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A 5 page research paper that first of all examines the principal points of William Ryan's Blaming the Victim (1971), which accuses American society of perpetuating social rhetoric that places the blame for social inequalities on the victims. The writer then examines some recent articles on health care and the poor to assess how they either substantiate or contradict Ryan's accusation for the present day. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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situation. He states that by focusing national attention on African American families as the apparent "cause" of racial inequality," the public is subtly diverted away from examining related issues (5).
"Racism, discrimination, segregation and the powerlessness of the ghetto are subtly, but thoroughly, downgraded in importance" (Ryan 5). In other words, the implication that the poor have something to do
with the inequalities that they endure somehow makes the public at large feel relieved of guilt, and justified in maintaining the status quo. Ryan emphatically states that the "miserable
health care of the poor" is generally explained away in American society on the "grounds that the victim has poor motivation and lacks health information" (5). In the 70s, the
problems of slum housing tenants were traced to being "Southern rural migrants" who had not yet "acculturated" to their life in the city (Ryan 5). He believes that such social
theories as a "culture of poverty" tends to perpetuate the concept that the poor have a "deviant value system" (5). In other words, Ryan asserts that the poor are presented
as "other" and that this is an enabling mechanism for continuing the status quo of inequalities that characterize health care for the poor in this country. An examination of random
articles pertaining to health care being received by the lower socioeconomic groups should reveal whether or not health care for the poor has improved, or if Ryans model for government
action (more properly termed "inaction") still holds true. Ryan states in his book that for any problem that concerns the poor, including health care, experts will, first of all, identify
the social problem; secondly, study those affected by the problem and discover the ways "they are different from the rest of us" due to deprivation and injustice; and, then, define
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