Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America”
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A 5 page review of Ehrenreich’s findings on class and power in contemporary America formulated based on her experiences working in numerous blue collar jobs and trying to get by. The contention that the wealthy hold the power, the middle class wield that power, while the poor carry out their wishes with little reward and even littler power themselves is presented. No additional sources are included.
Filename: PPwmNick.rtf

Berkman/Homophobia in Social Work
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A 5 page article critique that examines Berkman and Zinberg's 1997 study of level of homophobia and heterosexual bias among social workers. The writer summarizes and critiques this research. No additional sources cited.
Filename: kharhomo.rtf

Bio-Psycho-Social Case Analysis
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the bio-psycho-social elements of a case involving a mentally altered elderly woman who is found living in squalor. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLC.BioCase.rtf

Care Management and the Empowerment of Independent Living
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This 9 page paper considers to what extend care management assist services users in achieving empowerment and independent living. The paper identifies possibilities of service users and how social workers can improve the service they offer. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEempcare.rtf

Caring for clients with learning disabilities; legal commentary on experience within a voluntary organization
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This 9 page paper considers the way in which a voluntary organisation set up to help individuals with learning difficulties will need to deal with legal issues and the potential conflicts and ethical dilemmas due to the different needs of the client's and the constraints they face. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TElearnleg.rtf

Cash Grants for Earned Income: An Analysis of Three Hypothetical Approaches
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A 2 page analysis of earned income strategies designed to aid working women in Hawaii. Outlines Hawaii's current approach and compares that approach to two hypothetical approaches. Each involves a cash grant for earned income but the budget constraints for each differ both in the maximum work hours allowed without taxation and in the rate of taxation. Concludes that the second hypothetical approach is superior as it rewards women who work a minimum or one-hundred hours per month with an increased cash grant. The other two approaches actually penalize women who work over forty hours per month by requiring that the cash grant be taxed away. No sources are listed.
Filename: PPecEarn.wps

Changes in Britain's Welfare State
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This 4 page paper examines the welfare state and changes that occurred during the 1980s and 1990s. The Community Care Act and The Human Rights Act are each discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA419UK.rtf

Child abuse
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A five page paper which looks at some of the causes of child abuse and neglect and the different ways in which society deals with the issue. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: JLchabuse.rtf

Child Abuse
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This 12 page paper examines the problem of child abuse and its cyclic nature. The writer considers the evidence of the causes and influencing factors in the occurrence of abuse and the relevant of any repeating patterns. After this the writer examines the ways that this may be prevented or treated where it occurs. Included in the paper are issues such as poverty and devaluation of human life. The paper ends by considering the role of intervention, comparing a typical US case with the equivalent case in the UK. The emphasis on prosecution and treatment are considered as well as the attitudes of separation or maintaining the family unit. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEcabuse.wps