Socioeconomic Status Course Analysis

Social class is a division of a society based on social and economic status which can include levels of wealth, success, power of authority, and influence. Status is can be defined or grouped having common economic, cultural, or political interests.

Socioeconomic Status is where a particular person or group of people stand in regards to social class. The main measurement that determines one's socioeconomic status is level of education, occupation and income. Although it may not be considered a factor in child development, socioeconomic status can actually play a huge role in determining what kind of adolescent a child develops into. It can influence a child’s morals, self-esteem, grades and many more aspects of a child's life. Socioeconomic status can play a role in determining where a person resides, the occupation they end up getting, their education and their income as well. So, although one’s socioeconomic status is technically made up of these aspects, one can be born into a low socioeconomic status which could result in them continuing to have one throughout their life. It is a cycle that one must break in order to change the outcome. Low socioeconomic status can result in child poverty. Child poverty over the years has risen and fallen but has remained consistently apparent in America. Child poverty can have detrimental effects on developing children and adolescents. It may influence the way they are raised, taught, cared for and many more aspects of the child's life which are important for successful development. Low socioeconomic status can determine how well children and adolescents develop and the type of person they develop into, including

Socioeconomic status (SES) is the strongest determinant of health outcomes (Marmot & Bell, 2011). Parents and children of lower socioeconomic status are at higher risk of negative oral health outcomes and poor oral health-related quality of life (Jones, Shi, Hayashi, Sharma, Daly, & Ngo-Metzger, 2013 and Wells, Caplan, Strauss, Bell & George, 2010). Women with lower socioeconomic status are 30% less likely to utilize dental services. Likewise, they are 30% more likely to report unmet dental needs than women in higher socioeconomic gradients (Kaylor, Polivka, Chaudry, Salsberry, & Wee, 2010).

Socioeconomic status (SES) is often conceptualized in literature to include income, education, and occupation. There are a number of different pathways through which SES effects child development; environmental and parental influence will be emphasized. Low SES children are disproportionately exposed to damaging physical and social environments (Evans, 2006). The social environment for children of low SES is often deprived of parental interaction. Parents of higher SES often engage in more rich conversation, provide more scaffolding, and are more responsive, often enforcing less punitive discipline in comparison to parents of a low SES (Hart & Risley, 1995). Duncan and Brooks-Gunn (2000) explain that low SES has the most significant influence

Australia has suffered a large gap in education due to socio-economic class. Generations ago, social class was a major part of society that separated the different classes especially in education. The wealthy attended school and only a percentage of the poor received little education as most left school to help provide for the family. These days, although the Australian government is funding schools giving the opportunity of an education to all families regardless of their class, social class is still an intimidating debate among society. So, the question is does social class still have an impact on Australian education? This essay will discuss reasons, through field research and studies, as to why various social classes are still apparent

A person socioeconomic status has the ability to effect a person’s health status in various way. According to Health Affairs (n.d.), “Socioeconomic status (SES) is usually measured by determining education, income, occupation, or a composite of these dimensions. The most fundamental causes of health disparities are socioeconomic disparities. Socioeconomic status has traditionally been defined by education, income, and occupation. Each component provides different resources, displays different relationships to various health outcomes”. A deficit in any of these three component has a downward cascading effect that can impact a person health. For instance, a lack of education may result in an inability to obtain an occupation that can provide

Socioeconomic status is often determined as a combination of education, income and occupation. Depending on the social class an individual is in, it affects the power,privileges, and care they are receiving. When looking at lower class, it shows a greater percentage rate of problems that rise in that category. One seemingly growing issue that is seen more in the lower class than any other social class is how many individuals are affected by the HIV/AIDS virus due to unstable living conditions. Though there are many cases of people that have contracted the virus in the other following classes, there is a disproportionately higher rate in the lower class.

