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Many supporters of welfare point out that the United States is lacking compared to most European nations when it comes to welfare. Most people agree that the United States is far superior to most of the European nations in terms of economy and technology: however, they also agree that it is unacceptable that the leader of the free world falls behind many countries in providing a better social welfare system. For example, Sweden has government sponsored education, healthcare, and an amount of…

The Struggles of Pursuing Higher Education In her essay, “Reclaiming the Promise of Higher Education: Poor Single Mothers in Academe,” Vivyan Adair asserts that higher education should be prioritized for low-income single mothers in order to help them transition out of welfare reliance and to advance themselves and their families into a positive, stable environment. Adair believes that as of 1996, the welfare system has lowered single mothers’ chances of pursuing education by prioritizing the…

Where there is poverty people are sometimes forced to break from their families in order to have a better life. To successfully escape poverty, there needs to be one or more elements to be in place that a person can take hold of to propel themselves into opportunity and success. This is the case of the immigrant family in Reyna Grande’s “The Distance Between Us.” Poverty, family, and mentors affected Reyna and influenced how she managed her need for education and desire to become a writer.…

A well-defined social welfare policy, as well as the nature of its contents and its administration, is a crucial part of any country. The definition of social welfare policy is “the strategy of action indicating the means and methods adopted to implement the social welfare services.” Social welfare programs are designed to provide for those who, by some reason or handicap, are not able to access all of the amenities and services that the community offers. Simply put, social welfare services are…

Jean Reynolds is a fifty- seven year-old, who works as a CNA and best illustrates the American Anti-Myth for many reasons. Jean works overtime to support her three children and one of them has Cancer. She earns about $11 per hour and her pay hasn’t increased even though she has worked for the same nursing home for the past 15 years. Later, she had to take custody of two more children. Even though she was able to get some emergency aid from public assistance, she knew that it was temporary. The…

Ever since the day America was discovered people have colonized the land looking for something more. Some of the many reasons people first settled in the Americas was to pursue freedom of religion, wealth, gold, land, and some came just for the adventure. But above all they came to obtain the American dream. The American dream is the opportunity to reach one's fullest potential by bettering themselves through hard work and determination. This collective goal has allowed many people in the past…

There are different aspect to the welfare system. There is food stamps, TANF, Medicaid, and other type’s public assistance. There is some myths to people that are receiving the public assistance, one of these being that families getting help tend to have a lot of children. The truth is that 37% of the people receiving TANF only have one child. And 27% of families receiving TANF has two children (Koppelman, 2005, p.219). Another myth that families that receive public assistance is lazy or will…

It is vital to make federal institutions more accessible to the impoverished population in order to strive toward social inclusion. Many American’s who fall beneath the poverty line restrain from seeking federal aid due to the complicated path of receiving financial relief. In 1996, the Welfare Reform Act was passed and on the surface seemed to present a wide variety of benefits and provisions for those who rely on welfare. According to reports, within three years of the reforms existence…

Reflection on: “‘They Never Did Me Any Good’: Welfare-To-Work Programs From the Vantage Point of Poor Women”. The article first provided an overview of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconsolidation Act (PRWORA), and described it as a governmental attempt to reduce the dependency on welfare. In class we have discussed the Welfare-to-Workfare programs, which creates precarious jobs—underpaid, temporary, with little to no benefits. While the program aims to help individuals…

Introduction In the world we live in, it is an important concept to remember that poor people are needed for society to function. Never should anyone wish misfortune on any human being, but the way we operate together requires proletariat and the bourgeoisie. This idea comes from “Marxism theory” stating that class conflict comes into response to the modes of production. This is where the poor and rich come into play. The poor create a labor force to produce products, while the rich use…