Attributions for poverty: A comparison of middle-class and welfare recipient attitudes
Attributions for poverty: A comparison of middle-class and welfare recipient attitudes
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb02295.x
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发表时间：
1999-10-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Bullock, HE
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作者：
Bullock, HE
这项研究比较了112名中产阶级和124名福利受助者的非随机样本对贫困的解释，以及对福利制度和福利受助者的看法。分析表明，福利接受者更有可能将贫困归因于结构性原因，并拒绝限制性的福利改革政策。然而，与中产阶级受访者相比，他们也更有可能认为领取福利的人不诚实和懒惰。这两个群体都低估了接受公共援助的欧洲裔美国人的比例。讨论了对群体间关系和公共政策的影响。
This study compared how a nonrandom sample of 112 middle-class persons and 124 welfare recipients explained poverty and perceived the welfare system and welfare recipients. Analyses revealed that welfare recipients were more likely to make structural attributions for poverty and to reject restrictive welfare-reform policies. However, they were also more likely than middle-class respondents to regard welfare recipients as dishonest and idle. Both groups underestimated the percentage of European Americans receiving public assistance. Implications for intergroup relations and public policy are discussed.