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undeserving poor: a standalone construct

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Social policy

the long-standing moral distinction between poor people seen as deserving help and those blamed for their poverty, and its influence on welfare policy.

In social policy, undeserving poor refers to the long-standing moral distinction between poor people seen as deserving help and those blamed for their poverty, and its influence on welfare policy. This meaning comes from Katz (1990) in The undeserving poor.[1]

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influence5 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs policy2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs welfare4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Katz, M. B. (1990). The undeserving poor: From the war on poverty to the war on welfare. Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780394534572

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