"On any given night hundreds of thousands of Americans are without a home, and millions more live in fear that their family may end up homeless in the near future. Homelessness is associated with myriad negative issues related to economic status, physical health and mental conditions, and social and emotional outcomes. These negative effects manifest in different ways for people who are experiencing sheltered or unsheltered homeless. Evidence indicates...
"This compilation opens with a study that seeks to understand the ways in which various parent involvement behaviors impact Hmong elementary students' academic abilities in reading and math, also investigating whether or not Hmong students' English proficiency moderates these relationships. The subsequent study focuses on the interrelation between family factors, child-rearing conditions, parents' mindset and formation of civic and ethnic identity...
Intersectionality: Concepts, Perspectives and Challenges first presents a study wherein two students, one male and one female, were interviewed about their transition from a historically black college and university undergraduate program to a predominantly white institution for their graduate studies in biochemistry. The students had similar undergraduate experiences and both shared feelings of isolation, the drawbacks of academic rigor in graduate...
"Lived Experiences of LGBTQ People: What Helps and What Hurts provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges encountered by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning individuals in accessing services and obtaining education, employment, and housing. Family and community bias against this population results in significant negative outcomes including increased mental health problems, homelessness, and social isolation. In addition,...
Although the definition of what constitutes low income varies significantly from one country to the next, it is always below average and people who have it score high on the misery index. This book attempts to define it and to seek solutions by bringing together leading researchers on the subject from around the globe.
With 812 billion in benefit outlays in 2013, Social Security is the largest program in the federal budget. It provides monthly cash benefits to retired and disabled workers and their family members as well as to the family members of deceased workers. Currently, there are about 58 million beneficiaries. Under current law, Social Security's revenues are projected to be insufficient to pay full scheduled benefits after 2033. Monthly benefit amounts...
