...Government assistance was only supposed to be temporary. Sometimes I feel like the poor have a sense of entitlement because they feel like the government or rich people put them in poverty. I feel like it isn’t the government's fault for their downfall. I believe that everybody plays a part in everything that happens. “The Working Poor” has so much irony in the title alone. How is it that a person can be working, yet still be poor? David Shipler wanted people to not forget about the minority groups that people seem to have forgotten about. I feel that Shipler was very focused on certain people situations especially the lower class. I believe that a lot of “rich” people were fed up with this book being published because it’s making people know...
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...Professor`s name Student`s name Course Date Dallas` working poor What question, problem, or issue is the author addressing? The author mainly addresses the issue of social stratification. However, the stratification manifests in different forms. Some societies allow movement and interaction between layers of social stratification. They are open stratification systems while others comprise of caste systems in which everyone has to conform to the ascribed status quo. Societies in the later category promote unfairness in all aspects of social life because they disregard the talents or skills that individuals have. They compel people to be born, grow up and live their entire life at a predefined level of life. The author believes that such systems...
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...Minimum Wage and the Working Poor HD 403 Poverty Spring 2012 Introduction It is believed one way to help the working poor is to increase the minimum wage to elevate their yearly income. But surveys and studies have shown that raising the minimum wage has done very little to help poverty rate. What it has done is eliminate jobs that the working poor filled and increased inflation. It seems to be an ineffective way to help the poor, a combination of other anti-poverty tools together would produce better results. Issue Each president has wanted to help those in poverty and the working poor in America. President Clinton increased the federal minimum wage to bring up the wages of the working poor. Is that the answer? What will happen when the federal minimum wage is brought up to $9.50 an hour? This article is looking into possibilities of what may happen with poverty and the working poor if the minimum wage were increased. The working poor are people in the workforce but wages still fall below the poverty level. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 has increased the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour (Rep. Miller, 2007). The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports in 2011, there were 73.9 million American workers age 16 and older were paid hourly wage. But only 1.7 million workers made minimum wage of $7.25 per hour and 2.2 million had wages below the minimum (USDL, 3/2012). The working poor looked like a person who had not graduated high school...
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...herself if the working women in America are able to survive on low paying jobs. Accomplishing this will mean living on only what she makes to pay the rent, groceries and gas. The author makes up her mind to seek employment in three different cities around America, Key West, Florida, Maine and Minnesota. Her reasons for choosing each these cities varies and she realizes very quickly that making ends meet in any of these cities will not be easy to do if not impossible on a low salary. The author meets numerous people, including Holly a maid in Maine that she befriends. Ehrenreich’s view of low wage workers helps her understand their situation around the country as she comes to the realization that one cannot afford nutritious food, a protected living enviroment and provide for health insurance all on low earnings. My paper will discuss the repercussions of low wages on the working poor as well as how they are viewed by society. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America The book Nickel and Dimed begins with the author, Barbara Ehrenreich (2011), contemplating how she will take on the task of living with limited money and assets as she has a Ph.D. in Biology, but her focus became social change. Ehrenreich must ground rules for her research and decides that she must have transportation, a place to live and food to eat as these are things that she will need to get by. "Transportation is also a major barrier to financial self-sufficiency for many working poor families. Many...
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...PAPER TEORI SOSIOLOGI KLASIK PERLOMBAAN DI KAMPUS DAN KEHIDUPAN PERKULIAHAN ( Studi Kasus : Ketika Perlombaan UKM dan Solative Sosiologi Tidak Disesuaikan Dengan Jadwal Kuliah Mahasiswa, Serta Pembedaan antara Masa SMA dan Kuliah) Oleh: Ahmad Rofiki PENDAHULUAN Masa kuliah adalah masa dewasa dini yang telah memikirkan masa depan. Ini ditandai dengan adanya semangat bersaing dan hasrat kuat untuk maju dalam karir1. Tidak seperti pada saat SMA yang masih kental dengan aroma persahabatan kuat. Dalam masa dewasa dini ini kita hanya menyisihkan waktu yang sedikit untuk bergaul bersama teman-teman kampus. Begitu pula ketika kampus mengadakan kegiatan perlombaan UKM dan Solative Sosiologi, kebanyakan dari teman-teman mahasiswa tidak mengikutinya. Di karenakan jadwal perkuliahan mereka tidak di sesuaikan dengan jadwal perlombaan. Tidak seperti di SMA, yang melakukan classmeeting atau perlombaan diadakan saat setelah UAS. Perlombaan di kampus diadakan sebelum UAS, kendati pun perlombaan itu diadakan setelah UAS. Saya yakin tidak ada yang mau untuk menonton. Kenapa demikian, karena kebanyakan mahasiswa sudah sibuk untuk mengurusi liburan pulang kampung mereka. Bagaimana menanamkan kepada para mahasiswa di jurusan sosiologi maupun yang lain, supaya lebih mementingkan mengikuti perlombaan daripada mengikuti jadwal perkuliahan. Saya rasa mustahil, karena mereka lebih mementingkan mendapatkan nilai bagus, memikirkan masa depan dan membuat kedua orang tua bangga dengan cara lulus tepat...
