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Portland State University

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1983

Single women -- Oregon -- Social conditions

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Women, Welfare, And Work, Norman L. Wyers, Portland State University School Of Social Work Apr 1983

Women, Welfare, And Work, Norman L. Wyers, Portland State University School Of Social Work

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

There are many popular misconceptions about people on welfare. This study challenges these myths with empirical findings, confirming the results of earlier studies. Four misconceptions contradicted by the findings of this study are as follows:

  1. MYTH: She Doesn’t Want to Work
  2. MYTH: Welfare Breeds Welfare
  3. MYTH: She Rides the Gravy Train
  4. MYTH: She Finds Life is Easy on Welfare

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