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Personal Responsibility Versus Government Responsibility Welfare Attitudes Post-1996, Emily C. Ing
Personal Responsibility Versus Government Responsibility Welfare Attitudes Post-1996, Emily C. Ing
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
The welfare system in the United States underwent a major overhaul in 1996, transforming Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Since then, there has been little research conducted on attitudes toward welfare. This is still a topic worth investigating, as poverty and homelessness remain a problem in the United States.
This thesis hypothesized that attitudes about welfare would vary according to an individual's commitment to individualism, a hegemonic value in the United States. This thesis also hypothesized that welfare attitudes would vary according to an individual's education, gender, marital status, race, and …