The Dimensions of Poverty: Public Perceptions of the Deserving Poor

How the public perceives the poor, and circumstances under which the poor deserve public assistance, are not adequately understood by social researchers and policy makers. In this paper, public perceptions of the poor will be examined in order to better understand what constitutes the "deservin...

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Published in:Social science research 1993-09, Vol.22 (3), p.312-332
Main Author: Will, J.A.
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Distributive Justice
Income Maintenance Programs
Low Income Groups
Perceptions
Poverty
Public Opinion
Social Acceptance
Social Perception
Social research
Social Science
Welfare Recipients
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Income Maintenance Programs
Low Income Groups
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Poverty
Public Opinion
Social Acceptance
Social Perception
Social research
Social Science
Welfare Recipients
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