Finding Main Idea 2

What is the main idea of the following passage?

While it may be obvious that home ownership increases stability and enables individuals and families to accrue wealth, it is also true that home ownership has a significant effect on the life satisfaction of low-income people. Home buyers have been found to have higher levels of life satisfaction and may also have increased self-esteem and a sense of control compared to renters.^[3] It is impossible to talk about lower rates of home ownership amongst minoritized groups without discussing the practices of intentional segregation and gouging enacted by the federal government, lending institutions, local governments and housing covenants enacted following the legal end of slavery in the United States.

Pearce, Elizabeth. Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens. Linn-Benton Community College, 2020.

• While it may be obvious that home ownership increases stability and enables individuals and families to accrue wealth, it is also true that home ownership has a significant effect on the life satisfaction of low-income people.

• Home buyers have been found to have higher levels of life satisfaction and may also have increased self-esteem and a sense of control compared to renters.

• It is impossible to talk about lower rates of home ownership amongst minoritized groups without discussing the practices of intentional segregation and gouging enacted by the federal government, lending institutions, local governments and housing covenants enacted following the legal end of slavery in the United States.

• None; the main idea is implied

What is the main idea of the following passage?

Values shape how a society views what is ‘beautiful’ and what kinds of art are valued. Beauty is a concept that is flexible and contains contextual significance depending on where you live and the time of where you are living. A family’s access to art that speaks to their culture, interests, and imagination depends on what is available in the popular media and accessible in their geographic region. In Western Culture, art was historically housed in museums. In Indigenous cultures, art often takes the form of useful objects, such as baskets and clothing.

Pearce, Elizabeth. Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens. Linn-Benton Community College, 2020.

• Values shape how a society views what is ‘beautiful’ and what kinds of art are valued.

• Beauty is a concept that is flexible and contains contextual significance depending on where you live and the time of where you are living.

• A family’s access to art that speaks to their culture, interests, and imagination depends on what is available in the popular media and accessible in their geographic region.

• None; the main idea is implied.

What is the main idea of the following passage?

Much of this chapter discusses art that has some kind of paywall: museums with entrance fees, or  films and other media that require a ticket or subscription price.  In this section, we will pay attention to art that may be considered “public” in one form or another. Public art is often defined as art that is “visually and physically accessible to the public.” While it is also often described as representing universal concepts rather than those that are partisan, political, commercial or personal, these authors challenge that notion from two perspectives.  The first is that the funding for and decision-making about public art is still often controlled by dominant or political groups. While efforts have been made to equalize art-making decisions, the tension between money and ideals is real.  Secondly, it can be said that all art is personal.  What is more personal than an artist’s vision and creation? Some public art is commissioned  by a public group, and this can come with restrictions or guidance for the artists. For now, we will stick with the definition that public art is art that is easily accessed by any member of society.

Pearce, Elizabeth. Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens. Linn-Benton Community College, 2020.

• Much of this chapter discusses art that has some kind of paywall: museums with entrance fees, or  films and other media that require a ticket or subscription price. 

• Public art is often defined as art that is “visually and physically accessible to the public.”

• Some public art is commissioned  by a public group, and this can come with restrictions or guidance for the artists.

• None; the main idea is implied.

What is the main idea of the following passage?

When looking at the social epidemiology of the United States, it is hard to miss the disparities among races. The discrepancy between Black and White Americans shows the gap clearly; in 2008, the average life expectancy for White males was approximately five years longer than for Black males: 75.9 compared to 70.9. An even stronger disparity was found in 2007: the infant mortality, which is the number of deaths in a given time or place, rate for Blacks was nearly twice that of Whites at 13.2 compared to 5.6 per 1,000 live births. According to a report from the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation, African Americans also have higher incidence of several other diseases and causes of mortality, from cancer to heart disease to diabetes. In a similar vein, it is important to note that ethnic minorities, including Mexican Americans and Native Americans, also have higher rates of these diseases and causes of mortality than Whites.

Pearce, Elizabeth. Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens. Linn-Benton Community College, 2020.

• When looking at the social epidemiology of the United States, it is hard to miss the disparities among races.

• The discrepancy between Black and White Americans shows the gap clearly; in 2008, the average life expectancy for White males was approximately five years longer than for Black males: 75.9 compared to 70.9.

• In a similar vein, it is important to note that ethnic minorities, including Mexican Americans and Native Americans, also have higher rates of these diseases and causes of mortality than Whites.

• None; the main idea is implied.

What is the main idea of the following passage?

Many critics also point to the medicalization of women’s issues as an example of institutionalized sexism. Medicalization refers to the process by which previously normal aspects of life are redefined as deviant and needing medical attention to remedy. Historically and contemporaneously, many aspects of women’s lives have been medicalized, including menstruation, premenstrual syndrome, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. The medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth has been particularly contentious in recent decades, with many women opting against the medical process and choosing a more natural childbirth. Fox and Worts find that all women experience pain and anxiety during the birth process, but that social support relieves both as effectively as medical support. In other words, medical interventions are no more effective than social ones at helping with the difficulties of pain and childbirth. Fox and Worts further found that women with supportive partners ended up with less medical intervention and fewer cases of postpartum depression. Of course, access to quality birth care outside the standard medical models may not be readily available to women of all social classes.

Pearce, Elizabeth. Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens. Linn-Benton Community College, 2020.

• Many critics also point to the medicalization of women’s issues as an example of institutionalized sexism.

• Medicalization refers to the process by which previously normal aspects of life are redefined as deviant and needing medical attention to remedy.

• In other words, medical interventions are no more effective than social ones at helping with the difficulties of pain and childbirth.

• None; the main idea is implied.