Instruction
In an essay answer answer the following question:
How do you feel Ehrenreich handled writing/talking about race and nationality? OR Did Ehrenreich say/write anything problematic or productive regarding race and nationality?
When crafting your answer, you must include the following:
Convince the reader that your perspective on the book is right. When doing this, present at least two specific examples from the Nickel and Dimed book that supports your answer.
Tie in at least two terms/concepts from at least one of these three readings: Immigrant Professionals (Module 9), Racial Harassment in the Workplace (Module 9), and Learning the Ropes (Module 10). You should be explaining what the terms/concepts mean, in your own words but with indirect citations, since that is where you originally got the information: (Shenoy-Packer, 2015); (Allen, 2009); (Allen, 2000).
An explanation of how these two terms relate to your overall argument and the specific examples you are showing from the Nickel and Dimed book.
Expectation = 3 - 5 paragraphs, at least 300 words (it can be more)
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In an essay answer answer the following question:
How is Ehrenreich’s experience finding and working in low-wage work unique, compared to someone else doing the same thing with a different gender?
When crafting your answer, you must include the following:
Use at least two terms presented in this video
(Links to an external site.)
. For each term, put the term in your own words, but cite it as an indirect citation, like this: (Sweeney, 2017).
For each term, share how you saw that term playing out in the book, using a direct or indirect quote to show the instance(s) you saw the term happening in Nickel and Dimed.
You should be citing a different example from the book to support each term. Two terms cannot be supported by a single interaction/example. (But the two examples can be from the same job.)
Expectation = 2- 5 paragraphs, at least 300 words total (it can be more)
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In Nickel and Dimed there were many instances of socialization. Create an essay about the socialization process Ehrenreich experiences in one of her jobs. In your answer, you must complete the following for full credit:
Define socialization as well as the three steps of the socialization process (Miller pages 122-129) all in your own words, using indirect citations since this originally comes from what you learned from Miller.
Explain how Ehrenreich accomplished each of the three steps of the socialization process by using two specific quotations or examples from Nickel and Dimed to support each step.
How does Ehrenreich's status as a white, middle-class woman who has been a journalist most of her life influence her socialization process? How may her socialization process be different if she had a different set of intersecting identities? Explain how two specific interactions would have been different from the Nickel and Dimed book.
Expected length = at least 250 words (it can be more)
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In Nickel and Dimed there were many emotions expressed regarding work. Create an essay about emotion and work. In your answer, you must complete the following for full credit:
Use Figure 1.1 in Waldron’s chapter (link), to analyze Ehrenreich’s and her her co-worker’s experiences working at The Maids. In your answer, cite specific quotations or examples from Nickle and Dimed for each of the five phases.
How does burnout contribute to the situation you analyzed using Waldron’s model? In other words, how does the model change/how is the model effected by burnout?
What specific stressors and communication (Miller pages 206-210) caused burnout in the situation you analyzed using Waldron’s model?
Name at least one stressor and at least one way communication led to burnout. Provide at least 2 specific examples for each to show the reader that these are legitimate choices to claim.
Expected length = at least 300 words (it can be more)
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