„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
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 of what
Refugee is referred as a person who is forced to go out of his or her own country because of the following reasons which include war, violence and persecution etc. Over 1 million Somali are displaced all over the world and at most over 1.1 million Somali are displaced, although sustainable solutions for Somalia refugees are often been dialogued. In Somalia the refugee problem is been classified to be in its third decade, as nearly half of the refugees are born in exile. This situation of refugee
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
Mental Illness and Gun Violence in America On the night of October 1, 2017, Jason Aldean took to the stage as the final act of what would have been an epic conclusion to the Route 91 Harvest music festival. With 22,000 attendees, the festival consisted of three days of laughter, alcohol, and everyone’s favorite country music. The audience was packed tightly around the stage, dancing and singing as Aldean strummed his guitar. It was then that 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd from
refugees and internally displaced people (those displaced by conflicts within their country of origin) as well as people displaced by natural or environmental disasters, chemical or nuclear disasters, famine, or development projects” (Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, n.d.). Since the 1940, this issue has risen steady and affects over a million individuals globally. In 2015, nine out of 1000 people were evacuated by force (Bozorgmehr & Razum, 2017). Health problems can become abundant
footsteps. The question that is asked, what are the factors behind the instability in Syria and how does the religious conflict within their region have causal relations to the growing instability and the blending of borders due to refugees and displacement of their citizens? Looking exclusively at Syria serious key factors can be represented sociologically with regards to stratification, religion and power that is held by the elite class, which also makes up the religious minority. While roughly
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
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