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...and policy responses. A common thread which weaves throughout many of the studies reviewed here is the dynamics of migration. In When Work Disappears, immigrants provide comparative data with which to highlight the problems of ghetto poverty affecting blacks. In No Shame in My Game, Puerto Rican and Dominican immigrants are part of the changing demographics in Harlem. In Canarsie, the possible migration of blacks into a working/middle-class neighborhood prompts conservative backlash from a traditionally liberal community. In Streetwise, the migration of yuppies as a result of gentrification, and the movement of nearby-ghetto blacks into these urban renewal sites also invoke fear of crime and neighborhood devaluation among the gentrifying community. Not only is migration a common thread, but the persistence of poverty, despite the current economic boom, is the cornerstone of all these works. Poverty, complicated by the dynamics of race in America, call for universalistic policy strategies, some of which are articulated in Poor Support and The War Against the Poor. In When Work Disappears, William Julius Wilson builds upon many of the insights he introduced in The Truly Disadvantaged, such as the rampant joblessness, social isolation, and lack of marriageable males that characterized many urban ghetto neighborhoods. In the class discussion, Professor Wilson argues that it is necessary to disassociate unemployment with joblessness, as the former only measures those still seeking...
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...Running head: Cultural Influence in Development Cultural Influences in Development Fhameka Lewis February 10, 2015 Argosy University Single Moms Single moms face a challenge within their lives. Some mothers become single through divorce and while others become single outside of wedlock. However, there is no set age for a single mom. Statics states that most females become single moms before they finish high school and is receiving some type of government assistance for help. The average single mom has either dropped out of school or working a minimum paying job. Because of the high cost of living rate it is impossible for these single moms to provide a healthy life for their children. Therefore the Department of Human Service is stepping up to the platform to help these moms seek better jobs and receive a better education. The Jefferson County Department of Human Services will be offering a variety of workshops for all single moms in the surrounding communities. The workshop is called Single Moms Taking Control, and will be on Thursday June 3, 2015 during the hours of 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the workshop will be to provide guidance and resources for all the single moms who which to go back to school to receive their GED or for those who which to obtain a degree in higher education. The workshops will also help the moms with resources to maintaining a healthy relationship with their family. Also throughout the workshops there will be venders there...
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...Living in what feels like poverty, I feel as if school is my highest priority. With everything going on at home, I didn’t want to burden my parents with more problems. My family has not always been financially stable, making it a bit difficult for us at times. My academic studies have always been important for me, school overall was not always the safest place to be though, as well as the community. There were gangs everywhere you looked; as well as drugs; it almost felt as if everyone was into them. Everyone always either asked, or pressured you into trying them. I'd like to do something to change the way others live their lives, make a change in it. Being a registered nurse, I feel would be something I’d like to fulfill. Being a registered nurse, you help those who have been hurt and heal them. In the end, you feel good about yourself. My life isn’t all that comparable to those who are in the street and homeless, I might have been upset and stressed out about the bills although there are those out there who have nothing. The person you’re helping will lead a good life – after your involvement. Being a registered nurse, you help the homeless, the elderly, those with medical health conditions, as well as drug and alcohol abusers; I can help others lead a good life. Living in poverty, I feel as if I should further my education so my children won’t have to worry on what I had to. I love my family; they were always the biggest supporters throughout school. The thing was I was always...
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...Poverty Poverty would be defined as the state of being extremely poor, having little or no money, goods; or means of support and it gets to a stage where you can no more provide for the necessities in your life. Poverty is caused by a number of factors; such provide as; political instability, debt, discrimination & social inequality… Inequality There are many different types of inequality such being; income inequality, gender inequality, but a broad outline of what inequality is, is that it’s a condition of being unequal towards someone or a group of people. Example would be a male and female working the same job and same amount of hours and the one getting paid more than the other due to circumstances such as discrimination and prejudice...
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...Child Welfare System Article BSHS/302 October 8, 2012 Joe Spalding Child Welfare System Article This article examines the characteristics of child welfare caseworkers, their views of the child welfare system, their clients, their agency of employment, and child welfare policies, and whether these views vary according to caseworkers' characteristics. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze in-depth interviews conducted with caseworkers in New York and Chicago. The major themes that emerged from the analysis indicate caseworkers believed that the child welfare system does not meet the needs of the children in care, lacks the resources to appropriately serve clients, and often establishes goals that cannot be attained by the biological parents. Caseworkers held negative views of the biological parents and, although most described their organization as well equipped, almost as many reported that their organization lacked technical, administrative, and personnel resources. Caseworkers' views of child welfare policies emphasized the need for reforming the system and reevaluating funding priorities.( Zell, M. C. (2006). Child welfare workers: Who they are and how they view the child welfare system. Child Welfare, 85(1), 83-103.) Response This article shows results among two cities Chicago and New York on the child welfare system. The results for the article show the interest of the case workers and how they can affect the individual they serve as clients...
