Abstract
This article examines college student attitudes towards social policy by linking how millennials define poverty and welfare to their beliefs about redistribution and policy changes. Using a mixed methodology, we develop a theory to explain why students often use structural definitions of poverty and social policy coupled with a reliance on individualistic solutions for individuals saddled with poverty or in need of social assistance. 450 surveys and 10 interviews were conducted to examine attitudes toward poverty, welfare policy, and people receiving welfare. The results, while not generalizable, shed light on how millennials think about the link between poverty and welfare.Faculty Sponsor: JoEllen Pederson
Recommended Citation
Watson, Jamesha E. and Pederson, JoEllen
(2023)
"The Rise of Structural Individualism: Millennial Attitudes toward Welfare and Poverty,"
International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities: Vol. 10:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7710/2168-0620.1102
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/ijurca/vol10/iss1/2
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