ANGLO-EUROPEAN AMERICAN CULTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT.
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• Racial and ethnic minorities accounted for approximately 80% of U.S. population growth in the 1990s**
• In the past 20 years, racial minorities have increased by more than 90%; whites have increased by 7.6%
My perspective comes from having traveled to:**
• Philippines (lived there 6-17 years)• Guam• Taiwan London Rome• Hawaii Austria Fiji• Japan Germany
Australia• Hong Kong Switzerland• Mexico Paris• Canada Luxembourg• Athens Venice• New Zealand
Lisa’s Japanese grandma (immigrated years ago to the U.S.)**
• [these days in the U.S.]
• “Everyone so fat and rude, but I guess that just part of American freedom.”
Current Factoids: (not on exam)**• American children comprise
3.1% of the world’s children, and own 40% of the toys
• For everyone on Earth to have our lifestyle, it would take 3 extra planet earths
• The top 20% of people in the world consume 80% of its resources
• The poorest 20% of our planet lives on 1.3% of its resources
More factoids (not on exam)• According to theweek.com/Pew Research
Center:
• 50% of Americans own smartphones
• 58% check their phones at least once every hour
• Internet users in the U.S. spend more than 2 billion hours a month on sites like Facebook and Twitter, up 37% from 2011
Aging: (not on exam) (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2012)**
• In the year 2000, the median age in the U.S. was 35.3 years; in 2012, it was 37.4 years.
Median age for non-Hispanic Whites-42 yrs.
Median age for Asians-34 yrs.
Median age for African Americans-less than 32 yrs.
Median age for Hispanics—less than 28 yrs.
Statistics show: (not on exam)**• In 1950, for everyone 65+ years old, there
were 12 younger people working and paying taxes
• In 2050, for everyone 65+ years old, there will be 3 younger people working and paying taxes
• Millions of old people getting expensive medical care will be supported by the taxes of 3 teenagers working at Burger King
In terms of poverty and income, in 2011 (National Center for Education Statistics, 2013). **
• 12% of Asian children were poor
• 13% of White children were poor
• 30% of Pacific Islander children were poor
• 34% of Hispanic children were poor
• 36% of American Indians were poor
• 39% of Black children were poor
Turn to the people next to you…**
• Share some examples of how, for you and/or those you know, “time-saving” devices have actually meant that you do more work
B. Family Life**
• Nuclear households—separate ages
• Children and elderly cared for by outsiders—OK
• Mother responsible for everything (not extended family, neighborhood)
IV. HEALTH CARE AND DISABILITIES**
• Chronic disabilities account for a larger portion of health issues in the U.S. than in its economic peers around the world.
• Many of these chronic disabilities are caused by bad food choices, obesity, smoking, physical inactivity, and alcohol abuse. However, there has been a substantial drop in deaths due to HIV/AIDS.
Recent statistics show (not on exam)**
• Medicare spending for decedents (persons in their last year of life) in the U.S. is 6x greater than costs for survivors. The last month of life is especially expensive; Medicare spends an average of $6,620 in the last month of a person’s life vs. $325 for survivors. More than 25% of Medicare spending goes to the 5% of beneficiaries who die each year. On average, Medicare spends $20,870 per beneficiary who dies in the hospital.