Fall 2015 Global Issues Final Exam Essay Questions: 1. Why is acute and chronic malnutrition so harmful to children under five? Acute and chronic malnutrition is harmful to children under five due to the fact that their metabolic needs are greater and their reserves are low. They suffer from physical and neurological consequences. Malnutrition is the bodies’ failure to receive adequate nutrition; as a consequence the child suffers irreversible effects. If the body does not have proper nutrition it causes delays in physical and motor development growth, neurological problems. Malnourished children lack necessary nutrients one of which is vitamin A; vitamin A deficiency causes blindness, severe vitamin A deficiency in children they can …show more content…
It is documented that girls who are educated grow up to be better thinkers, better citizens and better parents. Children born to these girls are 2 times as likely to survive past the age of five. Every extra year of education increase their income ability by 25%. They are more likely to resist violence and less likely to subject their daughter’s to genital mutilation. An educated girl has lower incidence of contracting AIDS, they are less likely to be forced to marry at a young age, and less likely to become pregnant. Education empowers females to have broader life skills and realize their rights. It is well documented that when woman are in control their families eat better and are much heathier and her children will be educated. 7. What are the pros and cons of operating sweatshops? There are many pros and cons to operating sweatshops the pros you provide jobs to people who otherwise would not have any. Provide entry level skills that workers use to advance themselves and make more money. Employers don’t have to conform to labor or wage laws; they pay low wages and provide no benefits. Employers make good profits. There are few cons for an employer unless they are put into a position to raise wages or working conditions. A lot of times they will close before making these changes. 8. The World Bank discusses the challenges of many people around the world living on less than $1.25 per day. Describe a viable solution that can help lift people out of abject
Some of the arguments against sweatshops raised by Americans is the they take jobs away from the American people. In the job force it is becoming harder to find an open position any where. Instead of keeping the factories here the companies are shipped over seas, causing millions of job opportunities for Americans to be lost. Some arguments raised by the United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) are the poor working conditions, low wages, long hours, and children in the factories. The damp, dark, and cold environment can depress the workers even more than they may be, causing rates in suicide to increase. Low wages is another concern USAS have. The workers barley get enough money to survive.
...e their product. Sweatshops are found usually all over the world and need to make a better decision as in more labor laws, fair wages, and safety standards to better the workers' conditions. It should benefit the mutually experiences by both the employers and the employees. Most important is the need to be educated about their rights and including local labor laws.
Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales, two of the leading figures in sociology, may be considered the founding fathers for the ideas of the “modern family” and the “male-breadwinner family.” Collectively, their work has influenced how Americans analyze families and has sparked new ideas regarding the American family from sociologists such as Stephanie Coontz and Arlie Hochschild. However, when studying the American family, Parsons and Bales fail to understand that the “ideal” family may not be so ideal for everyone. They neglect to consider societal influences and economic changes when discussing patriarchal social norms as the most optimal family structure. Their description of the male-breadwinner family consists of the father being the “instrumental leader” within the home, providing economically for his family based on his occupational earnings. Meanwhile, the mother is considered the manager of the household, providing for her husband and children physically, emotionally, and mentally.
What are sweatshops? The Miriam-Webster dictionary defines sweatshops as: A shop or factory in which employees work for long hours at low wages and under unhealthy conditions. These factories are mainly located in Third-World countries, although there are still a few in the United States. Many popular, name brand companies like Nike, use sweatshops around the world. Today there is much controversy about sweatshops and whether they should be banned and closed. In reality, the conditions of these factories are terrible. The employees are paid very little, even after working long, hard hours. The supervisors of these shops are often cruel, malicious, and brutal. Sadly, these factories are often the only source of income for Third-World workers. As bad as these sweatshops might be, they have pulled many countries and individuals out of poverty. So, are sweatshops beneficial?
What are the steps to due process? What significance are the court cases Goss v. Lopez and Dixon v. Alabama in maintaining a well-ordered school?
It is important to say why education is such a necessity. History has shown that the more educated person is the one who survives the longest, is more successful in business, and overall enjoys life more than a person who is non-educated. Women have not always been offered a good education because education brings on new ways of thinking, and in a male dominated society (such as the U.S. was in the early 20th century) this can create havoc in the home and in society. Just as slave owners in the south did not want their slaves to become educated for fear of rebellion, this male dominated society did not want women to become educated because they would want more and more of what the men had. In its most basic form, not providing an education to women was a method of suppression. Fortunately though, w...
== = Malnutrition is a dietary condition caused by a deficiency or excess of one or more essential nutrients in the diet. Malnutrition is characterised by a wide array of health problems, including extreme weight loss, stunted growth, weakened resistance to infection, and impairment of intellect. Severe cases of malnutrition can lead to death.
