...CITY DEMOGRAPHICS AND CRIME PROFILE JO MORRIS AJS/514 April 18, 2016 Cheryl Reyes CITY DEMOGRAPHICS AND CRIME PROFILE Demographics does provide the specific necessary in obtaining knowledge that pertains to the city’s inhabitants. Acquiring this kind of information is vital of the creation of a flourishing municipality. The demographic data can offer critical material, such as the districts in which the residents reside in, high crime areas. The demographic attributes of the general public areas of expansion, class prospects, sales perspectives and the study of marketplace infiltration. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the social and intellectual contexts, the beliefs of the populace in reference to criminal behavior the changes applied when moving away from the city center, zones of transitions, and crime hot spots, as pertained to Chicago Illinois. Chicago is approximately 2000sq miles with an estimated population of 2.74 million residents. Within the city of Chicago there is a wide range of ethnic backgrounds and multiple cultural centers. Identification and rationale for the choice of one sociologic theory that best explains the crime in your chosen city The crime rate in Chicago is affected by the socioeconomic status of the residents. As the status decreases, the crime does increases. When the economy took a turn from the worse the economic status of individuals decreased more people found themselves in poverty or low income level instead of middle class...
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...Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Introduction to the Study 2 1.2 Background of the Problem 3 1.3 Research Objectives 5 1.4 Research Questions 5 1.5 Significance of the Study 6 2.0 Research framework 7 2.1 Reviews of Related/Past Literature 7 2.2 Research Framework 13 2.3 Hypothesis 13 2.3.1 Life Role Values 14 2.3.2 Gender Role Orientation 15 2.3.3 Job Type 16 2.3.4 Work Time Commitment 17 3.0 Research Methodology 18 3.1 Research Design 18 3.1.1 Types of Study 18 3.1.2 Sources of Data 19 3.2 Measurement 20 3.3 Data Collection Procedures 21 3.3.1 Data Collection and Administration 21 3.4 Data Analysis Techniques 22 4.0 References 24 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Introduction to the Study Nowadays, balancing work, housework, and childcare responsibilities can become strenuous which can result in work- family conflict. There are many studies that focus on the relationship between work-life and personal life, as well as the impact of one on another. People continuously get in touch with friends, relatives, organizations and colleagues in their life routine. They have different roles according to their positions in society and it is possible that they live role conflict once in a while. Furthermore, one of the most important problems in business life is work-family conflict in the modern world. While problems such as bad relations with superiors in the workplace deeply affect family relations, family problems such as divorce also reduce...
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...This paper explores articles that conduct research on obesity and its effects on the health and longevity of the body. The articles vary in their interpretations of the data and arrive at different conclusions in certain areas. The University of Oxford’s research and Samuel H. Preston’s article focus on the Body Mass Index (BMI) to interpret data, while articles from the Scientific American and Paul Campos assert that the BMI has its limitations and that obesity is only part of a greater problem of lifestyle choice. This paper examines the articles in relation to each other to suggest that greater scrutiny into the subject of obesity should be taken to fully understand its effects on health and mortality. The Effects of Obesity on Mortality Numerous studies have been conducted on obesity and its relation to mortality, however contradictory results appear because different studies lump data in different ways. In Crimmins, E. M. (2011) a person is of normal weight if he or she has a BMI between 18.50 and 24.99. A person with a BMI of 25 or more is considered overweight, while anyone with a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. Obesity is further subdivided into Class 1 (30–34.99), Class 2 (35–39.99), and Class 3 (40 and above). While the University of Oxford (2009) argues that moderate obesity reduces lifespan, Reinagel (n.d.) introduces a new study which report findings that some people who are overweight may actually have a higher life expectancy than those who are considered...
