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An Analysis of the Community Reinvestment Act
. . . Unfortunately, because the subprime crisis occurred so recently, there is no definitive study that allows us to deliver a verdict on whether or not the Community Reinvestment Act caused the increase in subprime loans ...
Low Income Women and Barriers to Breastfeeding
This paper explores why breastfeeding is such an important issue for disadvantaged women, the actions that should be taken to encourage low-income mothers to breastfeed, and how to support and protect the mothers who do ...
The 2006 Massachusetts Health Reform Act: Can a Politically and Economically Feasible Health Care Plan Establish a Just Distribution of Health Care for the Poor?
This essay considers whether the Massachusetts Health Reform Act ("Massachusetts Act" or "Act") can solve the problem of health insurance for the poor and near poor? In coming to a conclusion, this essay will focus on ...
Investigating the Role of Implicit Class Bias in the Clinical Encounter: A Call to Eliminate Health Disparities
Despite their explicit commitment to providing equal care, studies suggest that implicit
prejudice and stereotyping can impact the judgment and behavior of healthcare providers when
they interact with stigmatized patients. ...
Following Through: America, Britain, and the Rhetorical Drive from Welfare to Work
Sharing a similar cultural, sociological, and legal background, the United States and the United Kingdom provide one another with an opportunity for comparison and reflection. In the specific arena of public assistance, ...
Sex For Survival: Prostitution, Poverty, and Inequality
For this topic, there has been a significant amount of work directly on prostitution and the accompanying theoretical or moral arguments. My aim is to analyze the different arguments on prostitution policy and select the ...
In the Public or Private Interest? Rethinking the Role of the Legal Aid Lawyer
This essay attempts to examine a theoretical question from a practical standpoint: is it possible, or even desirable, for the legal aid lawyer to pursue a greater mission -- and if so, what should that mission be? It is ...
"Scared Sick": Poverty And Childhood Trauma Intervention
Childhood trauma, which disrupts brain development, is disproportionately common in poor families. Current interventions focus on two main protective factors, parental attachment and creative expressiveness, which often ...
Microcredit in the Developed World: Can Microcredit Serve as an Effective Tool of Poverty Alleviation in the United States?
This paper investigates the following topics: An overview of microcredit and microfinance as tools of poverty alleviation -- The impact and execution of microcredit in the less developed world -- The impact and execution ...
Sectoral Workforce Development
Even after the recent recession, and despite a high unemployment rate, there are labor markets in which employers struggle to fill positions (Coffey 2011). In 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that “nearly one ...