labor strikes of the 1930’s was incredibly valuable to the migrant workers. They provided technology‚ leadership and foresight necessary to make changes that the migrant workers desperately needed. These changes included not only physical changes to the environment in which they worked‚ slept and rate of pay‚ but also the mind set in which the growers and owner thought about the workers. The biggest plight against the farm workers was that they were taken advantage of from all angles. They continually
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Culture of transgender as sex worker: a world inside a world Introduction: Gender is often confused with sex. Sex generally refers to anatomy and biology whereas gender refers to qualities and behaviours society expects from a female or a male. These roles are learned‚ change over time and vary enormously across and within cultures[1]. There are not too many people in the world who can say they’ve been both a mother and a father. But Jennifer Finney Boylan‚ née James Boylan‚ can (Beth Greenfield
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Have Minimum Wages Benefited South Africa’s Domestic Service Workers? Tom Hertz Have Minimum Wages Benefited South Africa’s Domestic Service Workers? Tom Hertz Department of Economics‚ American University Comments welcomed at: hertz@american.edu First draft July 9‚ 2004 This version October 6‚ 2004 Introduction and Summary In September of 2002 South Africa’s roughly one million domestic workers – about 840‚000 predominantly African and Coloured women who work as housekeepers‚ cooks and
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Maids to Order in Hong Kong: Stories of Migrant Workers by Nicole Constable Nicole Constable‚ in Maid to Order in Hong Kong: Stories of Migrant Workers describes the physical and psychological lives of those domestic workers in the homes of Chinese in Hong Kong‚ their attitude towards their own lives and work‚ and the attitudes of the workers and the Chinese toward one another. Constable’s primary purpose‚ from a scholarly perspective‚ is to document the particulars of the lives of these
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According to the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (2008)‚ social workers are required to “pursue social change‚ particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people” (p. 3). This ethical standard is guided by the principle of social justice that is used to help those that are disadvantaged in society by ensuring they have access to equal opportunities as well as‚ social inclusion (CITE). Reflecting on this view and it’s connection to this
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The Importance of Communication as a Social Worker Name Kaplan University Professor Carlson CM107 College Composition 1 April 26‚ 2014 As a social worker‚ effective communication is significant‚ because it helps to build a relationship between the social worker and the client. Social workers communicate with clients as well as other professionals to obtain essential information that is relevant to the client’s needs. They are also responsible for making critical
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Social worker. I did know however‚ that I would have a job where I would help people. I have a passion for the law so naturally I thought I would explore that interest. I went into my undergrad thinking I was going to be a juvenile attorney. It was not until my internship with Safe Landing Youth Shelter that I realized I was going in the wrong direction. Working at the youth shelter I felt something I have never felt before: fulfillment and satisfaction. Why do you want to be a social worker seems
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Become a Social Worker What occupation suits you? I’m interested in working with children and families. The one thing I have always wanted to do with my life is to help people; making a difference in people lives is the most important aspect of a future career to me. The occupational outlook handbook website explains the responsibilities of social workers: Social workers “help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. One group of social workers‚ clinical social workers‚ also diagnose
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Social Worker interview Assignment February 20‚ 2012 Credentials: MPLSW (Master Psychologist Licensed Social Worker) Contact information: Name of Agency: 1) Agency’ s purpose and number of clients. For Bluegrass mental health broad is to provide therapy for substance abuse services for all population within central Kentucky. Each counselor in this office averages about one hundred and sometimes it is more. There are about 12 counselors so we serve 16 counties.
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The Great Depression struck in 1929 and left many migrant workers unemployed in Southern California. Like most people‚ many hispanics were desperate for jobs‚ once theirs were taken. They were offered jobs in the fields and immediately took them. Braceros‚ “manual laborers”‚ were forced to settle for poor working and unsanitary conditions. Many were taken advantage of by their employers. Cesar Chavez‚ an American farm worker‚ labor leader‚ and civil rights activists‚ was born on March 31‚ 1927 in
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