilkinson & Pickett's book "The Spirit Level" showing correlations between income inequality and various social problems. It presents data demonstrating that countries and US states with higher income inequality have worse health, social, and educational outcomes, even when controlling for average national income. The findings suggest that greater equality benefits societies overall and that inequality itself is psychologically and socially harmful.
Homeless families compose about a third of the homeless population in the US, with approximately 1.5 million homeless children each year. These families struggle to find permanent housing as a unit and face instability, moving between temporary housing, shelters, and living situations. The lack of stable housing is the central challenge for families experiencing homelessness and distinguishes their experience from those with stable housing.
This document provides an agenda and summary for a presentation given by Sharon Lowe, the Executive Director of the Foundation for the Homeless. The presentation discusses the state of homelessness in Austin and nationally, highlighting increasing poverty rates and projected impacts of the recession. It also summarizes the work of the Foundation for the Homeless, including their Family Promise and Interfaith Hospitality Network programs that provide temporary housing to families using facilities from partner congregations.
Homelessness is a major social issue faced by many communities. There are various factors that contribute to homelessness, including a lack of affordable housing, poverty, unemployment, lack of healthcare, mental illness, addiction, and domestic violence. While homelessness tends to be more visible in urban areas, it also impacts rural communities where there are fewer resources available to aid the homeless population. Addressing the root causes of homelessness, such as increasing affordable housing and employment opportunities, will be necessary to effectively address this ongoing social problem.
Homelessness in Hawaii has reached the highest per capita rate in the nation. The document profiles three homeless individuals - a single mother working in fast food, a disabled woman who was evicted, and a 17-year-old high school student living in her car. Hawaii faces a growing homeless population, with over 2,400 homeless students and disability discrimination increasing housing precarity for vulnerable groups. Solutions are needed to address the systemic challenges contributing to homelessness in the state.
This document discusses poverty from historical and future perspectives. It outlines four dimensions of poverty: material limit, psychological damage, social exclusion, and political powerlessness. Historically, capitalism led to more poverty as serfs were cast out of feudal systems and had to find work. While some gains have been made against absolute poverty, inequality remains a huge problem. To fully address poverty, both economic and political systems will need significant reform to provide justice, opportunity and basic needs for all people.
Declining birth rate, fertility rate and family sizeMehek Iqbal
The document summarizes factors that have led to declines in birth rates, fertility rates, and average family sizes since 1900. Key factors discussed include increased access to and acceptance of contraception; compulsory education reducing the economic benefit of children; rising costs of childrearing; women prioritizing careers over early motherhood; decreased infant mortality meaning fewer backup children were needed; and changing social values placing less emphasis on traditional family structures.
American families have changed significantly over the past century. Traditional nuclear families with stay-at-home mothers are less common as dual-income households rise. Many families now include single parents or blended families rather than two original parents. Additionally, most future households will likely not include children at all. Extended families often live far apart but keep in touch by phone or letters, reuniting for holidays.
This document discusses the environmental impacts of buildings and the importance of green communities. Some key points made include:
- Buildings account for 65.2% of US electricity usage, 48% of energy usage, and over 30% of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Green buildings can help create healthier homes for children by improving indoor air quality and allowing for more physical activity, which is important as asthma is a leading cause of hospitalization.
- Green communities can increase opportunities for low-income families by reducing energy costs, which currently average 17% of income for low-income families. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more on essentials like food and healthcare.
Poverty rates in Choctaw county and Stillwater, Oklahoma are higher than the state average of 13.3%. Nationwide, over 43 million people lived in poverty in 2009, including nearly half a million Oklahomans. Children suffering from poverty are more vulnerable to homelessness, hunger, and poor health outcomes. The document calls for efforts to address poverty.
Poverty rates in Oklahoma City are high, with Oklahoma ranking in the top 10 states for families living below the poverty line of $20,650 annual income for a family of four as established by the federal government in 2007. While Oklahoma saw a decrease in poverty rates between 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, being one of eight states to do so, the state still struggles with high poverty according to Tulsa World news reports.
The document discusses several reasons for changes in families and childhood over time:
1. Improved living standards like better housing, nutrition, and healthcare have increased life expectancy and decreased infant mortality rates.
2. Women now have greater educational and career opportunities, making them less dependent on men financially. This has led to smaller families and more divorce.
