Mama Might Be Better Off Dead Summary

After reading this book “Mama Might Be Better off Dead” my perception of life has changed. I guess this story open my eyes of to what could happen to a family if they do not have adequate healthcare in America. My eyes became open to the point that many American families are suffering and are crying for help and if not addressed the cry will become louder, due to the expected increase in the ageing population in America in the next twenty years. Coming from a similar background as the Bane’s family, where I’m also African American born and raised on the Westside of Chicago, and also grow up in a life of poverty, I guess this book had a direct affect on me. I seriously began to think critically about the future of my family’s health, particularly my mother. I believe I thought about my mother, because I understood the hurt

After reading this story, I also recognize that if I do not invest in my health now, I to could be faced with the same dilemmas as the Bane’s family in due time. I then, realized that it might have been destine for me to pursue a career and education in the field of social work due to the apparent need for advocacy and change in America’s healthcare system and in the educational system of those in poverty.

In reading this story, I have truly realize the how the lack of proper education, jobs, and healthcare could have a damaging effect on the lives of its victims. I guess I never overlook how inadequate healthcare affects its subjects in the way the book descriptively expresses this reality. I also learned that gender norms in impoverished communities like North Lawndale can make matters worse. I say this because in the book “Women across Cultures” it states, “gender norms are societal rules