Malnutrition is a critical issue that affects children worldwide. Given that, the social determinants of health are defined as "the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system"(World Health Organization, 2009). These conditions are ''shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels"( World Health Organization, 2009). More generally, when dealing with the issue of child malnutrition, there are many leading factors that contribute to the issue. A basic definition of malnutrition is "lack of the minimum amount of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients essential for health and proper growth"(San Francisco Aids Foundation, 2009). Some social determinants of health factors that lead to child malnutrition can be a lack of nutrition, socio economic status, poor housing, food security, immunity and employment. The social determinants of health framework that will be examined to understand the issue of poverty is nutrition and socioeconomic status. A lack of nutrition can affect the child in its inability to grow to their full potential. Also, socioeconomic status is a very significant factor as one of the leading causes of malnutrition. Living in a third world country, like India, it is difficult to have a high socioeconomic status due little income, as well as people are not really educated to have good employment opportunities. In saying this, Henry Chu's Los Angeles Times article "India's gnawing pain; Almost hair the children are malnourished in a nation that touts its economic growth and sees itself as a rising power" discusses the socioeconomic factors, as well as the factor of nutrition whic...
Sweat shops in other countries are most of the time looked on as bad from our point of view and not the locals. In the Book Where am I Wearing, by Kelsey Timmerman the narrator explains through his stories that life in poor countries is hard. The narrator also explains that the sweat shops and low paying factory jobs may not help the individual citizen but it does help the country as a whole. Kelsey Timmerman had discussed in his books on how sweatshops can be bad but they also bring good to the people that work for them. For example long hours with little pay in china and cambodia but it brought the country’s economy and exports up significantly.
Historically, women have been viewed as weak and unintelligent. Unfortunately, there are still places around the world that view them as so. In many countries, women are deprived of education and opportunity. In many Middle Eastern, South Asian, and South American countries, women are not allowed to receive education, and in some places it is even illegal. Education would create new opportunities for these women throughout their lives. It would enable them to get a job and support themselves. They would be able to make smarter decisions and choices in life. It would give them an opportunity to have their own voice in the world.
“Malnourished children are 20% less literate than those with a healthier diet, says UK charity Save the Children” (The Information Daily). When parents become victims of poverty it can have some very unpleasing long and short term effects to their children. Parents in poverty have a lot on their plate and buying the best quality food or affording enough food can be a tumultuous task. Quality nutrition is essential for the development of the brain. At a young age, poor nutrition or not enough nutrition can seriously hinder “the brain 's development, a child’s ability to learn and has a devastating impact on a child’s future”(The Information Daily). “Malnutrition in the early developmental stages of the brain, by restricting the children’s cognitive growth, can lower a child 's IQ has much has 20 points”(The Information Daily). Long term effects of malnutrition leave permanent damage to the brain, however, malnutrition has short term effects as well. Malnourishment can greatly compromise a child’s immune system, making them more susceptible to infectious diseases. “Low counts of zinc, iron and vitamin A are commonly associated with weakened immune function” (Orphan Nutrition). A deadly infection can have a huge impact on a poverty stricken family leading to less affordability. Malnutrition negatively affects a student throughout their educational
The misconception that many parents have about nutritional and the many malnourished children in the world cause long-term nutritional problems. The results of these problems such as protein-calorie malnutrition, marasmus, kwashiorkor, and formula have cause children to grow into adulthood with disorders or worse they don’t even live to see adulthood. Some children don’t have any kind to thrive with thin frail bones; some children are forced to deal with swollen face, legs, arms and abdomens; and other children are more vulnerable to other diseases such as measles, diarrhea and influenza. Not only do children not grow, but they also have excessive weight gain during childhood.
Estimated thirty one million girls of primary school age and thirty four million girls of lower secondary school age were not enrolled in school in 2011. (http://www.UNICEF.org/education/bege-61657.html) Girls’ education is both an intrinsic right and a critical lever to reaching other development objectives says UNICEF. Girls’ education is important to the achievement of quality learning. Girls who have been educated are likely to marry later and to have smaller and healthier families. Educated women can recognize the importance of health care and know how to seek it for themselves and their children.
Regardless of age, females are affected by this issue in many countries; each and every girl has the right to be educated. According to studies, it is estimated that about 35 million girls of primary school age and 37 million girls of lower secondary school age were not enrolled in school in 2009 (UNESCO: Gender and Education, 2014). Globally, the gender imbalance of ed-ucation has resulted in over a 100 million young women being unable to read a single sentence and half of 31 million girls from ever enrolling in school in low and lower middle income coun-tries (United Nations: United nation girls' education initiative, 2014).Hence, the issue of educa-tion for women affects females of all ages starting from early years to their adulthood and also their families, community and everyone around them.
This may seem like a faraway, hypothetical situation that may have been a problem a hundred years ago, but unfortunately, it is still a very real issue for females that plagues other parts of the world less fortunate than countries like the United States. Globally, “77.6 million girls are currently not enrolled in either primary or secondary education” (Melancon). In parts of Afghanistan, many girls are scared away both physically and emotionally from enriching their minds. In other developing nations, girls are not forbidden from educating themselves, but the education is not free, so many parents cannot afford to send them to school or choose to educate their sons rather than their daughters.