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    few parts of the code of ethics Ehrenreich did not follow. I believe she was in breach of privacy and confidentiality‚ dishonesty‚ fraud‚ and deception‚ and integrity. Privacy and confidentiality is a very important aspect of social work. Although Ehrenreich changed the names of her coworkers and places she worked at‚ she still disclosed private information about them they may not have wanted the entire world to know. Everyone has a right to privacy which Ehrenreich did not grant her coworkers who

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    2001 during the blow up of the internet. The book was spreading and a group of college freshmen were even assigned to read it. Ehrenreich even learned that a young man set out himself to try what she did but he started out in a homeless shelter and at the end‚ he had an apartment and thousands of dollars saved. He went on to write his own book and actually accuse Ehrenreich about her lack of motivation to succeed. She was even called “The Antichrist of North Carolina” and many people didn’t seem so

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    accounts of women who had worked in such fields. One of them that particularly stood out was Cathy. Cathy was expected to work 16 hours a day and was promised a certain sum of money in her employment contract but never received the full amount (Ehrenreich & Hochschild‚ p.116). Her boss also took her bank book and and any legal documents she had so she would not be able to get money from

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    “The streets of America may not have been paved with gold‚ but they were cobbled in middle-class dreams.” says Regina Lee Blaszczyk. What is The American Dream? The American Dream has been something people inside and out of the United States hopes to get out of the country. Whether it be riches‚ a family‚ a successful job‚ a big house‚ or anything‚ some people do live The American Dream. Sadly‚ though‚ the dream is a lot more arduous to accomplish‚ especially if you are middle class or lower. The

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    went through. In Into the Wild‚ McCandless really went into the wild and experienced everything‚ but Ehrenreich didn’t live a poor life. If she had done that it would have made for a much more interesting book.” I agree with my classmate on this comment because while I did learn about some struggles that low wage workers have to go through‚ I didn’t learn what

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    Barbara Ehrenreich I could drift along like this‚ in some dreamy proletarian idyll‚ except for two things. One is management. If I have kept this subject on the margins thus far it is because I still flinch to think that I spent all those weeks under the surveillance of men (and later women) whose job it was to monitor my behavior for signs of sloth‚ theft‚ drug abuse‚ or worse. Not that managers and especially "assistant managers" in low-wage settings like this are exactly the class enemy. In

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    Organizational Behavior Case for Discussion #1 Rewarding the Hourly Worker Hourly workers—people who are paid a set dollar amount for each hour they work—have long been the backbone of the U.S. economy. But times are changing‚ and with them so also is the lot of the hourly worker. As they can with most employment conditions‚ organizations are able to take a wider variety of approaches to managing compensation for hourly workers. And nowhere are these differences more apparent than in

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    struggling to simply make ends meet. In a nation where the people live by the American Dream‚ why are so many people deprived of opportunities that will upgrade their living conditions? This is question has been raised by many‚ one being Barabara Ehrenreich. Throughout her book‚ she explains the experiment she conducted to understand first hand the experiences of a low waged worker‚ living in a low-income environment. She

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    low-wage work force. During a previous visit to the Portland area‚ she noted that opportunities were plentiful in the world of employment. She begins her stay at a Motel 6 from which she will organize her quest for a job and a stable place to live. Ehrenreich accepts several interviews for prospective housing only to find disappointment. In the moments prior to concluding her search in defeat‚ she locates a fairly cute cottage that includes basic amenities‚ a reasonable security deposit‚ and at a cost

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    Nickel And Dimed Thesis

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    went through. In Into the Wild‚ McCandless really went into the wild and experienced everything‚ but Ehrenreich didn’t live a poor life. If she had done that it would have made for a much more interesting book.” I agree with my classmate on this comment because while I did learn about some struggles that low wage workers have to go through‚ I didn’t learn what

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