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...to a product economy. Employers are still looking for ways to get more profit with less people. The typical solution to that is to require overtime of their employees. This topic is significant to the social sciences because evaluates how a stressor, such as working overtime can impact a person’s daily social and family life. As our world is becoming more socially knit people are placing intrinsic value on domestic values such as friendship and family. Employers though are now requiring mandatory overtime as a condition of employment. Consequently, this experiment is being proposed to acquire whether the rise in time at work is affecting the stress level of people thus causing a decline in mental health? Research Analysis Who will the demographic be for the experiment? The demographic will include both genders age group of 22 – 40, who are married or at least have a child. This demographic was chosen because the experiment is targeted to explore whether the overtime is resulting in chronic stress and thus it is required to include both genders. The age group was designed to be broad to eliminate radical variables from invalidating the experiment such as adolescence and physical causes such as menopause from flawing the results. Also this age group represents the statistical age group of people employed within the United States. Consequently, the age demographic allows for a good statistical average to be taken in a survey. What research design will be utilized? Due to the...
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...Demographic Paper HCS/490 Demographic Paper: AIDS Population demographics throughout the United States affect health care tremendously. Patients who are diagnosed with chronic diseases, those who require long-term care, and those who require emergency management each present versatile affects. Just as these particular demographics affect health care, patients with HIV/AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, does as well. There has been an impact in each community, and globally, from AIDS as it is an incurable disease. It is presumed that HIV was presented in the United States through one infected immigrant from Haiti. Since this was new to our society, many diagnosed and treated presented cases as a type of cancer. Due to an increase of those affected through intravenous drug users, blood transfusions, and heterosexuals, it was later defined by the CDC, Center for Disease Control, as AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). This is a virus that attacks a person immune system, and the body’s security force that fights off infections. Basically, the immune system in an individual’s body breaks down and loses the protection which can lead to several deadly infections, even including cancers. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome has been deemed as one of the most difficult challenges for health care. This disease has the ability to reduce fertility and increase mortality. There is however medications which have been created that give an individual with AIDS...
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...of the country of Ghana, in the following years to come until the year 2050. Included in this study is the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) which is used to solve the margin of error and determine the accuracy of both mathematical models utilized in this study. This theoretical dissertation allows the readers to learn about the practical application of mathematical models to real life situations, particularly in the field of demorgraphics. The forecast shall be determined...
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...Work Life Balance for Women [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institution] Table of Contents Abstract iii Introduction 2 Problems in Work Life Balance 4 Demographic Variables and Work Life Balance 4 Achieving the Balanced Life 6 Self Efficacy 6 Emotional Intelligence 7 Employer Efforts 7 Conclusion 10 References 11 Abstract Work-life balance describes the practices at work place that create an equilibrium in demands of employees to maintain a healthy family life and work activities. The demands and pressure is a greater challenge for female workforce to balance work life activities. The conflicts in such situation also has significant impact in career advancements of women. Organisations also play their part by creating a healthy work place culture that reflects cornerns for needs of employees during work and after work. Organisations should periodically review their contemprorary work processes and practices. They should determine the inefficiencies and reasons of stress that negatively effect motivation and commitment of female employees. This research study aims to undertake the factors that can affect the career women work-life balance. Work Life Balance for Women Introduction Work Life balance is a term that suggests the individuals how much control they have on the situations like when to work and how to work. It describes those practices that an individual aims to achieve equilibrium between family demands...
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...Research in Motion’s Blackberry Storm | Case Study #1 | | Presented by Simona Antolak, Lianne Hung, Adrian Ver, Michelle Noble, Meghan Hardy and Dexter Holmes.SLAMM’D Inc. | | Set D | 10/22/2009 | | Problem: What product strategies should Research in Motion use to differentiate the Blackberry Storm from the competition to increase sales? Facts relating to the case: Who: Research in motion, the developers of Blackberry. Mike Lazaridis, Doug Fregin and Mike Barnstijn. When: Sales figures of 2009. Where: Canadian-based company in the global market. Why: The sales of Blackberry have not met the competition’s. What: * Apple has dominance over the consumer market for smart phones. * Other competitions are entering the same market such as Sony, Microsoft, HP, Google Android, and others. Research: See Appendix A, B and C for information on Storm and its competitors. Blackberry Marketing Budget: RIM spent $29.8 Million dollars in 2007. In 2008 RIM spent 6% of its revenue ($6,009,395,000) on Research and Development and 14.7% of its revenue on Marketing, Selling and Administration. Target Market: The target market for the Storm is young professionals from ages 20 to 40. They are business-savvy and technologically-savvy people who require access to their information at their fingertips for their daily activities. Blackberry has recently found that there is potential in the younger market for students that have interest in the capabilities...
