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Why Americans Hate Welfare Race, Media, and the Politics of Antipoverty Policy

Paperback • 2000 • English • 1. edition

Why Americans Hate Welfare Race, Media, and the Politics of Antipoverty Policy

By Martin Gilens

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About the book

Tackling one of the most volatile issues in contemporary politics, Martin Gilens's work punctures myths and misconceptions about welfare policy, public opinion, and the role of the media in both. Why Americans Hate Welfare shows that the public's views on welfare are a complex mixture of cynicism and compassion; misinformed and racially charged, they nevertheless reflect both a distrust of welfare recipients and a desire to do more to help the "deserving" poor. "With one out of five children ...Show more

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ISBN

9780226293653

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published year

2000

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Why Americans Hate Welfare Race, Media, and the Politics of Antipoverty Policy

Format

Paperback

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