Welfare-spending judgments through class, race, and gender lenses: Exploring the influence of stratification beliefs, racial attitudes, and gender norms

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 49-72

  Swank, Eric ^a  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Public support; Racial differences; Sex differences; Sex role attitudes; Social class; Stereotypes; Welfare policy; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247660014     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v09n04_04     Document Type: Article

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