1. Read Crunch, and the three articles listed below: Bernstein, J. (2008). Crunch:
Why Do I Feel So Squeezed (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries)? San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. (Pre-Reading) Abramovitz, M. (1998). Social work and social reform: An arena of struggle. Social Work, 43(6), 512-526. (See Session I) Kets de Vries, M. and Balazs, K. (1999). Transforming the mind-set of the organization: A clinical perspective. Administration & Society, 30(6), 640-675. (See Session I) Rank, M. R. and Hirschl, T. A. (2015). The Likelihood of Experiencing Relative Poverty over the Life Course. PLoS ONE, 10(7), 1-11. (See Session III)
2. Summarize the main themes in Crunch. 3. State how the themes in Crunch relate to the main themes in each one of the three articles.