Career beliefs, aspirations and after-school activities: The effects of socio-economic status and ethnicity

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Nikki Storey
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
After School ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Career Beliefs ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Extra Curricular Activities ◽  
Religion And Ethnicity ◽  
Support Students

This study examines the career beliefs of students from an ethnically diverse state school in London using an adapted short version of the 'Careers Beliefs Patterns Scale' (Arulmani, Van Laar & Easton, 2003, p.199). Results suggest that ethnicity had a much lower impact than socio-economic status on students' career beliefs and aspirations, whilst religion and ethnicity had a substantial influence on participation in extra-curricular activities. Recommendations include working with parents to create programmes which support students from lower socio-economic status backgrounds and communicating with religious organisations regarding ways that employability skills can be developed within their youth programmes.

scholarly journals Factores sociodemográficos y educativos asociados a la procrastinación académica en adolescentes ecuatorianos

2021 ◽  
pp. 119-129
Author(s):  
Evelyn Alejandra Cevállos-Bósquez ◽  
Aitor Larzabal-Fernandez ◽  
Marlon Paul Mayorga-Lascano ◽  
Carlos Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
After School ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
School Activities ◽  
School Year ◽  
Baccalaureate Education ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Academic Year

This research aims to determine the factors associated with procrastination on a sample of 210 students of basic and baccalaureate education in Salcedo (Ecuador) with a mean of 13.81 of age and a standard deviation of 1.81 of age. The Academic Procrastination Scale (APS) was conducted based on gender, background (urban/ rural), academic year, economic status, after school activities (such as studying and supporting family businesses or simply studying). The findings show that economic status and day-to-day activities are significantly associated (p< .05) with academic procrastination. Hence, those who procrastinate less are better off financially or support their family business. On the other hand, it was found that procrastination vary by school year. Results indicate that Academic Procrastination (AP) is particularly sensitive to socioeconomic, academic and family factors.

scholarly journals Forty Years after Alma-Ata: How People Trust Primary Health Care?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Homayoun Sadeghi Bazargani ◽  
Mohammad Saadati ◽  
Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi ◽  
Mostafa Farahbakhsh ◽  
Mina Golestani
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Trust Level ◽  
Primary Health

Abstract Background: Primary Health Care (PHC) was introduced as the first level of health services delivery after Alma-Ata declaration. However, after forty years, it needs to be more trustful to achieve its predefined objectives. Public trust in PHC is one of the neglected issues in the context. The aim of this study is to evaluate public trust in PHC in Iran.Methods: The present investigation is a household survey conducted in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Two-stage cluster sampling method with Probability Proportional to Size (PPS) approach was used. Totally, 1178 households were enrolled in the study. PHC trust questionnaire and Ultra-short version of Socio-Economic Status assessment questionnaire (SES-Iran) was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using STATA software (version 15) through descriptive statistics and linear regression. Results: The mean± SD age of the participants was 41.2±15.1 and most (53.7%) were female. Mean score of PHC trust was 56.9±24.7 (out of 100). It was significantly different between residents of Tabriz (the capital of province) and other cities in the province (p<0.001). Linear regression showed that younger age, gender, insurance type, being married, and households higher socio-economic status had a significant positive effect on PHC trust level with R2 = 0.14383.Conclusions: Public trust in PHC system in Iran needs to be improved. Individual variables had a small but key role in trust level. PHC trust cannot be only affected by individual's variables and experiences but also by health system and health providers' characteristics and public context in which PHC system exists. PHC trust level could be used as a public indicator in health systems especially in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) to contribute in system strengthening policies at the national and international levels.

scholarly journals Sociodemographic factors associated with physical activity in Mexican adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1131-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Ortiz-Hernández ◽  
Norma Ramos-Ibáñez
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Mexican Adults

AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the physical activity level among Mexican adults and to establish the sociodemographic variables that may be linked to active lifestyles.DesignData from a cross-sectional survey were analysed. Physical activity was assessed using the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The independent variables were sex, age, socio-economic status and size of town. Ordinal regression models were fitted to assess the association of physical activity levels with sociodemographic factors.SettingFieldwork was conducted from November 2002 through April 2003; the non-response rate was 3·1 %.SubjectsData from a national representative sample (n38 746) of Mexican adults aged >18 years old were analysed.ResultsAlmost 60 % of the population was classified into the high physical activity level. Women were less active than men in rural areas; in urban areas, the opposite trend was observed. In women, higher socio-economic status was associated with less physical activity, while among men there were no differences. People from rural and urban areas had a higher probability of engaging in physical activity than those from cities. In urban localities and cities, respondents of low socio-economic status had a lower probability of engaging in physical activity.ConclusionsUsing a validated instrument to measure physical activity, we found that the prevalence of active lifestyle among Mexican adults was high. The socio-economic and gender inequalities are different according to size of town (i.e. an effect modifier), which must be considered in the design of policies and programmes to promote physical activity.

scholarly journals Socio-economic and Ethnic Segregation in the Greater Paramaribo Region, Suriname

2021 ◽  
pp. 491-505
Author(s):  
Kimberley Fung-Loy ◽  
Anton Van Rompaey
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Ethnic Segregation ◽  
Dissimilarity Index ◽  
Economic Segregation ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Caribbean

AbstractIncome inequality has steadily increased in Suriname and it is considered to be at one of the highest levels in the Caribbean. This chapter analyses socio-economic and ethnic segregation between 2004 and 2012 in the Greater Paramaribo Region in Suriname. To investigate the link between income inequality and socio-economic segregation, occupation is used as a proxy for socio-economic status. The Dissimilarity Index is used to evaluate the level of segregation between different socio-economic and ethnic groups. The link between ethnicity and socio-economic status is also analysed. Results show that the highest level of socio-economic segregation exists between the higher socio-economic group (top occupational categories) and the lower socio-economic group (bottom occupational categories). It was also found that even though the Region is ethnically diverse, different ethnic groups tend to concentrate in different neighbourhoods. These segregated ethnicities are in turn linked to the higher and lower level socio-economic groups.

Do Politicians Discriminate against Ethnic Minority Constituents? A Field Experiment on Social Interactions between Citizens and Swedish Local Politicians

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Larsson Taghizadeh ◽  
Angelica Åström ◽  
Per Adman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Local Politicians ◽  
The Usa

Abstract In ethnically diverse societies, are citizens treated equally by their political representatives? Several field experiments find that politicians discriminate in their daily communication with voters. However, these studies only focus on the USA and South Africa and may overestimate the degree of discrimination by ignoring sex and socio-economic status. We address these shortcomings by investigating ethnic discrimination in Sweden. In an email experiment, all 812 municipal commissioners were randomly contacted by voters with Arabic- or Swedish-sounding names. Our results do not show any clear signs of discrimination; thus, previous results might not be generalisable to Sweden or similar democracies.

Oral Language Behavior of Older Cerebral Palsied Children

1964 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell J. Love
Keyword(s):  
Oral Language ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Language Behavior ◽  
Hearing Acuity

A battery of six tests assessing various aspects of receptive and expressive oral language was administered to 27 cerebral palsied children and controls matched on the variables of age, intelligence, sex, race, hearing acuity, socio-economic status, and similarity of educational background. Results indicated only minimal differences between groups. Signs of deviancy in language behavior often attributed to the cerebral palsied were not observed. Although previous investigators have suggested consistent language disturbances in the cerebral palsied, evidence for a disorder of comprehension and formulation of oral symobls was not found.

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