Underemployment

Introduction Researching this topic is relevantly important to the field of social service work / social issues because Canada is a country that comprises of mostly immigrants and increased rates of immigrants are coming into Canada through the point-based assessment program. Researching this topic will not only impart knowledge to the social service worker professional, but create more awareness about the issues that immigrants might be experiencing, as well as the ability to better support…

As a marketing major, I have always studied the product life cycle from the aspect of marketing a new brand, building brand resonance, experiencing saturation and decline. The theory as it applies to the international economy tells us that a product will be manufactured in the area of its invention during the beginning phase. A maturing product will be exported to other areas and other countries, which will begin to reproduce the item. Once this process begins, the product will be mass produced…

Radical Two millennia ago, a poor Jew who espoused a philosophy of loving enemies, elevating the lowly, and suffering with the oppressed could not be tolerated by the political authority of his day. He was put to death by Roman officials because of his worldview, but rather than extinguishing a flame, Jesus’ momentous act of solidarity forever lit the world on fire. This paschal mystery was a symbol, not of martyred pride, but humble prostration to assume the sins of humanity. The Christian…

The U-6 unemployment rate which takes into account portrays a different picture. For October 2015 the official U-6 unemployment rate fell from 9.6% in September to 9.5% in October. While the independently produced Gallup equivalent called the “Underemployment Rate” fell from 14.1% in September to 13.8% in October. The current differential between Gallup and BLS on supposedly the…

Systemic racism is a real thing that affects minorities in the United States, especially black Americans. Its effects create inequality and oppression. “Systemic racism includes the complex array of anti-black practices, the unjustly gained political- economic power of whites, the continuing economic and other resource inequalities along racial lines, and the white racist ideologies and attitudes created to maintain and rationalize white privilege and power.” (Cole, 2015) Because of its presence…

Human trafficking is the second largest crime according to the IOM (International Organization for Migration). There are two different types of human trafficking, trafficking for forced labor and trafficking in women for sexual exploitation. Both can include children as well. Throughout my paper however, I will only be addressing the abuse upon women and how they are seen as an easy target due to their inordinately affected by poverty and discrimination. Poverty and discrimination are both…

Nicaragua From the 500 miles of coastline to the hundreds of baseball fields across the country, Nicaragua is more than just a large country in Central America. Tourists thrive in Nicaragua, enjoying the beaches, the scenery, including the volcanoes, but they tend to keep away from Lake Nicaragua, which is the only lake in the world known to contain freshwater sharks. Nicaragua’s unique history, diverse geography, large population, and various dishes make it one of a kind.…

My Life’s Calling The social work profession appeals to me because of its call to help others. To me, social work means, advocate, provider of services, helper of others, voice of the voiceless, and change agent. The meaning behind these words signify my call to the profession; along with my deep commitment to working with individuals who have been marginalized because social injustices and economic inequalities. One of my proudest accomplishments was working as a tenant organizer for a…

Salinas 5some careers more than others. According to Jacqueline Hicks Grazette, CEO ofMyCollegeAdvisor.net, “students that enter math, science, engineering, medicine, and computer-technology fields find those majors still pay off in jobs after college” (Collegexpress Magazine).Additionally, engineering also pertains to these graduates whom profit the most from having acollege education. Statistics show how “just one of every four recent graduates classifies aseither unemployed or underemployed”…

The Philadelphia Negro is a study of society among African American people in Philadelphia written by W.E.B Du Bois and published in 1899 by the University of Pennsylvania Press. It is the first sociological case study of the black community. Du Bois, the author of the Philadelphia Negro was a great African American writer, sociologist, teacher, and protest leader. He was born in 1868 in Massachusetts and died in 1963 at age 95. However, Du Bois’s great works remain forever. He live in Great…