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British autism advocates want autistic people acknowledged as a minority rather than as disabled, because they say that "disability discrimination laws don't protect those who are not disabled but who 'still have something that makes them look or act differently from other people.'" [16] But the autism community is split over this issue, and ...
This would provide residents of low-income neighborhoods with greater access to healthy food options at more remote supermarkets. [5] This strategy may be limited by the fact that low-income populations often face time constraints in managing employment and caring for children and may not have the time to commute to buy healthy foods. [5]
[39] [40] In some regions of India, dark-skinned people are often seen as "dirty" and of lower status than lighter-skinned ones. A light complexion is equated with male and female beauty, racial superiority, and power and continues to have strong influences on marital prospects, employment, status, and income. [41]
Conservatives have claimed that the financial crisis was caused by too much regulation aimed at increasing home ownership rates for lower income people. [8] They have pointed to two policies in particular: the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) of 1977 (particularly as modified in the 1990s), which they claim pressured private banks to make risky ...
An incest taboo is any cultural rule or norm that prohibits sexual relations between certain members of the same family, mainly between individuals related by blood. All known human cultures have norms that exclude certain close relatives from those considered suitable or permissible sexual or marriage partners, making such relationships taboo.
China has one of the highest rates of contraceptive use in the world, even in comparison to other Asian countries. Among 84.6% of women who are currently married or in union are using a form of contraception. The United States has a lower rate of 78.6%. Japan, a neighboring country, has reported as low as 54.3% prevalence.