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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

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Chapter4: https://ereader(dot)chegg(dot)com/#/books/9780544303249/cfi/6/18[;vnd.vst.idref=c04]!
*Read Chapter 4 in "$2 a Day" by Edin & Schaefer and response the following questions In 2 double-spaced pages!
* Grading Rubric for Reading Responses:
A) Identify 2 important findings or main points the author(s) discuss in the reading.
Worth 4 points: Students should pick out two central concepts, points, or findings rather than ancillary points.
B) Why are these two findings important to the wider society as a whole? What are the implications of these findings?
Worth 6 points: This should be the majority of the response. Students should discuss these two points in more depth and you can also bring in content from the lecture material, but this is not required. Students should expound upon why these two points are important to society or the implications of these points. For example, how do these issues not only affect the very poor but everyone else in society as well? You can talk about policy, or how these issues affect other institutions in society. It should not be your opinion only. It should be based on other sociological or social science content. If it seems like you are writing simply a chapter summary, the response will be docked by at least 2-3 points.
C) One concept you'd like to question the author about or would like to know more about.
Worth 2 points: Students should come up with a relevant question or issue/concern that is tied to the reading. It should be something not directly answered by the authors already. The question or issue would ideally be something that would spark discussion in class.

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One of the things the author has pointed out it the counter effect the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act. This reform which was passed by the Clinton administration in 1996, was structured to help poor families come out of cash assistance into employment. At first, it was welcomed, and it was expected to solve the extreme poverty issue in America. However, more than two centuries later, it seems to have created a bigger social problem that was unforeseen. It was designed to replace the cash assistance program with time-limited cash program and incentivize low income earners. Some were fortunate enough to get the earned income tax credit which was a major boost to their income. However, those who could not get employment their conditions worsened because they were no longer eligible for the cash assistance after a while. Their conditions worsened to sometimes living below $2 a day.
The other thing uncovered by the author is the nature of the people living in these impoverished conditions and how they do not necessarily fit the profile held by the public about them. Their situation has gradually deteriorated, and they have found themselves unable to work around a way to improve their lives. The public assumes they all want to receive cash while they are not working, but some even deliberately reject those offers because they believe they can earn for themselves and their families. Some lived normal lives, and circumstances forced them to live in these conditions. Most of them continually seek for em...
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