In the book Nickel and Dimed on (Not) getting by in America‚ the author lived a life of a low wage worker. This experiment‚ while deemed insightful by some people‚ was considered dull and unrealistic to one of my classmates. In response to the question‚ “What parts of the book made Ehrenreich’s experience unrealistic?” my peer said‚ “She didn’t experience what low wage workers really went through. In Into the Wild‚ McCandless really went into the wild and experienced everything‚ but Ehrenreich didn’t
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RUNNING HEAD: BOOK REFLECTION Book Reflection and Response Seccombe (2006)‚ in Families in Poverty‚ discusses six pathways through which poverty operates based upon a model developed by Brooks-Gunn and Duncan and the Children’s Defense Fund (p. 65). Although the pathway model is primarily focused on the potential effects of poverty on children‚ the model can also be applied to adults. Because of this‚ I found that the research presented by Seccombe on the pathways to poverty paralleled many
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After reading about the travels Barbara Ehrenreich took in the book Nickel and Dimed as an attempt to “discover some hidden economies in the world of the low-wage worker” to Florida‚ Maine‚ and Minnesota‚ I have been able to deepen my understanding of the harsh reality people face while working in low income jobs. (Barbara Ehrenreich‚ Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America‚ p. 3) She undertook several different types of low wage jobs such as a waitress‚ hotel housekeep‚ nursing home cook
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After reading Nickel and Dimed and reviewing the NASW Code of Ethics I found a 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
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Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By In America Novel Project Due: November 14‚ 2014 ALL WORK MUST BE TYPED IN 12” FONT!! Part I You must create a dialectical journal with fifteen (15) entries. I want five (5) entries for each section. I expect a thorough analysis of the devices/strategies identified in the text. Points: 90 Part II Create a monthly budget for a single parent with one child household living in the DMV area making minimum wage. You are to research the necessary information. You
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Research Essay: Nickel and Dimed Looking at the state of low wage workers in America today‚ many are struggling to make ends meet and provide basic needs to themselves and their families. Is this a new situation or just a necessary part of the overall American economic structure? In her book‚ “Nickel and Dimed” (2001)‚ Barbara Ehrenreich steps out of her comfortable‚ middle class existence to find out how the people working in the lowest rung of America’s economy are getting by. Using her sarcasm
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Macro theories: Nickel and Dimed‚ On Not Getting by In America” by Barbara Ehrenreich‚ 2001 1) Barbara was responding to 1996 TANF (5 years) reform that modified AFDC (lifetime warranted) SSI benefits for children or adults with disabilities What jobs available to single mothers? Could single parent live on single income and it was an experiment for Barbara to explore it. Welfare queens by Ronald Reigan Law wanted increase marriages‚ Work force 2) 3) Critical conscientious Symbolic
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Nickel and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich used her book Nickel and Dimed to illustrate her job assignment to live in the shoes of and‚ write about her experiences as a minimum wage worker in America. Ehrenreich goes to live in Key West‚ Maine‚ and Minnesota and works low wage jobs‚ sometimes more than one at a time. The point Ehrenreich is trying to make is that it is almost impossible to live a decent life in America with one‚ let alone two jobs paying very low wages. It is tough to be a low wage
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Nickel and Dimed 1) According to Ehrenreich‚ people who work jobs that are subsidized almost entirely by tips should be either paid more to begin with or offered more services such as housing and food like European countries do. For example‚ the typical 10% tip is considered borderline excessive at table service restaurants because waiters and waitresses are already paid substantially. Also‚ it is common especially in Mediterranean countries for the 10-15% service charge to already be included in
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Nickel and Dimed In the book of Nickel and Dimed‚ the author Barbara Ehrenreich‚ decided to go undercover as a low wage worker. She wanted to find out how non-skilled workers made ends meet. Barbara’s goal was to find if she would be able to live off the money she earned‚ and by also having enough money to pay the monthly rent. This was not going to be an easy task for her; she was used to having a home‚ a companion‚ reputation‚ and of course an ATM card. In June 1998‚ Barbara left behind everything
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