scholarly journals New Migration Motives and New Settlement Challenges: Integration Experience of Korean Immigrants in the Toronto CMA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung Chun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Social Transformation ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Korean Immigrants ◽  
Official Language ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Global Migration ◽  
Socio Economic Status

This paper explores the migration motives and the integration experiences of recent Korean immigrants in the Toronto CMA, who are significantly different from their previous cohorts in terms of migration motives, socio-economic status, and settlement experiences. These differences can be attributed to changes in social transformation and economic development in Korea as well as to accelerated globalization and global migration trends. Recent Korean immigrants are characterized as middle-income earners who possess higher levels of education, skills, and wealth, with a strong desire to educate their children in developed Western countries where English is an official language. Despite recent Korean immigrants' increased human capital, their labour market integration has experienced great difficulties mainly due to a lack of Canadian official language skills. In addition, since the end of the twentieth Century, Korean migrants have increasingly been choosing Canada over the United States as their destination of migration. This shift indicates that Koreans are looking for new answers in search of better lives for their futures.

scholarly journals New Migration Motives and New Settlement Challenges: Integration Experience of Korean Immigrants in the Toronto CMA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung Chun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Social Transformation ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Korean Immigrants ◽  
Official Language ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Global Migration ◽  
Socio Economic Status

This paper explores the migration motives and the integration experiences of recent Korean immigrants in the Toronto CMA, who are significantly different from their previous cohorts in terms of migration motives, socio-economic status, and settlement experiences. These differences can be attributed to changes in social transformation and economic development in Korea as well as to accelerated globalization and global migration trends. Recent Korean immigrants are characterized as middle-income earners who possess higher levels of education, skills, and wealth, with a strong desire to educate their children in developed Western countries where English is an official language. Despite recent Korean immigrants' increased human capital, their labour market integration has experienced great difficulties mainly due to a lack of Canadian official language skills. In addition, since the end of the twentieth Century, Korean migrants have increasingly been choosing Canada over the United States as their destination of migration. This shift indicates that Koreans are looking for new answers in search of better lives for their futures.

scholarly journals A Study of Anthropometric and Socio-economic Factors Associated with Delayed Menarche in a Bengali Indian Population with Special Reference to BMI and 2D:4D Ratio

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Suddhasatta Ghosh ◽  
Dilip Mukherjee ◽  
Riddhi Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
P Value ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Parental Height ◽  
Age Of Menarche ◽  
Delayed Menarche ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Introduction: The average age of menarche has declined over the last century but the magnitude of the decline and the factors responsible remain subjects of contention. Aims and Objectives: To study a group with delayed menarche in a cohort of Bengali Indian females with low to normal body weight. To investigate anthropometric characteristics (height, mid-parental height, weight, BMI), Socio-economic Status, Sexual Maturity Rating (SMR) stages and 2D: 4D ratio ( ratio of lengths of second and fourth digits of both hands) in those with delayed menarche. To analyse the correlation of these factors with delayed age of menarche. Materials and Methods: A total of 614 children , aged 11- 16 completed years, of low to middle income family groups and attending suburban schools, were evaluated on the basis of predetermined questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. Correlation of factors with delayed age of menarche was done by appropriate statistical methods Results and Analysis: Out of 190 children having delayed menarche (cases) and 424 children with normal age of menarche (controls) , the height percentile (p value: 0.642), BMI ( p value: 0.091), weight (p value: 0.12)and Mid-Parental Height (p value: 0.26) had no significant correlation , while SMR ( p value:0.00), 2D:4D ratio (p value:0.002) and low Socio-economic Status (p value: 0.00) had a significant correlation with delayed menarche. Conclusion: This study is the first to examine such a wide variety of anthropometric and socio-economic factors at a time in a single cohort of females with delayed menarche. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v3i4.5902 Asian Journal of Medical Science Vol.3(4) 2012 pp.24-31