3. Attitudes toward marriage and gender roles have become more liberal, encouraging alternatives like cohabitation and more equal division of domestic labor between couples.
4. Government policies on education, welfare, and child labor have made children an economic liability for longer, incentivizing smaller family sizes focused on quality over quantity of children.
During the Great Depression, millions of Americans struggled with hardship, homelessness, and hunger as the Depression devastated the country. People lost their jobs and homes, living in makeshift shelters like Hoovervilles. Farmers faced falling crop prices and rising debt, leading to hundreds of thousands of foreclosures. The Dust Bowl droughts and dust storms in the Midwest destroyed farmland. Families abandoned their farms and headed west on Route 66 to California. Children suffered malnutrition and disease as schools closed and families struggled to survive on breadlines and soup kitchens.
An accessible look into the three types of power operating in the family. Understanding the differences between covert and overt power prepares you for a deeper analysis of power at A2
Childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, with approximately 17% of American children and adolescents between ages 2-19 considered obese according to the CDC. In Connecticut specifically, as of 2005 one in four high school students were either overweight or obese, and in 2007 over 25% of children aged 10-17 were overweight or obese according to state reports. Obese children are at higher risk of becoming obese adults and developing related health issues like high blood pressure and cholesterol.
Childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, with approximately 17% of American children and adolescents between ages 2-19 considered obese according to the CDC. In Connecticut specifically, as of 2005 one in four high school students were either overweight or obese, and in 2007 over 25% of children aged 10-17 were overweight or obese according to state reports. Obese children are at higher risk of becoming obese adults and developing related health issues like high blood pressure and cholesterol.
The document discusses several factors that cause changes in families, including family planning, mass media, peer groups, and dual-career families. It also describes legal options like legal separation and annulment. Additionally, it notes that changes in society have made husbands and wives physically and psychologically distant from each other and their children. Finally, it provides details on nuclear families in contemporary Philippine society, noting smaller family sizes on average now and changes in family composition due to increases in divorce, non-marital childrearing, legal separation, and early death of a spouse.
The document discusses the rise of single-parent families through choice and intentional means such as sperm banks and surrogacy. It notes that single motherhood by choice communities, also called "choice moms", have grown significantly in recent years. Similarly, it describes the emergence of single fathers by choice who use surrogates and egg donors to have children alone. While such arrangements are becoming more accepted and common, the document argues that intentionally depriving children of either a mother or father is not in the child's best interest.
Duncan Forbes, the Chief Executive of Bron Afon Community Housing, presented predictions and survey results showing the negative impacts of recent UK welfare reforms. Surveys found that welfare reforms are causing financial hardship for many families, with 1 in 5 mothers missing meals so their children can eat. Child poverty is predicted to increase by 400,000 by 2015-16. Forbes asks whether people feel angst, anger, or will take action in response to these impacts of recent welfare reforms.
Income inequality refers to the unequal distribution of household or individual income across an economy. Income inequality in the US has increased significantly since the 1970s as the top 1% of earners have seen their incomes grow substantially faster than the bottom 99%. Lower tax rates on the highest incomes since the 1980s have contributed to rising income inequality in the US.
The document discusses poverty in the United States and issues facing the working poor. It notes that over 37 million people lived in poverty in 2005 according to the Census Bureau. Many work but still require supplemental assistance due to low wages that have not kept up with costs of living. Inequality also exists as on average men make $10,000 more annually than women. Lack of health insurance puts nearly 47 million people at risk of financial ruin from medical costs, with states like Texas having over 24% of workers uninsured. The minimum wage has only increased $1.80 over 15 years while costs of living have risen steadily.
The HEADstrong Foundation celebrated the opening of Nick's House, a two-story property that will serve as the foundation's headquarters and provide free housing for families battling cancer. Nick's House was acquired and renovated through donations to lessen the financial burden on families being treated in the area. Over 200 people attended the grand opening celebration, including Pennsylvania's governor. Nick's House will house two families complete with bedrooms, kitchen, and living room while providing office space for the foundation.
The document summarizes research from Wilkinson & Pickett's book "The Spirit Level" showing correlations between income inequality and various social problems. It presents data demonstrating that countries and US states with higher income inequality have worse health, social, and educational outcomes, even when controlling for average national income. The findings suggest that greater equality benefits societies overall and that inequality itself is psychologically and socially harmful.
