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Case Study Of Aja's Panhandling

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This is a case of a 26 years old single mother of two children, Aja, who panhandles to supplement her wage. In this client situation, the Person-in-Environment assessment system would address the social problem of panhandling at the micro and macro levels. Importantly for me, this case also highlights an area of interest for my future practice with women and single mothers. The underlying problem behind Aja’s panhandling is insufficient income (minimum wage) to take care of herself and children’s financial needs. Stereotypically, many able bodied panhandlers like Aja are perceived not interested in regular employment, particularly not minimum-wage labour, which they also believe would scarcely be more profitable than panhandling. Through
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