One artifact that our author identifies in this chapter is socioeconomic status (SES). As it states in the chapter, those with higher economic status are better able to obtain health/medical resources. I think this is a huge example of differences in health between those who are less educated and/or those with less income and those who have more education and/or have higher income. A second artifact provided by the author is physician bias. I think that this is something that probably happens more often than we think and is under our awareness. Most people would have no clue that physicians are taught that this gender gets this disease and the other does not, and so on and so forth. I think that many physicians are taught to be biased when it comes to certain diseases, such as heart disease and breast cancer. Even if it is less common in one gender, it should still be tested for in similar ways, but it is not.

Socioeconomic Status (SES) has been studies to see what role it plays on an individual’s development from childhood into adulthood. Studies have shown to have a great impact on an individual’s physical and psychological abilities throughout the developmental stages of pre-adolescents all the way to early adulthood. There have been studies showing that if one comes from a higher SES they already may have a higher intelligence score than those from lower SES backgrounds (Bates, Lewis & Weiss, 2013). SES has been studied to try and determine the relationship between poverty and criminal activity outcomes in poverty level areas. Still other studies have discussed lower SES as the underlying factors for crime rates,

I elected to take ENGLISH 140, “Race In The Age of Obama”, during the Fall 2013 semester.; it was my first class at Michigan. It was well-structured and through-provoking… The conversation was motivated by both current events and less recent literature, and each portion of the material was treated with compassion. The class is described as an effort to “develop an understanding of what race is, how it has been debated and represented throughout our nation’s history, and how it affects our national life today.”

Socioeconomic status serves as one of the major predictors of individual health outcomes and illnesses. Socioeconomic status is often correlated with living conditions and access to resources, which then is used to predict individual’s health outcomes in relationship to social class. As Link and Phelan argue, many variables, such as race, class, and gender, represent general trend of illnesses among the population. However, socioeconomic status is the best predictor out of all because it is a required necessity for access to resources, good health insurances, and good clinics (Cockerham 2014). Since access to good quality health insurance is highly correlated with better health outcomes, I will discuss the hardships and difficulties California

Having lower education, living in poverty and poor health affects our current lifestyles and society as a whole. “With knowledge, people can make informed decisions about their health and, as a result, are more likely to engage in health-enhancing behaviors” (Hayden, 2009). All of these factors show that not having high standards of socioeconomic status can lead to poor choices. When you are fully equipped with the resources needed to educate yourself on how to make healthy choices leads to a better life. My socioeconomic status contributes positively to my life because I would be classified as middle-class range, I am able to have access to resources to keep my health in great condition. I truly believe that the higher your social status and

Before the next current conflict on how socioeconomic status affects education, we shared what we said in our journals about improvements and quickly reviewed the community agreements. During this session, I really got to see the benefits of utilizing dialogue and LARA. Sharing personal experiences made affirming easier, and forcing ourselves to affirm made sure that we put a lot of thought into what we were going to say before we spoke and also let person being affirmed know that we acknowledge and appreciate their input. There was a stark difference between the two discussions, and people were taking and making space as opposed to fighting for a chance to say something.

An important thing I have learned from our class this second week of summer 2015 is that about “social class”. I've learned the terminology associating with social class and racial society. I learned how social class is very relevant throughout society. I have become more sociological mindful of my surroundings and how privileged I am. I thought it was very interesting how much I have compared to how little the average household have. According to the film “People like Us”, class can be harder to spot than racial or ethnic differences, yet in many ways it's the most important predictor of what kind of financial and educational opportunities someone will have in life. But class is a hard subject to talk about in a society like ours, where the

I really enjoyed reading your post. I agree that socioeconomic status is a significant factor in the rising mental health problems in women. Creating support groups in poorer neighborhood is an excellent intervention. However, I am concerned about the effectiveness and sustainability of such groups. As you mentioned, due to the low paying jobs and increased responsibility at home environment, especially at single parent homes, attending such support groups can be challenging. Women in poorer neighborhoods tend to work two jobs to make ends meet. Sometimes it is harder for single mothers or working parents to find babysitters. Daycare can be expensive as well. These factors can discourage the women, who would benefit most from such groups, to