How Suburban Families View the Work Orientations of the Welfare Poor.

Goodwin, Leonard

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Publication Date: 1972

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How Suburban Families View the Work Orientations of the Welfare Poor

Goodwin, Leonard

Social Problems, 19, 3, 337-348, W 72

Middle-class respondents mistakenly deny that the work ethic is strong among the poor, fundamentally misunderstand how high work ethic leads to increased feelings of insecurity, and mistakenly project for the poor a strong identification of welfare income with income from quasi-illegal sources. (Author)

Descriptors: Middle Class, Middle Class Standards, Poverty, Role Perception, Self Concept, Social Differences, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services, Work Attitudes

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