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...Being raised in a family of health care providers, health care has always been a big part of my life. Learning about the history of health care has lead me to my career in the fire service. During my career in the fire service, I have learned many positive and negative health care indicators that are linked with demographics. While learning about the health care system, it has lead me to research information about the history of health care. I was raised in a family of health care providers. Growing up while most kids were having Christmas and Thanksgiving at home. I was spending my time at the fire station. As I grew older, I began to learn more about the history of the fire service and some of the traditions the fire department holds. From learning about the old times with the bucket brigade to how the advancements of how fire is extinguished today or when my father began working as a firefighter, the use of medical gloves were not used. Now today with the knowledge of blood born pathogens, the use of gloves is a common practice to keep the spread of disease minimal. Information like this has always interested me and lead me to a career in the fire department today. I have always been interested in the health care field. I began pursing my career in the health care field when I was fifteen. I started volunteering my in a position called a "fire explorers" with the Pasadena Fire Department. As a fire explorer, I learned the basics of firefighting and how physically fit...
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...Changing Demographic and Health Care HCS/490 05/27/2013 Professor J. Leff Changing Demographic and Health Care In the United States, the aging Baby Boom generation has caused recent concern over the future and the affordability of healthcare; what it cost in more than just money is a dilemma of national proportions. There is a quickly changing generation of ‘boomers’ whom are aging to the next great population of the elderly and retired in the United States; the older they get the more prone these health consumers are to acquiring a health related issue or disorder. Though the cost of health care currently is manageable the reality of the situation lies in the retirement years when employer benefits are no longer an option, and out of pocket, expenses increase due to the high demand of nothing but the best technology and an increasing gap in health providers. In a 2002 assessment report for the National Tour Association (NTA) a Baby Boomer is defined as anyone born in the twenty years period of 1946 to 1964 (The National Tour Association’s Research & Development Council presents a current assessment report for the Baby Boom Market, 2002); those in the leading edge currently range in the late sixties and those at the trailing edge are currently in their late forties. With all reaching the current retirement in just under a decade and a half the nation is hard pressed to recruit, teach, and train the appropriate amount of health care workers to compensate for the...
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...Court Rye Market Research Nintendo DS – Marketing Strategy Problem/Situation Description: Ten years ago Nintendo dominated both the console and handheld gaming industry. Today the gaming industry has grown so much that it is competing directly with the movie industry! Growth in this industry is occurring in the demographic of 18-34 year olds. Nintendo is primarily focused on 5-17 year old gamers with its first party software, especially in the handheld gaming market. As the industry expands Nintendo is struggling to retain market share percentages as their primary market of young male gamers is already saturated. Marketing Objectives: Increase Nintendo’s market share and boost sales without losing touch with the current market of 5-17 year old males. Target Audience: The suggested target audience for Nintendo to expand towards is 5-17 year old females. Budget: The three tools suggested for reaching the target consumer most effectively are TV commercials, movie theater pre-show trailers, and the actual casing and packaging of the product. A high quality 30 second commercial is estimated to cost $100,000 to $350,000 dollars. Movie trailer slides are estimated to start at $1500+ for a four week period. Casing and packaging redesign costs are unknown but estimated to be relatively small when spread over the number of units being produced. Total costs for the Nintendogs Pink DS promotion would be nearly $30 Million dollars over the span of four months. Strategy:...
