American Family American families has changed drastically since the 1900’s. There are changes to our economy, food, jobs, education, family lifestyle, religion, technology and healthcare just to name a few. While we have made huge advancements; there are also many short comings that we are experiencing every day. Many of the changes has either helped or hindered the American people. The topics that will be the most advantageous or disadvantageous to children are healthcare, marriage, divorce, and technology.
During the 1900’s the United States was effected by major health issues such as typhoid, pellagra, and goiter. Many of the diseases were caused by poor hygiene, poor sanitation, poor nutrition, poor maternal and infant health and unsafe
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Digital technology has completely changed the world for the good and the bad. The disadvantage that technology has brought and will bring in the future is that people will rely on it too much. Books are becoming non-existent, people are not communicating face to face, we are no longer using paper and pencils, and social media is taking over the world. However, it is up to the adults to monitor and limit the use of computers, T.V., mobile phones and video games. The advantages to technology is important dealing with education because it can promote new and fun ways someone to learn and easier access to researching …show more content…
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The economic changes included. WW2, saw thousands of casualties and deaths and the increase of infectious diseases, medical advances and treatments were further developed to help fight diseases,
Because of small, confined spaces and conditions permeated by frigid temperatures, lice, rodents, grease, and dirt, maladies were unavoidable. All those aboard Columbus’ ships throughout the duration of his numerous voyages were subject to disease. Sicknesses such as typhoid fever, carbon dioxide poisoning, scurvy, dysentery, malnutrition, and syphilis were detrimental to the wellbeing of every ship’s party; and substantially more detrimental to the “90 percent of the first Americans [that] died between 1492 and 1650” (McNeill 2008) because of the Columbian Exchange- an event that originated from Columbus’ arrival in the New World. Concerning the preceding afflictions, there is a 20th-century solution: the bacterial infection deterrent, the antibiotic. Alexander Fleming is credited with the invention of antibiotics in 1928 with his discovery of penicillin, but according to Dr. Rustam I. Aminov, Senior Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), antimicrobial chemotherapy, treatment courses involving the destruction of microbes by antimicrobial agents to combat disease, has been in existence since 1907 with Alfred Bertheim and Paul Ehrlich’s discovery of arsphenamine to treat syphilis.
In the summer of 1916, New York City was struck by a terrible epidemic. Beginning in Brooklyn, it quickly spread to the other four boroughs. At the time, nobody knew how this disease spread or how to prevent it, so the New Yorkers were sent into a panic. Knowing that diseases lived in filth, the mayor ordered that the streets of New York City be kept clean and to dispose of all garbage quickly and effectively. He also ordered that sick people be quarantined, because that had stopped the spread of sickness in the past.
In the Americas, populations decreased by 50 percent to 95 percent by 1650. The illness component of the Columbian Exchange was distinctly one-sided.(Nunn, N., & Qian, N. (2010). The Columbian Exchange: A history of disease, food, and ideas. The Journal of Economic Perspectives: A Journal of the American Economic Association, 24(2), 163–188.).In 1493, swine flu was spread by the pigs on board Columbus' ships, making Columbus and other Europeans ill and killing the indigenous Taino people of Hispaniola, who had never been exposed to the virus before. Smallpox and other disease germs carried by the conquerors caused the Great Dying.(Edward Winslow, Nathaniel Morton, William Bradford, and Thomas Prince, New England’s Memorial (Cambridge: Allan and Farnham, 1855), 362.)
The Columbian Exchange is a mark in history that has lead to pivotal outcomes that has affected the world today as well as the past. The Exchange between the old and new world has brought advances to today’s world due to sacrifices and interactions between two distinctly different populations. Both worlds introduced one another to new diseases, and resources that overall lead to advancements in research and new resources of survival to help sustain populations in both worlds, which have carried over into present day and has allowed for the development of the human population. Sustainable populations allowed individuals to no longer concentrate solely on survival rather have time to research and expand knowledge about health practices and give attention to preventing deadly epidemics. Although the interaction of disease did give rise to deadly epidemics in the new world the advancements made in medicine changed how disease and illness were treated and further allowed a change in perspective about health and survival.
