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Peer reviewedGoodwin, Leonard – Social Problems, 1972
Middle-class respondents mistakenly deny that the work ethic is strong among the poor, fundamentally misunderstand how high work ethic leads to increased feelings of insecurity, and mistakenly project for the poor a strong identification of welfare income with income from quasi-illegal sources. (Author)
Descriptors: Middle Class, Middle Class Standards, Poverty, Role Perception
Peer reviewedWilliamson, John B. – Social Problems, 1974
Examines the thesis that ideological beliefs about the poor and about poverty policy are in large measure a function of economic self-interest; the study is based on interviews with 300 white women in the Boston SMSA, representing three income levels. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Economically Disadvantaged, Females, Middle Class
Peer reviewedRichards, Pamela – Social Problems, 1979
Analysis of self-report data from middle class adolescents shows that both peer relationships and elements of adult-child conflict affect the probability of vandalism. The strongest factors are peer-related, possibly because vandalism may be seen as a way of establishing positions within peer hierarchies. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Delinquency Causes, Middle Class
