Assignment 2 - Prepare for the Social Work
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Assignment 2 - Prepare for the Social Work Grand ChallengesMSW-5001 v5: Human Behavior and the Social Environment (1002835356)Dr. Matthew Diner CREATED BY: ALEXANDRIA D. EPPERSON
What Inspires You?The definition of inspiration as defined by Websters Dictionary is: “the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.” (Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). )When I think about what inspires me my three children come to mind, and the type of world I want them to grow up in and live in when they are adults and I am no longer here to guide them and take care of them. Out of all the grand challenges of social work that inspires me that I believe could make a better world for my three children is: Reducing Extreme Economic Inequality. My presentation will focus on my passion for reducing extreme economic inequality, exploring economic inequality as it related to the field of social works and my own personal experience confronting my own challenges with economic inequality.
What is Economic Inequality? Economic Inequality is defined as the unequal distribution of income throughout a population. It refers to how unevenly income is distributed throughout a population. The less equal the distribution, the greater the income inequality. Income inequality is often accompanied by wealth inequality, which is the uneven distribution of wealth. (Kopp, C. M. (n.d))
Groups or communities most impacted.The level of income inequality among Asians was greater than among other racial and ethnic communities in 2016. Income inequality among blacks was the second highest – with a 90/10 ratio of 9.8 – followed by whites and Hispanics, each with a 90/10 ratio of 7.8. (Kochhar, 2018)
What is being done to stop/prevent economic inequality? The range of employment-related policies includes strengthening collective-bargaining rights, full-employment schemes, living-wage policies, stronger minimum-wage laws, and wage subsidies. (Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). )
What does Economic Inequality look like? Macroaggression:“Macroaggressions are large‐scale systematic oppression of a target group by society's institutions, such as government, education, and culture, which can all contribute or reinforce the oppression of marginalized social groups while elevating dominant social groups.” (Adomako's, 2021)Systematic Economic InequalityThe pay-rate being different for different genders, and races in various job fields within the country. (President et al., 2023)
Theories to Explore and Apply within Economic InequalitySocial Constructionist theorySocial constructionism is a theory of knowledge that holds that characteristics typically thought to be immutable and solely biological—such as gender, race, class, ability, and sexuality—are products of human definition and interpretation shaped by cultural and historical contexts. (Kang et al., 2017)Conflict theoryConflict theory poses that economic inequality is detrimental to society because it creates a system of winners and losers. This theory sees the disparity as being a powerful group dominating over a weaker group of society. (Honors Social Science Inquiry HNRS110. (n.d))
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