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...years ago. People can now easily communicate by just a couple of clicks on a computer keyboard and the world has become accessible for almost all of us. However, even now in our digital age, with the world essentially at everyone’s fingertips, it is still crucial to carefully research the foreign market you wish to enter, as cultural, and ethical differences still very much exist and must still be considered and respected for successful marketing (Osaki, T. (2008). Influence of Global Economic Interdependence Global trade and interdependence is extremely important for every country in the world. When a country is involved with global trade it opens the doors for improving local conditions by providing employment and providing better opportunities for the people. On its own a country cannot function independently with absolutely no involvement from others, and to be successful, a country must be have some kind of trade and commerce relationship with other countries. (Armstrong, G., Kotler, P. 2009). An excellent example of interdependence is the medical industry. Many countries do not have the advanced products that the other more advanced countries have, and these medical products, such as medicine or equipment are crucial for life threatening diseases in so many under developed countries. These countries have no other choice but to have them imported. Global interdependence and trade...
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...Perspective on Health Care Nicole Asta HCS/212 January 14, 2013 Patricia Wolcott Perspective on Health Care I’ll be honest the main reason I got interested in healthcare was because I have been obsessed with ER all my life. George Clooney was my dream doctor, and he still is today. But as I grew older and relised that my day dreams may never come true, I still remained interested in healthcare. However, I did make the critical reaslation that I detest blood and anything to do with it. However, I still enjoy learning and working in the healthcare field, on the technological side. I how that when I achieve my degree that I will be able to work some day in the CDC. In that regards, what I have always found most interesting, in the history of health care, is the development of the vaccinations and other for diseases. I also am interested in programs like the Center for the Control of Disease and Prevention (CDC) which was founded in 1946. As well as hospice programs, I am currently volunteering at a local hospice and enjoy it very much. As for the vaccinations, what interested was a long term interest in personal health. I have always been a rather healthy person, and rarely ever do I get sick. So when I did, I always wanted to know why I was sick. I read quite a bit about different illness and what was being done to prevent them. I would always read about the early 19th and 20th centuries. About, how many people died from contaminated water and food, inadequate living...
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...sunlight and longer battery life. This is achieved by using electronic paper technology to display content to readers. Any device that can display text on a screen can act as an e-book reader, but without the advantages of the e-paper technology” (Wikipedia, n.d.). E-books are a new category computing devices that are gaining appeal to the mass market. The e-book entered the market in 2007 and started to gain notice in 2010. It is only gaining more leverage as this new technology gains ground and growing competition. The main focus of e-readers is entertainment. With nearly one in five American adults now owning a tablet according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. A paperless future might be sooner than we expect. So what does the macro environmental trends show for the e-reader’s future in five years? The macro trends, for short can be divided into six major components: demographic, socio-cultural, economic, technological, regulatory, and natural environments. So what does this all have to do with e-readers? It allows marketing managers and strategists to see what trends are influencing demand in the market of interest, whether favorably or unfavorably. Demographic environment is related to population and population mix. It is the people who make up the market. Therefore we must see who it is that is accessing the e-readers and who may be interested in them. According to Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, they show demographic differences. “There...
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...Explain how health is affected by behaviors, economics, and social structure. Our health is affected by the factors: lifestyle and behavior. For instance, our personal decisions and behaviors might have big impact on health and the country’s economy. Lifestyle and health are directly connected regarding to practices like smoking (tobacco products), drinking (alcohol consumption), usage of illicit drugs, and sexual behavior. Cigarette and alcohol consumption has been related with many illnesses including numerous types of cancers, brain function deterioration, and intestinal disorders, besides cirrhosis of the liver and cardiovascular disease. Sexual Transmitted Disease (STD) such as gonorrhea, AIDS, syphilis, and high levels of infertility, cancer, and other complications are results of bad sexual behavior (Williams & Torrens 2008). Social and economic structure have as consequence for the decision making and patterns of behavior: violent crime, to global social dysfunction, besides many other untoward consequences likewise vehicular accidents, workplace injuries, divorce, poor job performance, poor fetal outcomes associated with fetal alcohol syndrome, spousal and child abuse are also common (Williams & Torrens 2008). Furthermore, economics and social structures affect health in the sense that a person’s ability to access quality healthcare in a timely manner is affected by whether that person can afford to pay health insurance or pay cash on his or her own and that person’s...
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