Why Americans Hate Welfare: Race, Media, and the Politics of Antipoverty Policy (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion)
Why Americans Hate Welfare examines the political and public forces shaping American attitudes toward welfare. Focusing on race, media, and public opinion, Martin Gilens explores how perceptions of government assistance and antipoverty policy are formed, communicated, and connected to broader debates in American politics.
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Why Americans Hate Welfare examines public attitudes toward welfare and antipoverty policy in the United States.
The book focuses on the relationship between race, media, and political opinion.
It considers how these forces influence perceptions of welfare and shape debates over government assistance.
Part of the Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion series, this work offers a focused study of American antipoverty politics.
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