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ERIC Number: EJ080598
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1973
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American Attitudes Toward the Poor: A Historical Overview
Betten, Neil
Current History, 65, 383, 1-5, Jul 73
The concept of the moral failure of the poor which was rooted in pre-colonial European assumptions, and modern American racism had become intimately entwined. Attitudes toward the poor in the 1960's simply reflected the knowledge, concerns, problems, and prejudices of the day. (Author)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Majority Attitudes, Poverty Programs, Racial Attitudes, Racism, Social Bias, Social Discrimination, Welfare Services
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