Homeless families compose about a third of the homeless population in the US, with approximately 1.5 million homeless children each year. These families struggle to find permanent housing as a unit and face instability, moving between temporary housing, shelters, and living situations. The lack of stable housing is the central challenge for families experiencing homelessness and distinguishes their experience from those with stable housing.
This document provides an agenda and summary for a presentation given by Sharon Lowe, the Executive Director of the Foundation for the Homeless. The presentation discusses the state of homelessness in Austin and nationally, highlighting increasing poverty rates and projected impacts of the recession. It also summarizes the work of the Foundation for the Homeless, including their Family Promise and Interfaith Hospitality Network programs that provide temporary housing to families using facilities from partner congregations.
Homelessness is a major social issue faced by many communities. There are various factors that contribute to homelessness, including a lack of affordable housing, poverty, unemployment, lack of healthcare, mental illness, addiction, and domestic violence. While homelessness tends to be more visible in urban areas, it also impacts rural communities where there are fewer resources available to aid the homeless population. Addressing the root causes of homelessness, such as increasing affordable housing and employment opportunities, will be necessary to effectively address this ongoing social problem.
Homelessness in Hawaii has reached the highest per capita rate in the nation. The document profiles three homeless individuals - a single mother working in fast food, a disabled woman who was evicted, and a 17-year-old high school student living in her car. Hawaii faces a growing homeless population, with over 2,400 homeless students and disability discrimination increasing housing precarity for vulnerable groups. Solutions are needed to address the systemic challenges contributing to homelessness in the state.
This document discusses poverty from historical and future perspectives. It outlines four dimensions of poverty: material limit, psychological damage, social exclusion, and political powerlessness. Historically, capitalism led to more poverty as serfs were cast out of feudal systems and had to find work. While some gains have been made against absolute poverty, inequality remains a huge problem. To fully address poverty, both economic and political systems will need significant reform to provide justice, opportunity and basic needs for all people.
Homelessness is a growing epidemic in Hawaii, with over 12,000-15,000 people experiencing homelessness at some point during the year. At least 6,300 people are homeless on any given day, including many families with children doing homework in cars and the elderly forced to choose between food and medicine. Native Hawaiians and veterans are disproportionately represented among the homeless population. The number of homeless individuals has increased 68% in Hawaii since 2013.
Baltimore County Communities For The Homeless 2008LakeArea Tech
This document discusses myths and facts about homelessness in Baltimore County. It finds that the most common myth is that homeless people just don't want to work, but in reality almost 1 in 5 homeless persons has a job. It also finds that there are more people needing shelter than available beds. The largest cause of homelessness in the county is an inability to pay rent or insufficient income. The document calls for efforts to increase affordable housing and advocates that together the community can make a difference in addressing homelessness.
Baltimore County Communities For The Homeless 2008LakeArea Tech
This document discusses myths and facts about homelessness in Baltimore County. It finds that the most common myth is that homeless people just don't want to work, but in reality almost 1 in 5 homeless persons has a job. It also finds that there are more people needing shelter than available beds. The largest cause of homelessness in the county is an inability to pay rent or insufficient income. Over 6,000 homeless individuals were identified in 2008 in Baltimore County, with 70% being women and children.
This document is a paper on homelessness written by Colin Henry for his SOCS 185 course. It discusses various aspects of homelessness including definitions, causes, demographics of the homeless population, personal experiences, economics, social attitudes, and potential solutions. The paper examines trends over the last 20-30 years that have contributed to rising homelessness such as a shortage of affordable housing, stagnating wages, cuts to welfare programs, and a growing impersonality in how government agencies address the issue.
This document provides information about poverty and housing issues in McMinnville, Oregon. It discusses the need for affordable housing, current poverty levels and income guidelines. Several local organizations that provide services and housing solutions are described, but the need continues to grow. Examples of potential housing solutions mentioned include tent cities, tiny houses, and community engagement programs. The document aims to raise awareness of these important issues and potential ways to address housing instability in the community.
Baltimore County Communities For The Homeless 2008LakeArea Tech
This document discusses myths and facts about homelessness in Baltimore County. It finds that the most common myth is that homeless people just don't want to work, but in reality almost 1 in 5 homeless persons has a job. It also finds that there are more people needing shelter than available beds. The largest cause of homelessness in the county is an inability to pay rent or insufficient income. The document calls on readers to help address the problem through volunteering, donating, advocating, and educating others.
