Discuss the obstacles faced by the working poor as illustrated in this book, and research the cost of living for a single parent of two children in your city while working a minimum wage job.

Develop an essay answering the questions listed at the end of the option you select.
In addition to the requirements for each option, students should specifically address how the issues of social inequality discovered through their research relate to the Saint Leo core value of community.
Analysis of how your research connects to relevant aspects of Social Inequality.
References slide: list all the outside sources you used in your presentation, including the reference for your article, in proper ASA format.
Using the material without proper citation will be considered plagiarism, and result in a zero for the assignment and being reported to the Academic Standards Committee.
Read Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (listed in the optional texts section). Discuss the obstacles faced by the working poor as illustrated in this book, and research the cost of living for a single parent of two children in your city while working a minimum wage job. For example, how much is an apartment? Utilities? Bus fare? Health care? Food? Clothes? Opening a bank account? Your essay should also address how being poor is paradoxically expensive for those struggling to get by.

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