This paper explores several published articles that report on the intersections between poverty and autism spectrum disorder. Several authors state that access to care for this mental health issue is limited for disadvantaged ...

This essay analyzes the treacherous road ex-offenders face upon release, the laws helping and hurting their chances, and in-prison and reentry programs designed to reduce recidivism. This paper will also offer reforms in ...

In my research paper I will focus on education for youth in the foster care system. First, I will discuss the history of the foster care system and outline the protocol of the child welfare system and how a child moves ...

The zakat, or involuntary almsgiving, is a means by which Islam attempt to address poverty. The concept of zakat may be strange to anyone who is not familiar with the Islamic religion. . . . The zakat is not unique in ...

Hukou is a household registration system that categorizes every citizen as “agricultural (rural)” or “non-agricultural (urban)” and bans the movement into different regions (Meng, 2012). Although its restriction on migration ...

This paper will articulate the clear nexus between economic stratification and criminal representation. Part II will demonstrate the disparate effects of our system of punishment on the economically disadvantaged and the ...

In the battle against HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, disparity in mental health care plays a key part in stopping the spread of the deadly disease. Currently it is believed over 50 percent of persons living with HIV/AIDS ...

. . . diabetes is considered to be the nation's fastest growing health problem. The impact is largely on those of low socioeconomic status (SES), who have less access to resources and healthcare. . . . Unfortunately, the ...

The U.S. has reached a point where its partiality to commodity crops has created new demarcations of class. The rich produce cheap foods eaten by the poor, who are generally overweight. These foods are bad for health, and ...

Although most research studying the effects of migration on poverty tend to focus on Latin American and Asian emigration, I focus my study entirely on emigration from post-communist countries. Most studies also tend to ...