Lecture 3: Chapter 1

How do i change policies and procedures?

Tuesday,  January 24, 2017 3:41 PM

Review From Lecture 1: 

Rules of the Game

• Social problems are different from economic problems

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Declines in populations are not doing very well because they don't  have enough workers

• H1D Visa - worker visa

○ Allows the American industries to be competitive

○ STEM industry individuals are most common to come in • Immigrants are from Asia and Eastern Europe

○ Economic migrants - "run after a food source"

▪ Ex. Cave men

▪ Immigrants are moving to make more money and supply  food  for their family

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How does immigration affect the population?

Higher developed countries (Western European countries) don't  migrate to the US because there are more perks in their home  country

○ Non Hispanic whites are decreasing

• Change the public policies and we will get a different outcome

Fertility

• US Growth rate 2.1 (aka. Stagnant)

• Fertility is less than 2.1

○ Immigration is the only  thing keeping our population  from decline If you want to learn more check out What is the language of the sephardi?

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Impacted by: culture, health, education*, public policies pertaining  to children

▪ As education goes up fertility goes down

□ Children are seen as a liability

□ Women's education

Texas vs. US

How does culture affect early childhood education?

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Population percent change of Texas is greater than 2x the US percent  change

□ Women's education

Texas vs. US

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Population percent change of Texas is greater than 2x the US percent  change

• Texas percent is below the US percent of graduates from high school • Bachelor's Degree or Higher

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People are immigrating into Texas with a degree which increases  the percent

▪ 1 in 4 people have a degree in Texas

• Median household  income

○ Median household  income of Asian Americans is the  typically  highest, because multiple generations of families will live in one  house

• Per capita income is divided by people in the household • Glass Ceiling Effect - minority groups are disadvantaged in income • Percent living in poverty: Texas> US

○ Mostly women with children that are impoverished  ○ Poverty is directly related to education We also discuss several other topics like What are the constitutional foundations of the presidential leadership in fp making?

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States with higher educational levels will have lower poverty  levels

• Incarceration rate: US is #1 in the world, Texas #4 in the nation ○ Also related to education

▪ Those who are more educated less likely to be in jail ○ Deterrents

▪ Do the crime do the time

▪ Longer sentences are given to  those who "deserve it"  ○ Privatized prison systems

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Judges are bribed to give longer sentences  to keep prisons  running

▪ Private investors make more money this way

• Number of prisoners, violent crime rate and incarceration rate are high • Unemployment

Data Accuracy

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In real time data is off by a small percent, because it cannot be accurate  100% of the  time If you want to learn more check out What is the definition of behavior in psychology?
If you want to learn more check out What is the definition of core competencies in marketing?

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Data from countries with a liberal democracy can be trusted, but  authoritarian governments are not  trustworthy

• What is data used  for?

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In real time data is off by a small percent, because it cannot be accurate  100% of the  time

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Data from countries with a liberal democracy can be trusted, but  authoritarian governments are not  trustworthy

• What is data used  for?

○ It is used to make the best informed decisions

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If it is coming from government agencies not controlled by  the executive  it is reliable

Texas Health Insurance

• Texas is #1 state of people that are uninsured  for healthcare If you want to learn more check out What is a filibuster and why is it used?
Don't forget about the age old question of What is the definition of metabolism in the cell?

Government

• Texas has 254 counties

○ City of Brian is the County seat for Brazos County • There are 1,196 cities in Texas