Income Inequality

You will need an abstract and a plethora of citations from reliable sources (scholarly peer-reviewed articles, government websites and reports, policy think tanks, Data, statistics etc.).This is a research paper. Please DO not write in 1st person!   Remember this is a short research paper 5-7 pages of content. (THIS does not include title page, abstract or references). 

Here are the text books that we used, but other material must be used as well.

Jimenez, Jillian (2014). Social Policy and Social Change: Toward the Creation of Social and Economic Justice, 2nd Edition. Los Angeles: Sage. ISBN-13: 978-1452268330

Karger, H. & Stoesz, D.  (2013). American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach, Brief Edition (1st ed.).  New York: Longman. (ISBN-13: 9780205053285)

Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2003). The miniature guide to critical thinking: Concepts and tools. Dillon Beach, CA: The Foundation for Critical Thinking

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Please make the paper 5 or 6 pages, but the last portion of the paper should answer the following question…

If we are to fulfill social work's social justice mission, what sort of social policy approach is needed to address this social problem?

· A brief description of the social problem

· Your conclusion regarding the needed social policy to address it

· The evidence upon which you have come to this conclusion

· How this approach fulfills our social justice mission

***Think of this portion of the assignment as if you were making a verbal policy change proposal to a legislator or government decision-maker.  Clearly state in a succinct and convincing manner:

SW 602 Syllabus Appendix: Grading Rubrics

Grading Rubric to be used to assess performance on the Critical Thinking Paper which is a part of Kent School’s outcome assessment, and the Case Policy Analysis and Recommendation Assignments: