Health Sciences 2700A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Habituation, Reference Group, Chronic Poverty

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2700A/B
• Professor: Treena Orchard

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The assessment of risk: what aspe(cid:272)ts of st(cid:396)eet kids lifestyle puts the(cid:373) (cid:858)at (cid:396)isk(cid:859), risks, gangs, drugs, interruption of schooling, inadequate parental guidance, protective factors available to them, school, supportive social networks, caring adults. Perception of fear or danger: risk anxiety: st(cid:396)eet (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374) a(cid:396)e so (cid:448)isi(cid:271)ly (cid:858)out of pla(cid:272)e(cid:859) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) weste(cid:396)(cid:374) childhood norm that they become the focus of attention as opposed to the rest of the poor. Specific risks to health: homeless children and their peers: health approaches: top down, focus on risk, outlook is negative, inaccurate contextualization. *these studies reverse the stereotype that homeless children are more vulnerable in poor environments!! Risk and resilience: a career perspective: therefore, evident shows street children are a category at risk, but, there is disagreement with associating worst health outcomes with street children. Tig(cid:373)atizes a(cid:374)d sho(cid:449)s them as helpless: ca(cid:374)(cid:859)t lu(cid:373)p togethe(cid:396) a(cid:374)d ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)alize diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)t ki(cid:374)ds of st(cid:396)eet children.