Social Problems exam 3

50%

of US marriages end in divorce

41%

of first marriages ends in divorce

60%

of second marriages end in divorce

73%

of 3rd marriages end in divorce

30 years old

average ager for couples going through their first divorce

3 years

average after divorce to re marry (if they. marry at all)

according to a study by the national institute of health (NHI)

married people are more likely to have better physical health

smoke and drink less

married people

married men are less likely to

commit suicided than men who are divorced or separated

married individuals

less likely have the lowest incidence of diabetes hypertension and heart disease

married men live longer

than diagnosis of cancer , prostate cancer

married men live longer than

men who aren’t married

married individuals

more likely to be involved involved in their community

married people

have more civic responsibility more likely to volunteer in service projects schools and churches.

divorce adversity affects society by

1. adversity affecting religious practice - divorce diminishes the. frequency of religious worships

2. reducing the household income

divorce rates in the 1960s to the 1980s

rise in divorce rates coincide with time of remarkable social and cultural changes

higher levels of education and greater labor

force participation for women

1969

divorce laws changed drastically in cali

no fault divorce

50%

of us marriages end in divorce

more money pass through

family courts

4 million people get married in the us

per year

proof of age and 50$ marriage wage

is all that is needed to get married

1960 women movement

proving fault

Ronald Regan no fault act made it easier to file not to get divorce

contusion =

trail by jury not = In divorce court

judge

decides all chargers

courts of equity

not courts of law

judge dominates

the jury

family courts don’t have the right to

an attorney

inequity can turn off the

by not having court room etiquette

family code in each state

rules of family corp

lawyers are the

registers

more complex

more money more lawyers

650-950 an hour

lawyers wanna know how

much money you have

court with a doctrine

called the best interest of this child

not knowing what a good parent is

gathering than knowing how to do their job

amicus attorney

sent bill for 11,000

family court have

conflict of interest

(attorney and judge has conflict of interest)

first amendment (freedom of speech)

doesn’t seem to matter nor does conflict of interest in the family court

judges approve

prices of payment in family court

Judges are corrupt

all expense paid trips and even awards that lawyers give to judges

judges can

retire collect their pension and then go and practice being an attorney

court orders can be made to

not file anything (created by bias judge) when trying to file you can end up in jail

AOC

Administrative of courts

doesn’t like to get involved

Er model

not effective

judges

= ex lawyers

over 1000

complaints on judges and no judge was punished

Scandinavian

democrat states and free

talked to psychiatrist and priest

never thought about attorney

divorce cost the amount of post it stamp husband and wife

views husband and wife as equals (male and female =)

85 and older

are the faster growing segment in the us

who is old

people aged 65 and up

number of 65+ people in the us

expected to exceed 70 million by 2023 ( 88.5 million by 2050 - projected )

apx 35 million in 2000

number of 85+ people in the us

elected to exceed 87 million by 2023 19 million buy 2025- projected

it was apx

4.2 million in 2000 number of 85+ people in the us

agism

using a persons perceived or real age as the basis of discriminatory actions

why does agism happen

one contributing factor

older individuals perceived as a burdenous group that burdens society

Ex: older citizens portrayed as slow useless and forgetful in US television program

again in demographic terms

fertility rate

number of children born to women

during their prime fertility period

life expectancy

avg number of yrs a person born in a given yr can expect to live

sex ratio

number of men per 100 women

dependency ratio

sandwich generation - adults who work full time and have both dependent children + dependent parents and or grandparents

child dependency ratio

number of children under 16 for every 100 people 16-64

old age dependency ratio

number of older people 65+ for every 100 people 16-64

total dependency ratio

number of children under 6 and the number of older people 65 and over for every 100 people 16-64

elder abuse physical

bodily injury, physical pain or impairment

elder abuse sexual

non consensual sexual context with an elderly person

elder abuse emotional abuse

infliction of anguish pain or distress

forms of elder abuse cont

exploitation illegal improper use of an elders funds property or assets

neglect

failure to fulfill Obligations to an elderly person

crime and elderly

those 65+ have the lowest rate of victimization yes those 65+ most worried about being a crime victim

when victimized older people

have more difficulty recovering (physically emotionally and finically)

what’s a concussion ?

a mild traumatic brain injury or TBI

caused by a bump, blow, or volt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and fourth

this sudden movement can cause the brain to bounce around or twist in the skull creating chemical changes in the brain and sometimes stretching and damaging Brain cells

concussions are

fictional injuries

CTE found in 96%

of decreased bel players (81 out of 91)

NCAA research 2015

in mens and women’s sports that can be directly compared - lacrosse, ice hockey, soccer and others - female athletes tend to haver higher SRC rates

2019 research on CTE

study found that the risk of developing CTE increased by 30% per year played meaning that for each 2.6 additional years of football played the odds of CTE doubled

micro concussions

can be difficult to diagnose

loss of consciousness

only occurs about 10% of the time

Boston university CTE center

focuses on brain trauma athletes and military personnel

can helmets prevent concussion

not at all due to head rotation and head hitting the ground

Not concussions

that cause CTE its repeated hits a study finds

old people

living healthier

mass

generatic society

paying to

live longer

everyone losses a function

ex loss of vision

people of age

65 doubled

acute procedures

not chronic diseases

doctors have

little time 15 min doctor visits

fewer doctors

medicine trained to

diagnose, treat, cure,

(more house calls )

15000 a year to stay home

at home nurse 24 hours

america = families

should take care of elderly

3 or more daughters have a

50% more chance of finishing your life in a nursing home

San Jose mercury

on march 25th 2016 the nfls political action committee has given thousands of dollars to members of congressional committee currently reviewing concussions research called the Gridiron PAC given nearly 300,000

anabolic steroids

synthetic

used more by people trying to persevere their youth than athletics

illegal and banned without prescription and banned in all professional steroids

mixing multiple steroids

people believe mixing multiple steroids produce better results

muscle repair is faster

takes 48hrs to repair muscles

ben Johnson won Seoul olympics shattering world records ( symbol of steroid use in athletics)

roid rage

anger caused by steroids

Steve mahalik

used steroids for 10 yrs

steroids cause

liver and kidney cancer/ tumors , increased risk of heart attack and stroke

makes you gain weight

puffy face

bad breath and acne

High school baseball player Taylor 1

took periods ended up hanging himself

Mexico Thailand and India

is where steroids can be bought

steroids cause test to produce testosterone

so stopping cold turkey causes an unbalance which can cause depression and surgical thoughts

if your parents are happily married

your risk of divorce decrease by 14%

47%

of non custodial (they do not have custody) mothers totally default on support while only 27% of non-custodial fathers default on support