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Instruments Measuring Resiliency

Instruments Measuring Resiliency During my field experience with In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) in San Joaquin County, I was serving an older Hispanic woman who was depressed and isolated since...

Critical Thinking: Mama Might Be Better Off Dead

Critical Thinking: Mama Might Be Better Off Dead Why Jackie Has a “Patient” Chapter 9 opens with the telling title “Jackie Banes’s Patient,” immediately signaling the profound role that Jackie plays...

The Lives We Imagine  

The Lives We Imagine   Stratification in Everyday Life The character’s place in the stratification system, as a low-income, first-generation Somali American teenage girl, has a profound effect on...

Individual Actions – McDonaldization

Individual Actions – McDonaldization Ritzer’s list of actions one can take against McDonaldization’s everyday life is a satirical yet reflective commentary on how pervasive McDonaldization is...