Nursing Homes (the elderly and displacement)

A couple of years ago I wanted to be in the medical field, and I actually ended up doing a three year internship in a nursing home. It was a very eye opening experience that I owe a lot of growth to. It required patience, and  emotional strength. Patience because many patients there are battling against mental disorders, some are very sick, and some are depressed. In the three years that I was there one characteristic that I say can describe most of the patients is Sad. That is where you need that emotional strength and stability. The hardest thing to see is an elderly be at the nursing home against their will, or an elderly start crying because they have nobody to visit them or sometimes they do and they just don’t come or call.

-What can the nursing facilities do to make the place feel more like home? (If it feels more like home the elderly would feel like they belong there)

Homelessness

I have had friends who were homeless, and it was difficult seeing them struggle the way they were. One of my close friends went from having a home to almost being in the streets. It affected her school work, and her social life. She was pressured into getting a job, and having to drop out of school to work full time. Having to step into adult mode to help her mother while having 5 younger siblings was difficult for her.

1. How does the displacement of not having a home affect the younger population? What are some of the outcomes that come along with homelessness and the feeling of not having a place to call home?

Adoption

Adoption is always a soft spot for everyone because it involves kids who are placed under situations that they have no control over. Many are lucky enough to have homes and a family and then they are others who unfortunately don’t. I would love to adopt some kids in the future. And because I don’t know much about the topic researching will give me some idea on how many kids are in the adoption centers, maybe research how many kids are being adopted, etc. The research question here can be

1.How does the feeling of displacement for the kids at the adoption center affect their decisions as they grow up?

Topic 1: Trump’s Immigration Policy

Question: How has Trump’s immigration policies and their enforcement in society affected refugees and immigrants alike?

Topic 2: Immigrant Labor

Question: Why are immigrants subject to lower class jobs and worse working conditions than U.S citizens?

Topic 3: Life in a Covenant

Question: Why are so many attracted to a life of seclusion and solitude? Is it more than just religious reasons?

Topic #1:  Adoption

Question: Does adoption lead to lifelong displacement for the child or the parents or both?

Topic #2:  NYC Public School Schools

Question: Does the zip code one lives in effect the quality of education received? Are life chances limited in minority neighborhoods?

Topic #3: Homelessness

Question: What is the major cause of homelessness? How do the homeless feel about their place in society? How does society feel about homeless?

Topic: Immigrant neighborhoods in NYC

How do immigrants feel displaced when they move to NYC? How do minorities fit in and cope with society?

Topic: Homelessness

How is a homeless person affected after getting back on their feet? How does a homeless person cope with their transition from the workforce to the streets?

Topic: Immigrant Labor

What difficulties do immigrants face when they work? Do each different ethnic group get treated differently?

Topic:Adoption

How is it adjusting to displacement once you find out you are adopted?Do you always feel displaced even if you did not know you were adopted yet?

Topic :Nursing Homes

How is adjusting to the change of leaving your family to living in a nursing home affect you as a whole ?Psycholgical?Physical?

Topic:Experience of being an illegal immigrant

What does the displacement of being an illegal immigrant feel like plus the stigmas on it  and how do you deal with it ?

Topic Idea: Experience of field anthologists

Question: What kind displacement do Anthropologists face when conducting research?

Topic Idea: Experience of Jewish refugee camps

Question: What obstacles or difficulties did Jewish refugees face at the refugee camps?

Topic Idea: Migrant Workers

Question: What do migrant workers experience when they moving constantly?

• Haitian Immigrants and the American Dream

What factors in Haiti led to Haitians choosing to come to America to peruse the American Dream?

• Escaping from North Korea

What displacement did these refugees face in North Korea? What displacement are they they facing?

• Homelessness

What different factors lead to homelessness and why is it so hard for people to get out of it?

Your final project for this course will have three parts: an annotated bibliography, a research summary, and a creative presentation to the class. We will discuss the timeline and specifics of each part of the project when we return from Spring Break, but it is time to begin thinking about your topic! Your topic must be, in some way, related to our theme of DISPLACEMENT.

Below I have listed some very broad ideas of subjects related to the theme. These are only intended to get your creative juices going. The topics listed are quite broad and would need to be narrowed considerably to become workable research topics. Once you have an idea of a topic, you need to formulate a research question. What are you hoping to learn or figure out about your topic?

By Sunday, April 23rd, please post THREE possible research topics to our class blog (as independent posts). Indicate the topic you are interested in and the question you are asking about your topic. All three of these ideas should be things that genuinely interest you!!!

Displacement Topic Ideas

Anything related to immigration:

Trump’s immigration policy

Immigration from a particular place at a particular time

A particular aspect of the immigrant experience – immigration during childhood, for example.

Immigrant labor

Experience of being an illegal immigrant

Immigrant neighborhoods in NYC

Anything related to topic of refugees:

Experience of Jewish refugees in WWII

Life in contemporary refugee camps

America’s role in current refugee crisis

Refugees adjusting to life in Europe

Moral/ethical dilemmas raised by issue

Adoption

Experiences of moving that aren’t related to immigration – what does it mean to start somewhere new?

Migrant workers

Gender and Displacement – Is being transgender a form of displacement?

Language and Displacement – bilingualism, language and education

Nursing Homes (the elderly and displacement)

Amish practice of Rumschpringen

Space exploration

Experience of field anthropologists

School integration

Eviction

Convents, Monasteries, and other forms of escaping the secular world

Siblings and psychological displacement

Adjustment to the armed forces

Homelessness

Gentrification

Building on the posts that you did about examples in popular culture that use the Superman/Fresh Prince/Kimmy Schmidt model and the conversation we had in class about the selections you made, write an analysis of the show/movie/video you’ve selected. Your analysis should be approx. 500 words. This assignment must be uploaded to turnitin.com by 5 pm on Thursday, April 20th. No late submissions will be accepted. Your analysis will, of course, be in paragraph form, but be sure that you address the following:

–Provide a concise summary of the premise of your show. Be sure to include its genre

–What is the relationship between the “outsider” and the “host community”? How do they differ?

–What function does the “outsider” serve in the “host community”?

–What happens as a result of the displacement?

–What underlying meaning can you derive from your text? Is it offering any kind of cultural critique or commentary?

Use these questions to help guide you in creating your own analysis. Feel free to address issues I haven’t raised here.

As I was looking for a great example to relate to displacement, I immediately thought of recent tragedy news in the country of Peru in South America.  About 3 weeks ago, the northern and southern parts of Peru were highly affected by a huge climate change on intense rains that led to huge floods. This country has not experienced a flood like this since 1998 after a small incident along the coastal. There is a Peruvian term called “huayco” that refers to a flash flood caused by heavy rains occurring high in the mountains; the translated word would be mudslides in English. Days after it first occurred up to now, it is still damaging buildings and homes as we speak. In the article, I attached it states there have been 67 deaths since it was posted. The last update I can find is 72 on the death toll. This breaking news is heart-breaking to me personally because my nationality is Peruvian. Although, I was born in America both of my parents are from Peru. The side of my father’s family has been affected due to this flooding. Thankfully, they are all well and alive, but their town had their electricity and water system stopped. Since they cannot go outside, they are stuck at a damaged home with barely any food left. Every day they wait for the rescue team to assist or at least provide food. This relates to displacement because my distant relatives and the rest of the population were living in a safe environment that were taken away from them so fast by a natural disaster. Everyone must now decide on new tasks to fulfill so that they survive through this flood. Many had their homes be ripped away from the strong waves that flew through the town; they must assimilate to starting new again.

I attached the article I was referring to below for any additional information.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/17/peru-floods-ocean-climate-change