Unnatural Causes is a documentary about the effects of one’s socioeconomic status in health, diseases, life expectancy, and excess death. The film compares the lives of 4 individuals who live in different counsel districts of Louisville, Kentucky. Systems theorists believe individuals, their systems, communities, and environment are all interrelated to achieve better interactions between each other (Robbins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2011). Micro, mezzo, and macro systems levels, as well as homeostasis will be discussed to explain the causes of excess death and how to decrease or eliminate excess death.
Micro System The CEO, lab supervisor, janitor, and unemployed mother are impacted by their micro systems. Their micro systems …show more content…
The CEO lives in a counsel district where most of the people in the community have a college education. The lab supervisor lives in a counsel district where most people are middle class and own their homes. The janitor lives in a community where most people live right above or at the poverty line. The unemployed mother lives in a counsel district where most people did not finish high school and are unemployed; they are also below the poverty line. Their interactions between their microsystems and their community and workplace contribute to excess death. The film demonstrated that having less control and power in the workplace means being more stressed. The film discussed lack of access to healthy foods, opportunities for physical activity, and medical …show more content…
(2011), liberal feminists believe that women and men should have the same rights. Gender inequality continues to be a problem with girls and women. Laws like the Equal Pay Act and Girls Count Act are put in place to protect and empower women, as well as the Millennium Development Goals. According to the Girls Count Report, girls do not receive a birth certificate, drop out of school, confined to their home, cannot obtain a job, marry, and have children. A liberal feminist will argue that if a man has the opportunity to continue with education and obtain a good job, a woman should also have the same opportunity. Women need to feel and be empowered to create change in our society. Women need to expand their opportunities. A liberal feminist approach to ending poverty is to promote policies and laws that help empower women, like the Girls Count Act and Equal Pay Act. A liberal feminist looks to society to make changes for the gender inequality. According to Lefton (2013), women make up 70 % of the world’s poverty and we can end it by creating opportunities for all and removing barriers that interfere with gender inequality. A liberal feminist believes that legislation needs implement laws for equal opportunities (Stromquist, 1990). Empowerment of women is an investment to end poverty because it will benefit society in the long run; girls will marry later, have fewer children, and be