Introduction A young mother and father look in on their small frail daughter lying listlessly in her bed. Feverish, sweaty, and lethargic, she peaks up at her parents pleading for the pain to go away. Her glands are swollen and her body is hot, her beautiful skin welted in red. The note from school warned of an outbreak of rubella measles.
While family structure has changed dramatically since the 1950’s, what current changes are we seeing; and how is it affecting the roles to which we play in a compromising world. In the 1950’s families consisted of a head of household (the Father), the house wife (or mother); and their offspring (the children). The father’s duty was to bring home the bacon, while making end meets for his family, while the wife stayed home and cared for the children, the elderly; and took on the household duties. These families usually lived in the suburbs, where they raised their children; while teaching them the proper ways of life. During this time in history, young women were expected to find a mate through persuasion, then get hitched; and eventually produce an offspring.
The late 1800s and the early 1900s saw a rise in tuberculosis, a deadly infectious disease that affected a large portion of the population. Tuberculosis was highly contagious and spread quickly through the air, causing significant mortality rates. The disease was especially prevalent in urban areas where overcrowding, poverty, and unsanitary living conditions made it easier to spread. At the time, there were no effective treatments for tuberculosis, and many people believed that the disease was incurable. However, doctors and health officials observed that people who lived in clean, fresh air environments seemed to fare better in their fight against the disease.
MEMORANDUM To: Whomever it may concern From: Joseph A Iannucci CC: Date: 10/26/15 Re: How Initial development of US health care during WWii and post-war era led to current complexity Since the development of US health care during the world war 2 era and post war era, the amount of health care that Americans receive has decreased.
Throughout the 19th century, much of the legislation and oversight of vaccinations fell to the states and local jurisdictions. This included production and distribution of vaccines, enforcement (including penal outcomes) of regulation, and final adjudication of any disputes (Gostin, 2008). In 1902, however the U.S. Congress passed the “Biologics Control Act” (BCA) which set the standards for the first legislation of drugs. This meant that guidance on the production, distribution, and research on vaccines came from the federal level.
How has the Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic of 1793 change history? An appalling contagious outbreak impacted the colossal city of America and its country’s capital. In the summer of 1793 the weather was brutally humid and mild. Therefore, this infectious disease has initiated in August and is known to be terminated approximately few months later in November. This disease has commenced by mosquitoes and caused a massive amount of deaths.
The American Dream is one that almost every American citizen has dreamt about at some point in their lives, however it is repeatedly destroyed in reaching it by the people who are so often known as the ones created to support them. An example of this is Fences, by August Wilson (1983), as it essentially describes family life, and how the dynamics of each family depends on how they treat each other and the circle of abuse. It is also an example of how the people who are the closest can either encourage their family members to go to their dreams, or completely crush them. They have the ability to do this due to their position, and because their opinion means more to the person whose dreams are in question. “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston supports
Remedies to try and stop disease didn’t work well due to the lack of proper toilets, clean water and drainage systems that led to outbreaks and disease. Medicine from the 1800’s was proven to be ineffective against these diseases. The wealthier miners were more resistant to these diseases because of proper sewage disposal and medicine. Accidents on the goldfields became very common. Children who helped their parents would easily die from cave-ins, mudslides, and poor air ventilation resulting in asthma and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Menarche, the body and the influence of consumerism over a young woman 's body Medicine in the 19th century would influence both women 's and girls ' lives daily. Both physical and social development would be taught in social projects such as the Girls Scout 's during this time. Families would become healthier and more affluent during this time period, causing many children to develop earlier. Consumer products would be another influence as they were used for both daily maintenance or obtaining an image, which coincided with both economics and social behavior. As a result of an influx in female attendance in both high school and colleges across the U.S., many women were now marrying later which also resulted in fewer children being
In conclusion, technology can have negative impacts on today’s people in many ways. It is harmful to people’s well-being, makes people lose physical connections with those around them, and it makes students disregard their work. Technology is everywhere in today’s society. These devices can be so harmful to people without them even knowing it. People should be more aware of what technology can do, and try their best not to depend on