Suicide among refugees

2021 ◽  
pp. 543-552
Author(s):  
Lakshmi Vijayakumar ◽  
Sujit John ◽  
A.T. Jotheeswaran
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Exposure To Trauma ◽  
Global Public Health Problem

Suicide is a global public health problem, with the majority of suicides occurring in low- and middle-income countries. The UNHCR reported that in 2017 there were 25.4 million refugees, with the majority (85%) being hosted by developing countries, which have limited infrastructure, healthcare systems, and are often politically and economically unstable. A review of suicidal behaviour among refugees reveals a prevalence of 3.4–40%. Female sex, higher education and socio-economic status, exposure to trauma, presence of psychological disorders, long stay in detention centres, and rejection of asylum status are associated with increased suicidal risk. Globally, data for rates of suicide among refugee groups are not available and any interventions to reduce suicide among refugees have received scant attention. A theoretical model for understanding suicide risk in refugees is proposed in this chapter and the possible interventions discussed.

Lead poisoning in populations with low-socio-economic status in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 332-336
Author(s):  
Tracy Perron ◽  
Kelly Hartt ◽  
Danielle McCann ◽  
Rachel McGowan ◽  
Natalie Segers
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Lead Poisoning ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Socio Economic Status

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Status and Life Expectancy in the United States, 1970–1990

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Swanson ◽  
Mary A. McGehee ◽  
Nazrul Hoque
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Socio Economic Status

Who pays the price for high neuroticism? Moderators of longitudinal risks for depression and anxiety

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1794-1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Vittengl
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Symptom ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
The United States ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Symptom Intensity ◽  
Physical Limitations

BackgroundHigh neuroticism is a well-established risk for present and future depression and anxiety, as well as an emerging target for treatment and prevention. The current analyses tested the hypothesis that physical, social and socio-economic disadvantages each amplify risks from high neuroticism for longitudinal increases in depression and anxiety symptoms.MethodA national sample of adults (n = 7108) provided structured interview and questionnaire data in the Midlife Development in the United States Survey. Subsamples were reassessed roughly 9 and 18 years later. Time-lagged multilevel models predicted changes in depression and anxiety symptom intensity across survey waves.ResultsHigh neuroticism predicted increases in a depression/anxiety symptom composite across retest intervals. Three disadvantage dimensions – physical limitations (e.g. chronic illness, impaired functioning), social problems (e.g. less social support, more social strain) and low socio-economic status (e.g. less education, lower income) – each moderated risks from high neuroticism for increases in depression and anxiety symptoms. Collectively, high scores on the three disadvantage dimensions amplified symptom increases attributable to high neuroticism by 0.67 standard deviations. In contrast, neuroticism was not a significant risk for increases in symptoms among participants with few physical limitations, few social problems or high socio-economic status.ConclusionsRisks from high neuroticism are not shared equally among adults in the USA. Interventions preventing or treating depression or anxiety via neuroticism could be targeted toward vulnerable subpopulations with physical, social or socio-economic disadvantages. Moreover, decreasing these disadvantages may reduce mental health risks from neuroticism.

scholarly journals impact of the socio-economic status on the German receptive noun and verb vocabulary in simultaneous bilingual children with Russian and Turkish as heritage languages

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 76-88
Author(s):  
Maria Antonietta Osso
Keyword(s):  
Heritage Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
American English ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Common Pattern ◽  
Heritage Languages ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Language Groups

A growing body of evidence shows a positive relation between the language skills of a child and the socio-economic status (SES) of his/her parents. These studies have mainly been conducted in an American English monolingual context. The current paper addresses the question of whether SES has a comparable impact on the simultaneous bilingual language acquisition. In this study, noun and verb test scores of German simultaneous bilingual children with Turkish and Russian as heritage languages are related to the SES of their parents – to verify the existence and the nature of a common pattern. The results do not show common patterns across the two heritage language groups, suggesting the existence of other confounding factors.  

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