Baltimore County Communities For The Homeless 2008LakeArea Tech
This document discusses myths and facts about homelessness in Baltimore County. It finds that the most common myth is that homeless people just don't want to work, but in reality almost 1 in 5 homeless persons has a job. It also finds that there are more people needing shelter than available beds. The largest cause of homelessness in the county is an inability to pay rent or insufficient income. The document outlines the scope and causes of homelessness in the county, finding that in 2008 over 6,000 people were identified as homeless, with the largest groups being women, children, and families.
Baltimore County Communities For The Homeless 2008LakeArea Tech
This document discusses myths and facts about homelessness in Baltimore County. It finds that the most common myth is that homeless people just don't want to work, but in reality almost 1 in 5 homeless persons has a job. It also finds that there are more people needing shelter than available beds. The largest cause of homelessness in the county is an inability to pay rent or insufficient income. The document outlines the scope and causes of homelessness in the county, finding that in 2008 over 6,300 people were identified as homeless, with the largest groups being women, children, and families.
The document discusses how place and home can be meaningful spaces rather than just physical locations. It examines how natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and conflicts like the war in Sudan that displaced the Lost Boys can destroy the physical landscape and structures of a place but not necessarily the meaningful sense of home for individuals. While the physical locations and structures of New Orleans and the Lost Boys' villages in Sudan were damaged or destroyed, the document argues that the meaningful sense of home is internal and can withstand external forces trying to take it away.
The document discusses how home can be a meaningful space rather than just a physical place, using examples of those displaced from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, the Lost Boys of Sudan who fled war, and the idea that home exists within one's own personal and spiritual space. It argues that while disasters and war can destroy the physical landscape, they cannot destroy the meaningful place that exists within one's own mind and experiences.
Homelessness service project by Keyla, Briana and JulianisChristiaGuevara1
This document discusses homelessness and aims to raise awareness about the issue. It provides some key statistics, such as around 600,000 people experiencing homelessness on a given day in 2018 in the US. Families and individuals experience homelessness for different reasons. The document also discusses homeless shelters, noting they provide temporary housing but often with limits on stay duration. The conclusion restates that homelessness is a serious issue that more people should be aware of.
The document discusses several global issues including the death penalty, same-sex marriage, prostitution, abortion, and child labor. It provides background information on each topic, such as Amnesty's opposition to the death penalty, countries that have legalized same-sex marriage, debates around the ethics of prostitution, types of abortion, and reasons for the prevalence of child labor in developing nations. References are listed at the end to provide additional resources on each issue.
This document discusses different sociological perspectives on the family, including modernist and postmodernist views. It examines how postmodernists argue that families have greater diversity and choice in relationships compared to structuralist views. The document also discusses how postmodernists believe family structures have become more fragmented and chaotic as individuals have more freedom to choose their lifestyles.
Indiegogo write up analysis - skye mackintoshSkye Mackintosh
The document analyzes the crowdfunding write-ups of 4 campaigns. For the Dreem Headband campaign, the summary highlighted the bold font used for important details and mentioning how long the product had been in development. For the Cotopaxi socks campaign, the summary noted the short, direct description focusing on what makes the product nice and unique rather than creating problems. For the Volterman smart wallet, the summary praised the use of bolding to highlight features in a simple, obvious write-up. Finally, the Fluent Forever language learning app summary critiqued that it took too long to understand the app's differences from other methods.
The document discusses potential solutions to decrease human trafficking in Hawaii. It suggests running an education program for middle and high school students to teach them how to respond if they encounter human trafficking situations or information. This age group is most at risk of being trafficked. The document also describes the work of the organization Polaris, which operates national hotlines, provides advisory services, and disrupts trafficking through data analysis and strategic interventions. Polaris has seen reported cases of trafficking increase from 3,409 in 2012 to 8,042 in 2016.
The document discusses three forms of human trafficking occurring in Hawaii: sex trafficking, farm labor trafficking, and fishing labor trafficking. An estimated thousands of females are trafficked for sex in Hawaii each year, primarily from Asia. Over the last decade, around 1,000 workers from Laos were trafficked for farm work via fraudulent visas and forced to work to pay off large debts. Crews on fishing boats in Hawaii, consisting largely of people from Southeast Asia and the Pacific, often earn very low wages of $350-600 per month.
