"A black benefit": Racial prejudice among white welfare recipients in a low-income neighborhood

Journal of Progressive Human Services

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-91

  Cleaveland, Carol ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low wage work; Poverty; Prejudice; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449105575     PISSN: 10428232     EISSN: 15407616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428230802077970     Document Type: Article

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