Essay Assignment: Human Services
Part A:
Write an essay of 3 to 5 pages in length in which you explain and discuss how income inequality occurs in the U.S., and how it is related to poverty. Include discussion of the feminization of poverty, the juvenilization of poverty, and the racialization of poverty . End your essay with a description of the impact of blaming the victim and of internalized blame on the way poverty plays out in the U.S.
Part B:
Write an essay of approximately 2 pages in length in which you describe and explore 2 of the valuable personal characteristics and/or ethical values in Social Work that you feel would pose a problem for you as a social work practitioner. Keep in mind that no one can live up to all the ethical values all the time, that everyone struggles to live up to them, and that no one holds all the valued characteristics. Keep in mind also that critical self-examination is a necessary tool for a social worker, and this is your chance to start engaging in it!
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.