Potential Solutions to Coral Reef Degrading in HawaiiSkye Mackintosh
Potential Solutions to Strengthen the Coral Reefs of Hawaii discusses sediment runoff as a culprit in the deterioration of Hawaii's coral reefs over the past 100 years. The document outlines an experiment in Thailand where seedlings were planted to stabilize soil and reduce sediment runoff, benefiting nearby coral reefs by improving water quality and reducing sediment loads. The author proposes reducing Hawaii's fishing licenses by 25% for 5 years to allow natural replenishment and strengthening of the coral reefs.
I decided to highlight a few different environmental issues that Hawaii is currently facing. Is it the thriving natural paradise that it is generally known for?
Hawaii has a higher rate of property theft than the national average. The author researched methods to lower property crime and found a study in Western Australia where installing engine immobilizers in cars reduced theft by 12%. As fewer cars were stolen, property crime decreased significantly. The government spent $8.7 million on the program but saved money from lower theft. The author proposes working with car dealerships in Hawaii to install immobilizers and decrease car theft.
The Building Blocks of QuestDB, a Time Series Databasejavier ramirez
Talk Delivered at Valencia Codes Meetup 2024-06.
Traditionally, databases have treated timestamps just as another data type. However, when performing real-time analytics, timestamps should be first class citizens and we need rich time semantics to get the most out of our data. We also need to deal with ever growing datasets while keeping performant, which is as fun as it sounds.
It is no wonder time-series databases are now more popular than ever before. Join me in this session to learn about the internal architecture and building blocks of QuestDB, an open source time-series database designed for speed. We will also review a history of some of the changes we have gone over the past two years to deal with late and unordered data, non-blocking writes, read-replicas, or faster batch ingestion.
The Ipsos - AI - Monitor 2024 Report.pdfSocial Samosa
According to Ipsos AI Monitor's 2024 report, 65% Indians said that products and services using AI have profoundly changed their daily life in the past 3-5 years.
Analysis insight about a Flyball dog competition team's performanceroli9797
Insight of my analysis about a Flyball dog competition team's last year performance. Find more: https://github.com/rolandnagy-ds/flyball_race_analysis/tree/main
06-04-2024 - NYC Tech Week - Discussion on Vector Databases, Unstructured Data and AI
Discussion on Vector Databases, Unstructured Data and AI
https://www.meetup.com/unstructured-data-meetup-new-york/
This meetup is for people working in unstructured data. Speakers will come present about related topics such as vector databases, LLMs, and managing data at scale. The intended audience of this group includes roles like machine learning engineers, data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, and PMs.This meetup was formerly Milvus Meetup, and is sponsored by Zilliz maintainers of Milvus.
06-04-2024 - NYC Tech Week - Discussion on Vector Databases, Unstructured Data and AI
Round table discussion of vector databases, unstructured data, ai, big data, real-time, robots and Milvus.
A lively discussion with NJ Gen AI Meetup Lead, Prasad and Procure.FYI's Co-Found
Global Situational Awareness of A.I. and where its headedvikram sood
You can see the future first in San Francisco.
Over the past year, the talk of the town has shifted from $10 billion compute clusters to $100 billion clusters to trillion-dollar clusters. Every six months another zero is added to the boardroom plans. Behind the scenes, there’s a fierce scramble to secure every power contract still available for the rest of the decade, every voltage transformer that can possibly be procured. American big business is gearing up to pour trillions of dollars into a long-unseen mobilization of American industrial might. By the end of the decade, American electricity production will have grown tens of percent; from the shale fields of Pennsylvania to the solar farms of Nevada, hundreds of millions of GPUs will hum.
The AGI race has begun. We are building machines that can think and reason. By 2025/26, these machines will outpace college graduates. By the end of the decade, they will be smarter than you or I; we will have superintelligence, in the true sense of the word. Along the way, national security forces not seen in half a century will be un-leashed, and before long, The Project will be on. If we’re lucky, we’ll be in an all-out race with the CCP; if we’re unlucky, an all-out war.
Everyone is now talking about AI, but few have the faintest glimmer of what is about to hit them. Nvidia analysts still think 2024 might be close to the peak. Mainstream pundits are stuck on the wilful blindness of “it’s just predicting the next word”. They see only hype and business-as-usual; at most they entertain another internet-scale technological change.