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...CCTs and UCTs seem very attractive to aid donors. I have summarized the following points to help you understand my analysis: CCTs: Purpose: CCTs usually has very distinctive priorities, such as supporting individual household with health, education and helping woman (The Economist, 2013). Pros: 1) CCTs can focus on helping the children improve their education and cut future poverty (Mohan, 2013). 2) CCTs usually works better when dealing with the root causes of poverty and, it can help families escape from poverty once for all (The Economist, 2013). Con: 1) Some recipients eligible for CCTs fail to meet the conditions due to some unmanageable condition (The Economist, 2013). UCTs: Purpose: It simply handing out cash to the poor without condition attached and relieves people from poverty (Mohan, 2013). Pros: 1) UCTs is cheaper than CCTs to run (The Economist, 2013). 2) UCTs is best suitable when the money is the main issue (Mohan, 2013). . 3) UCTs seem has better results than the traditional aid program (such as job-training programs) (Mohan, 2013). Con: 1) There is no long term effect has been able to assessed (Baird, 2013). Heifer...
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...Affordable Daycare for Low-Income Working Families Pamela Durant-Stewart Strayer University Memphis, TN Instructor: Dr. Lisa Joerg Research and Communication- BUS 531 July 07, 2008 Context of the Problem Three out of four children spend at least part of their day with a substitute caregiver, and Southern Mississippi needs to do more to ensure that care is high-quality and affordable. (Todd, C. and Ashton, A., March 2001). It’s not easy for an individual to live comfortably on less than eight dollars an hour. For parents working in low-wage jobs, trying to arrange reliable day care for their children can add another layer of anxiety to an already precarious existence. As part of Marketplace Morning Report’s series on the world of low-wage work, reporter David Schaper looks at the paucity of safe, affordable day care for low-income families. Kharfen, M. (Dec, 2000.) Low-income working mothers with children often have a hard time finding affordable day care. Even when child-care costs are based on a sliding-scale fee, many mothers with minimum-wage jobs can’t pay all of their child-care bills and still have money for housing, food, and transportation. we, as a society, want poor parents to be productive workers, some form of appropriate child care—regardless of parents’ ability to pay—must be available. Whether such care should be provided by employers, faith-based or charitable organizations, or through governmental programs is up to the citizenry to decide....
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...Table of contents Page no Contents 01 Personal information 02 Introduction 03 Conclusion 04 Anisa Abbas 22 July 2015 Student no 3618 863 8 Community & Health Psychology PYC4811 Assignment 02 657832 Introduction Community! “A group or network of people who are connected to each other by relatively durable social relations that extend beyond immediate genealogical ties and who mutually define that relationship as important to their social identity and social practice. They are a selforganized network of people with a common agenda or interest who come together by sharing ideas, information and other resources.” Trichardt, a pocket sized town which claims a mere 25 square kilometers in the Gert Sibande district of the Mpumalanga Province has a total of four thousand residents. Our small town has a mixed racial make-up with more than half of the residents being of the white race group. Recently a substantial amount of Asian/Indian families have settled into Trichardt. A possible reason for the influx would be that the location of the Masjid is easily accessible to the Muslim families. The Masjid is a point of gathering for the youth and male folk which also introduces and welcomes any new members into the community. In the past ten years of residing in Trichardt, I have witnessed dozens of caring, sharing and selfless behaviors within our community. There are a few senior members of the community who take on a leadership...
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...was extremely significant to history that it would be almost ignorant to say that every person living in this time was poor during the 19th century. The richest man in the world during this time was Nathan...
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...Redlands Christian Migrant Association Assignment 4 Paper Dr. Robert E. Lee PAD 4419 Zully Tirado Summer Term 2010 July 8, 2010 I. Agency y Selected: “RCMA” (Redlands Christian Migrant Association) History Since 1965 RCMA has been helping these working poor families and their children break the cycle of poverty and ignorance to a broad range of programs from early childhood development to collage training. ("Redlands Christian migrant," 2008). RCMA began its existence in October 1, 1965. It was founded by Mennonite Church Volunteers in the Redlands farming area of Southern Miami-Dade County to provide safe and nurturing environment for children while their parents worked in the fields ("Rcma- childcare and," 2010). RCMA began with three centers, serving approximately 75 children in the Homestead and Florida City area. Today, RCMA serves nearly 8,000 children in more than 75 centers and two charter schools in 21 Florida counties. ("Rcma- childcare and," 2010). Across the state of Florida, not just children and families but the entire communities have been changed to this combination of involvement, education and opportunity. * Appendix I shows the 21 Florida counties where RCMA’s centers are located. Mission Statement The RCMA mission statement is to create and foster opportunities for the children of migrant and other low-income rural families to maximize the choices in their lives (Rcma employee handbook, 2009). Vision Statement RCMA will continue its emphasis...
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