Vulnerable mothers and children all over the world face many obstacles and suffering each and every day. The vulnerability is mainly due to the lack of support, resources, and education available to them. The evaluations of these vulnerable risks are measured by age, education, environmental and socioeconomic status, culture, race, gender, employment status, and much more. Throughout the years, many programs and regulations have been implemented to help eliminate some of these risks and disparities, but as it stands today, this problem seems to be ongoing and is getting atrocious day by day.
Adolescent mothers, especially low-income ones in poverty stricken communities, are more susceptible to dangers which unfortunately results in an appalling number of child deaths. With the variety of
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Political operations take into effect how a country operates by its laws, political governance, and regime type. Still today, there are so many countries such as India, Afghanistan, Yemen, who still do not have rights for women. It is common sense to declare that in most of these situations, if a mother suffers, then the child suffers as well. When mothers are susceptible to being beat, raped, and killed, how are they supposed to safeguard and provide for their children with such threats?
The intersection of economic factors that affects exposure has mainly to do with access and knowledge to and about resources, and income. Poverty, increase in populations, and all its complexities rely on the functions of the economy. Poor people are more likely to live in areas that are prone to danger and disasters. Taking actions towards mothers who are unemployed or have low paying jobs is a must. Children who live under these circumstances are affected within their school academics, delinquency, and are more prone to getting pregnant at a young
Child welfare system was originated with the goals that social workers would try and alleviate poverty and its impact; however as the years have passed, the child welfare system turned into a child protection system directed toward investigating abuse and neglect, and removing children from families and placing them in foster care, and is no longer prepared to assist in resolving the problems of child poverty (Lindsey, 2004). Child welfare system has been developed around the residual approach which demands that aid should be given only after the family is in crisis or other support groups have failed to meet a child’s minimal needs. However, over the years, there have been different focuses for the child welfare system, whether it involved
Maternal deprivation is a term first coined by Bowlby in his 1951 research. He introduced the idea that a child may suffer detrimental consequences if he was separated from his mother or mother substitute. He believed children could only form this unique bond with the mother/substitute and not with other people as well, which he described as monotropic.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2014 African Americans held the highest poverty rate of 26%, with Hispanics holding the second highest rate at 24% (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2015). When comparing this to the poverty rates of Whites at 10% and Asians at 12% in 2014, we see that in America, racial and ethnic minorities are more vulnerable to experiencing poverty (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2015). In addition, discrimination is seen between genders among those living in poverty. Family households of a single adult are more likely to be headed by women and are also at a greater risk for poverty (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2015). In 2014, 30.6% of households headed by a single woman were living below the poverty line compared to 15.7% for households headed by a single male (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2015). Many factors such as poor wages for women, pregnancy associations, and the increase of single-woman parented families have impacted the increase of women in poverty. Children are most harshly affected by poverty because for them the risks are compounded, as they lack the defenses and supports needed to combat the toxicity surrounding them. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 21% of all U.S. children (73.6 million children) under 18 years old lived in poverty in 2014 (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor,
Pregnant women and new mothers, especially those who breastfeed, are being oppressed in several ways. This population is denied many benefits women have when becoming pregnant or new mothers. This occurs because society sees pregnant women and new mothers as inferior, emotional, incapable of day to day tasks, and over all useless in a way. Oppression of this population occurs on the individual, institutional, and structural levels. On the individual level, pregnant women and new mothers are judged for their appearances, their personal healthcare during a pregnancy, and the way they act as mothers. Many mothers are called lazy, slobs, or even useless because they are a little less mobile, have less energy, or are not fully educated on
As a child growing up, there were times I would feel my mother would be out to just make
Living in poverty as a lower class individual can be very stressful, anxious, and very little to no resources in order to survive for their own needs, as a person and also the needs of their family on a daily basis. Most, individuals who may live in poverty in the U.S. are single mothers who have children to raise on their own. In addition, to all single mothers, who can relate to the needs of working multiple jobs, and occasionally are going to school and getting a higher education; is not an easy job. Single mothers their first priority is to provide the needs of their living conditions and provide all of the needs of their own children. The following article “Angela Whitiker’s Climb” (2005), by Isabel Wilkerson was a case study
Women are the care givers and also providers in many families worldwide. Women tend to want a better future for themselves, their children and families. Women are resilient in their aim to better their lives. Many women seek work and educational opportunities in cities and even migrate for their quest. (Meleis 2011, 1). The role of women is changing both in developed and in less-developed countries. The size and structures of populations are evolving and this means new social and health related challenges. The world is becoming more urbanized. Over half of the world’s population is living in cities. The biggest expected population growth will occur in the less-developed countries of Africa, Asia and South-America. At this time the biggest age cohort globally (1.5 billion) is adolescents aged between 12 and 24 years. This represents a possibility for change in those less-developed countries but also a real social challenge which can have global effects. Over recent decades, birth control and schooling have become more reachable for women in less-developed countries. This means that the role of women is shifting from a mother to a worker. This means also new challenges for women’s health and wellbeing. Inequality, women rights and safety in urban areas are an issue. (Levine 2011, 29-30; Meleis 2011, 2)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a 27% of families with children from this racial group live in poverty. They also have the highest per-capita rate of violent victimization, in which children of ages 12 to 19 are more likely to victims of a violent crime. AI/AN children between the ages 1 to 4 years old happen at almost nearly three times the rate of children in the general population. Another particular health disparity among this group’s children are childhood obesity and overweight. National studies reveal that they are twice as likely to be overweight, and three times as likely to be obese. As mentioned early in this report, there is a critical shortfall of available mental and physical health services for the larger AI/AN population, so it is not surprising that services related to physical, emotional, or social needs of these children are even more limited. There is also a lack of research about AI/AN children and their communities, which makes it even harder to address the needs explain earlier in this
Domestic violence is becoming more and more of a reality in today’s world; 57,000 people have been killed in domestic violence situations in the last 25 years (Fantuzzo and Fusco, “Children’s Direct Exposure to Types of Domestic Violence Crime: A Population-based Investigation”). This alarming statistic has prompted the increase of women’s shelters, usually known as “safe houses,” across the nation. Since safe houses are usually non-profit organizations dependent on donations, critics wonder if these shelters’ benefits outweigh the high cost it takes to keep them running. Are women’s shelters actually effective? Based on statistical evidence, the beneficial resources that safe houses provide, and multiple survivors’ stories, it can be proven that women’s shelters are indeed effective and very necessary.
To conduct a throughout assessment on the needs of adolescent mothers, it is essential to consider the determinants of health. Common problems this population faces include high drop out rates, depression, social isolation, repeat pregnancies, and less effective parenting skills(source). The determinants of health most likely to impact adolescent mothers include income and education, social support, personal health practices, healthy childhood development, and gender.Unfortunately, the literature mainly focuses on the negative health determinants for this group and neglects to concentrate on positive health determinants or assets.
For generations, traditional families consisting of a husband and wife raising children together has been a mainstay of civilization. Even the term “nuclear family” was coined, just earlier this century, to describe and promote such an arrangement. With current divorce rates increasing in the United States, negative implications of breaking up family units is starting to be seen on a much more visible scale. Often, parents who consider divorce do not foresee the long term effects it may have, specifically the effects on individual children and the adults they will grow to be. Although divorce may seem like an easy opt out for unhappy parents, it opens a door to the tragedies inside their children’s mental and social health causing damaging changes in their academic achievement, relationships with parents, and their emotional and physical behavior.
Everyday children’s’ needs are not met, and they are forced to suffer because they are living under the poverty line. “The United States, with the world’s largest economy, has the shameful distinction of having the second highest relative child poverty rate among 35 industrialized nations “; this is something that is affecting 1 in 5 children being born (Children’s Defense Fund, 2015). Children are not in a place that they can stand up for themselves and fight for the rights that they do not currently have. The adults that are in a position to defend them are also at a disadvantage because, statistically speaking, they probably grew up in the same environment and do not have the assistance to rise above the adversity themselves. With the governments help in passing new laws and providing resources children can be given a better chance in order to succeed as successful adults.
When analyzing children growing up in poverty a lot of factors come into play such as their physical, psychological and emotional development. To grow up in poverty can have long term effect on a child. What should be emphasized in analyzing the effects of poverty on children is how it has caused many children around the world to suffer from physical disorders, malnutrition, and even diminishes their capacities to function in society. Poverty has played a major role in the functioning of families and the level of social and emotional competency that children are able to reach. Children in poverty stricken families are exposed to greater and emotional risks and stress level factors.
Single mothers, inactive women of working age and elderly women over 75 were particularly at risk of poverty. The greater exposure of women to the risk of poverty and exclusion partly resulted from 42% lower overall earnings, through the combination of three gender gaps.
Child abuse is a very serious problem that continues to happen all over the world. The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, defines child abuse as a failure to act as a parent or caregiver which results in physical/emotional harm, sexual abuse, and in some cases death. There are many different types of child abuse such as emotional, physical, neglect, and sexual. With each type of abuse there are warning signs you can spot before it is too late. When a child is abused there is a huge possibility that it can cause them to have many long term effects.