Before long, the world will wake up. But right now, there are perhaps a few hundred people, most of them in San Francisco and the AI labs, that have situational awareness. Through whatever peculiar forces of fate, I have found myself amongst them. A few years ago, these people were derided as crazy—but they trusted the trendlines, which allowed them to correctly predict the AI advances of the past few years. Whether these people are also right about the next few years remains to be seen. But these are very smart people—the smartest people I have ever met—and they are the ones building this technology. Perhaps they will be an odd footnote in history, or perhaps they will go down in history like Szilard and Oppenheimer and Teller. If they are seeing the future even close to correctly, we are in for a wild ride.
Let me tell you what we see.
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This is the webinar recording from the June 2024 HubSpot User Group (HUG) for B2B Technology USA.
Watch the video recording at https://youtu.be/5vjwGfPN9lw
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End-to-end pipeline agility - Berlin Buzzwords 2024Lars Albertsson
We describe how we achieve high change agility in data engineering by eliminating the fear of breaking downstream data pipelines through end-to-end pipeline testing, and by using schema metaprogramming to safely eliminate boilerplate involved in changes that affect whole pipelines.
A quick poll on agility in changing pipelines from end to end indicated a huge span in capabilities. For the question "How long time does it take for all downstream pipelines to be adapted to an upstream change," the median response was 6 months, but some respondents could do it in less than a day. When quantitative data engineering differences between the best and worst are measured, the span is often 100x-1000x, sometimes even more.
A long time ago, we suffered at Spotify from fear of changing pipelines due to not knowing what the impact might be downstream. We made plans for a technical solution to test pipelines end-to-end to mitigate that fear, but the effort failed for cultural reasons. We eventually solved this challenge, but in a different context. In this presentation we will describe how we test full pipelines effectively by manipulating workflow orchestration, which enables us to make changes in pipelines without fear of breaking downstream.
Making schema changes that affect many jobs also involves a lot of toil and boilerplate. Using schema-on-read mitigates some of it, but has drawbacks since it makes it more difficult to detect errors early. We will describe how we have rejected this tradeoff by applying schema metaprogramming, eliminating boilerplate but keeping the protection of static typing, thereby further improving agility to quickly modify data pipelines without fear.
3. I did some research and found
some statistics to shed more
light on the subject.
4. I found 3 main problems as
to why Hawaii has the
highest rate of
homelessness in the nation
5. 1. Cost of living is
too high and
minimum wage is
too low
6. The minimum wage for
Hawaii is $9.25 and in
order to afford a 2
bedroom house one
would need to make
about $31.61 an hour as
a single parent of 3 kids
8. While there are shelters and programs to help the
homeless, there are far fewer empty beds than are
needed — about 550 on any given night on Oahu, where
an estimated 4,900 of the 7,620 homeless people live,
according to service providers.
9. 3. There is a problem in homeless
shelters with Discrimination
against the disabled
10. Disability discrimination cases
in housing are on the rise, and
some homeless shelters aren’t
willing or able to serve people
with severe physical
disabilities.
These are not my words. I got this info at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawaiis-homeless-problem-reaches-crisis-level/
There are about 12,000 to 15,000 homeless people in total in the state of Hawaii and about 5,000 are in Honolulu alone.
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/surviving-minimum-wage
“Living wage — the amount actually needed to meet basic needs — ranges from $10.37 for a single adult in Hawaii County and up to $37.95 for a single adult with three kids, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology living wage calculator.” These are not my words.
These are not my words. I got this info from http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-adna-hawaii-homeless-20151115-story.html
As well as some other interesting facts such as :
“—The state needs 27,000 affordable rental units by 2020, but lawmakers set aside enough money for 800 units this year. Maintaining the existing public housing could cost $800 million over the next decade, according to state estimates.”
And – “—Statewide, 10,000 people wait five years or more to get into state-run public housing”
I got this info from http://www.civilbeat.org/2015/09/disabled-and-homeless-this-hawaii-woman-found-she-had-no-place-to-go/
There has been many cases of disabled people being turned away from housing because they want them to be able to get up off of the ground by themselves. There has been regulations put in place where each shelter now has to have 4 people of their staff with training on helping the disabled.