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Institution
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Abstract
Many scientists have discovered that biosocial nature of behavior takes place in the area of adaptation and stress (Vaughn, Michael, Matt, and Holly, 2014). Researchers have found that poverty is one of the significant factors which cause a lot of health risks to individuals. Researchers found that poverty acts as a stress inducer which programs the victim’s body. For example, in “Sing Unburied Sing” Ward (2017) talks about a place called Bois Sauvage where being poor and black is a problem. Jesmyn says that the ones sent to the farm are the poor, the blacks or the unlucky whites. The farm has evolved superficially from the previous days where it operated as a plantation. The book proves that poverty and racism can cause stress to an individual. It also discusses how different individuals try to cope with stress conditions in the text. The paper will address various stressors of poverty and how they affect people in psychological and physiological ways.
Keywords: Cancer; stress; drugs; physiological
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Wards novel talks about JoJo and his young sister who live with their mom, pop and grandparents. Pop who manages the homestead tends to the pigpen, chicken coop and goats yard with unequivocal correctness (Ward, 2017). Pop hopes to teach young JoJo with these belongings so that he can grow to become a man. JoJo’s mum Leonie has cancer, but she still works to satisfy her children’s needs. She has a white husband whom she loves so much.

Leonie sells drugs using the route at Parchman where she can sell and stand a better chance to score.
Kyla becomes sick on, and JoJo is the only one who can help her. Leone has little time to spend with her children even if her husband supports her. She feels guilty because she cannot hold the children who are left on their own. The novel describes poor people as drug dependent, and they are subject to imprisonment. The book shows that poor people undergo various challenges which cause a lot of stress in their lives. They work hard to satisfy their needs which force them to carry out risky businesses such as selling drugs.
Vaughn et al. (2014) states that poverty has a strong influence on mental development. He says that most of the mental problems are caused by poverty because people backgrounds have numerous issues which affect them. The article suggests that a resolution which is based on evidence has led to a long-time debate on social drift and social causation of mental problems. However, the former perspectives explain that poverty causes physiological and psychological challenges. Psychologists should, therefore, pay more attention to poor people to reduce the level of stress on individuals.
References
Vaughn G. Michael, DeLisi Matt, and Matto C. Holly. (2014). Human behavior: a cell to society approach (1st edition)
Ward Jesmyn (2017) National Book Award for ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing