due to Silicon Valley” (Kasongo, 2017). Unfortunately, rent increasing virtually overnight is the reality of many low-income families. This situation is called gentrification and is felt throughout the world, from the Midwest, East coast or even Western Europe, no region is immune to this process. Gentrification in the Midwest is extensive and wide causing the displacement of many low-income minority residents which can lead to even bigger issues. Over the years, gentrification has been given
as IDPs – or „internally displaced persons.‟ In the real world, they are civilians, mostly women and children, who have been forced to abandon their homes because of conflict or persecution to seek safety elsewhere. The idea and the phenomenon of internal displacement are not recent. According to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ,the Greek government argued to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1949 that people displaced internally by war should have
The number of environmentally displaced people is growing and it’s important for individuals to be informed of the topic and what all it entails. A study published by Economic & Political Weekly, in 2009, approximates 24 million displaced people due to climate change and environmental situations. (Economic & Political Weekly, 2009) That number was estimated to grow to 50 million by 2010, and exceeding 150 million by 2050. (Economic & Political Weekly, 2009) The world has to be informed
approximately $17,542 less than the average median household income (pg. 5). Disparate economic differences for Latino/a Coloradans includes West Colfax, where the Latino/a community accounts for approximately 55% of the population, roughly 5109 persons, with 42% of Latino/a’s in West Colfax living in poverty (West Colfax, 2013). Income-based statistics are provided by the Piton foundation as well as the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy and Research Organization (CLLARO) who seek to provide
Migration is a complex phenomena in which a person is moved forcibly from his home to some remote place leading to unprecedented changes in his physical and mental health. The present study was aimed to assess the mental health and coping styles of migrant and non-migrant women in Jammu and Kashmir. The total sample for the study consists of (440) women out of which (220) women belongs to Kashmiri migrant from Jammu region (Kashmiri Pandit women migrated to Jammu due to terrorism) and (220) Non
many of states should work to make certain laws are being enforced. The enforcement and needed reform should ensure that due process is followed when processing any travel document to any person. There should be transparency as well as accountability to make sure that chances for corruption are minimized. Any person who does not adhere to the rules and registrations should not be employed by the departments. Strict penalties and sanctions should be implemented to impress upon personnel the seriousness
storms in United States history. This storm was Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina displaced of an estimated 645,000 Louisiana citizens (Cepeda, Valdez, Kaplan, & Hill, 2010). This paper will examine… This storm took a grave toll on the city of New Orleans. The majority of the displaced people from New Orleans were African Americans with low socio-economic status. It is a generally acknowledged fact that displacement and economical loss are often accompanied by substance abuse (Wagner, Brief, Vielhauer
countries those accept refugees. Also, there are internally displaced persons inside of their countries; those people stay in those own countries when there are secure places; however the definition of internally displaced persons is “internally displaced persons are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence
2,060 words/9 pages Outsourcing Jobs Causes a Negative Economic and Social Effect on American Workers Do you work at the same company your father does? Does your father work at the same company your Grandfather did? Few companies employ multiple generations these days. Have you wondered what happened to all the jobs? One reason for the decrease in jobs could be attributed to outsourcing. Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary defines outsourcing as the procurement by a corporation
In the literature about refugees and the effects of displacement upon them, certain themes are unmistakably persistent. Some of those themes could be found in Satrapi’s, Persepolis, and others could not. When Perry-Jenkins, a psychology professor, gave the Dean’s Reader class a supplementary presentation on the psychology of adolescence, she mentioned that psychological studies predominantly take place in the U.S. She also noted that cross-cultural and longitudinal studies are a more recent phenomenon