Societal Changes

Unfortunately, these children cannot complete their education because they have to travel with their family and learn to manage at a young age a life of hard labor. This however does not diminish their dreams of completing high school and some day attending a university so that they will not have to live the life of struggle their parents did to sustain the household. In cities like Detroit, MI there is a large population of low income Hispanic and African American families. The public school system unfortunately cannot potentially promote a high-quality education. The majority of these students do not receive an entrance level education simply because of living standards. Income plays an important role in education opportunities regarding the quality education each student can pertain. Since the minorities in that area are low-income they cannot afford to attend a private high school that can better prepare them for college. According to a research done at the University of Texas-Pan American, “certain racial or ethnicity factors should play a role in the admissions decision.” (Marklein)

Between January 31, 1865 and February, 1869, three of America’s most crucial amendments were passed. After the Civil War, during the Reconstruction Era these amendments were put into place to give the African American the equality they deserved but to do this they had to make changes to the Constitution. For these action to happen, there must be a proposed amendment. These amendments must be proposed by Congress with a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives or by a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of the state legislatures. From there this amendment may become part of the Constitution by either the legislatures of three-fourths of the states or by State ratifying conventions held in three-fourths of the states. If voted yes, this amendment will change the constitution and be apart of it.

The parents attempt to set their children up for success. The parent focus on finding schools that have rigorous curriculum and a variety of extracurricular activities. Children from poor families tend not to have the opportunities as the rich, they lack qualified teachers, due to test scores being low this restricts the students opportunities for pursing higher education and not enough money is being invested in public schools. Children from rich families tend to pursue higher education then children from poor families. Children from rich families tend to have college degrees that help them find jobs, while children from poor families tend to only have a high school

Lot acted in ways that many today would consider horrendous, not righteous; however, his actions were justified and even expected during the time period he lived in. In verses five through eight of chapter 19 in Genesis, when the men of Sodom gather outside his house and demand for the travelers to be sent out to them, Lot instead offers his daughters to the mob. In today’s society, that action is horrible and immoral. During Lot’s time, it was honorable. Part of hospitality in that time period required the host to extend their protection to visitors, even at the cost of their family’s honor. By extending his protection, God considers him righteous and therefore saves him and his family from the destruction of Sodom.

America’s school system and student population remains segregated, by race and class. The inequalities that exist in schools today result from more than just poorly managed schools; they reflect the racial and socioeconomic inequities of society as a whole. Most of the problems of schools boil down to either racism in and outside the school or financial disparity between wealthy and poor school districts. Because schools receive funding through local property taxes, low-income communities start at an economic disadvantage. Less funding means fewer resources, lower quality instruction and curricula, and little to no community involvement. Even when low-income schools manage to find adequate funding, the money doesn’t solve all the school’s

Trends in how Americans are living have changed today. When it comes to legal family disputes one thing hasn’t changed. Choosing the an experienced lawyer to represent your legal rights is always the best defense. The right lawyer will help in making good decisions in all aspects of family law. For most, the first thought that comes to mind when discussing family law is usually divorce. The breaking up of a family can be stressful with concerns on support and custody. The lawyer’s goal is to get you through the process, ensuring all parties reach an agreement in the best interest of the

Many people have said society has changed over the years, but they never say if it has changed for the better or for the worst. I know it has changed for the worst and It is obvious if you just look at the amount of people you see lying everyday. People think they have to lie for inconsequential reasons or to protect themselves and their families. They feel if they tell the truth, no one will believe them or something might happen to someone they care about.

Societies changed constantly for many years, from living off barely any resources, to evolving into technological changes and resources. The differences in evolution are apparent in the theories and concepts by anthropologists around the world. Of these theories are Neo-evolutionism, Cultural ecology, Cultural materialism, and Marxism. Neo-Evolutionism describes how societies have changed due to how they have learned to use energy and evolve into a more technological society over time.

Sociological changes I would expect to find if life expectancies were to increase by another 20 years:

Throughout history, public schools have suffered and still continue to fail while the rest of the world is moving ahead. There are various barriers that have prevented low-income student from succeeding with the rest of the world. Parent involvement plays a role because if they lack higher levels of education, most likely this will cause the student to have a disadvantage. Also, because of families with

“ Historically, low-income students as a group have performed less well than high-income students on most measures of academic success” (Reardon, 2013). Typically low-income families come from low-income parts of the state making a school that does not have as much funding as a higher economic schools does lack in resources for their students. The school then has lower paid teachers and administrators, with lower quality supplies. This results in a school which typically has faculty who do not perform as well as the well-funded schools. “The law fails to address the pressing problems of unequal educational resources across schools serving wealthy and poor children” (Hammond, 2007). Students from low and high income families will not be able to achieve the same education because their education simply is not the same.

A lot of American families are only making minimum wage to provide for their family. Many families income are at or below $12,000. With low incomes, families are forced to live in communities that are “poverty” stricken. In these types of communities, kids don’t have normal lives. They are constantly worrying about how they are going to survive or what they are going to eat when they get home. They will not know what is like to go to school and learn how important it is to stay in school and pursue higher education. These kids in these communities don’t have the same curriculum and resources as kids in schools in wealthy communities. They tend to struggle in school. Many people assume that schools in wealthy communities are better than those in poor communities, or they better prepare their students for desirable jobs.

In 2013, 23.3% of the United States population consisted of children ages 0 to 17, 20% of those children lived in poverty and about 15.8 million children lived in households that were classified as food insecure (America’s Children: Key National Indicators Of Well-being, 2015). Perceptions of students with low socioeconomic status (SES) combined with other circumstances certainly play a role in their development and achievements. SES is conditional, imposed on people, used for comparisons, and based on economics, opportunity, and influence. When considering SES, individuals’ incomes, occupations, education, neighborhood, and political power are took into consideration. A school’s SES is determined by the neighborhood where it is located and by the SES of the children and families in attendance at that school (Socioeconomic Status, 2009).

This recession created an increasing number of families that have been plummeted into the ranks of the working poor and have had to rely on government assistance to meet the most basic of needs. This creates environments for students that are less than conducive to academic achievement. Students are coming home in the evening to homes that are struggling to provide shelter, utilities, food and hygiene products, the very necessities of life. Many times these students come home to no adult supervision because mom and dad are working to support them. The student may be required to supervise younger siblings. These burdens are very heavy for them to carry and make their education less important than family pressures. This review of the research will argue that low socioeconomic status negatively impacts student achievement in public

I was a high school student that attended one of Texas’s poorest school districts, Edgewood ISD in San Antonio, Texas. The school was comprised of students with low socioeconomic status that were a result of low educational attainment and financial issues. An example was the amount of students obtaining a high school diploma and those wanting to pursue a college degree were extremely low because there wasn’t much support or talk of college education or high school. In fact, students didn’t understand the importance of obtaining a college diploma which allows individuals to have more opportunities in the career fields they desire, provide job stability, better employment benefits, greater income, and much more.