A Black Benefit: Racial Prejudice Among White Welfare Recipients in a Low-Income Neighborhood

被引：5

作者：

Cleaveland, Carol ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] George Mason Univ, Arlington, VA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PROGRESSIVE HUMAN SERVICES | 2008年 / 19卷 / 02期

关键词：

Welfare; prejudice; poverty; low-wage work;

D O I：

10.1080/10428230802077970

中图分类号：

C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

Welfare has been stigmatized as a benefit for poor African-Americans, in particular for blacks accused of sexual promiscuity and a weak work ethic. Stigma has been found to demoralize welfare recipients, alienate middle-class voters who resent tax expenditures for public assistance, and fuel conservative support for legislation limiting welfare. This article describes another aspect of the stigmatization of welfare as a "black benefit"-the belief by some poor whites that they have experienced racial discrimination when trying to access cash assistance and other benefits. Drawing on data gathered as part of a larger, 18-month qualitative study, this article examines how impoverished whites in Philadelphia view welfare receipt and race. Ugly racial epithets and stereotypes were typically used when describing frustration over lack of access to welfare and other social services.

引用

页码：71 / 91

页数：21

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