Social Worker Case Study

1. You are a new social worker working with Jane, a single mother of twins. Jane has been working hard to obtain a promotion at the telemarketing company where she has worked for many years as a sales representative. She has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair, but has complete use of her arms and hands and does not require any accommodations for this job; nor will she need accommodations for the promotion. Her competitor for the position, Stanley, is known to his friends as ‘Stan the Man.’ He is a triathlete and has never taken a sick day. Jane, meanwhile, took six weeks family medical leave to have her twins, and from time-to-time has had to take sick days to care for the children. Stanley and Jane began their jobs on the same week, so their seniority (time-in-position) is the same, and both were highly recommended for the promotion.

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Hypothetically, this could be considered classism because depending on how Carrie feels about how Jess possesses the same skills but different resources, therefore she could feel as if she is more superior than Jess. On the other hand, if someone were to say Jess will never rise about the economic circumstances of her family, this would be an example of both classism and racism. However, it depends on the actions and feelings towards each other or from a middle person. It is considered both because Jess is from a different cultural background than Carrie. Therefore, she is breaking the class barrier. American Indians have been depicted of not being able to comprehend or maintain the same knowledge as a white person, since white people are noted as superior. Additionally, Jess is from an impoverished reservation which could give off the impression that she is not equipped with to handle the harshness of upper