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Heather E Bullock - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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from the front lines of Welfare reform an analysis of social worker and Welfare Recipient attitudes
Journal of Social Psychology, 2004Co-Authors: Heather E BullockAbstract:Social workers and Welfare Recipients operate within the same institutional framework and share a working and/or lived knowledge of poverty, but they occupy different social and economic positions. To gain a better understanding of intergroup attitudes, the author compared how social workers and Welfare Recipients explain poverty and perceive the Welfare system. The results highlight important similarities and differences between the two groups. Although the author did not find differences for individualistic attributions, Welfare Recipients regarded prejudice as playing a greater role in causing poverty than did social workers. Welfare Recipients also expressed stronger support for increased Welfare funding and progressive Welfare policies than did social workers. The author discussed implications for strengthening interclass alliances, particularly the relationship between social service providers and Welfare Recipients.
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attributions for poverty a comparison of middle class and Welfare Recipient attitudes1
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 1999Co-Authors: Heather E BullockAbstract:This study compared how a nonrandom sample of 112 middle-class persons and 124 Welfare Recipients explained poverty and perceived the Welfare system and Welfare Recipients. Analyses revealed that Welfare Recipients were more likely to make structural attributions for poverty and to reject restrictive Welfare-reform policies. However, they were also more likely than middle-class respondents to regard Welfare Recipients as dishonest and idle. Both groups underestimated the percentage of European Americans receiving public assistance. Implications for intergroup relations and public policy are discussed.
Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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household food insecurity among urban Welfare Recipient households in hulu langat selangor
2012Co-Authors: Norhasmah Sulaiman, Zalilah Mohd Shariff, Mirnalini Kandiah, Mohd Nasir Taib, Asnarulkhadi Abu SamahAbstract:Food insecurity is defined as a condition whenever people are not able to access enough food at all time for an active and healthy life, as well as the availability of adequate and safe food acquired by socially acceptable ways. This study utilized the Malaysian Coping Strategy Instrument (MCSI) to determine the percentage and the risk factors of food insecurity among the urban Welfare Recipient households in Hulu Langat, Selangor. A total of one hundred and three women (aged 20-55 years old) from selected Welfare Recipient households were involved in this study. Questionnaires were used to collect demographic and socio-economic information, as well as food security status of the participating households. The results indicated that 26.3% of the households faced food security, while 39.8% experienced moderate food insecurity, and 34.0% were subjected to severe food insecurity. The risk factors of food insecurity included the presence of children below 7 years old (F=3.690; p≤0.05), school-going children (F=2.599; p≤ 0.5), disabled members in the households (F=3.690; p<0.028), income reliance on financial assistance and per capita income (F=4.349; p≤0.05). In conclusion, food insecurity is a major public health problem among the urban Welfare Recipient households. Meanwhile, diverse risk factors were identified to have contributed to food insecurity in this study. Therefore, Welfare Recipient households with these circumstances ought to give priority to intervention programmes that address food insecurity by policy makers and programme implementers. In addition, the intervention programmes should be designed to address this issue and other risk factors influencing food acquisition.
Law, Leh Shii - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A food insecurity systematic review: Experience from malaysia
'MDPI AG', 2021Co-Authors: Sulaiman Norhasmah, Yeatman Heather, Russell Joanna, Law, Leh ShiiAbstract:Living free from hunger is a basic human right. However, some communities still experience household food insecurity. This systematic literature review explored different aspects of household food insecurity in Malaysia including vulnerable groups, prevalence, risk factors, coping strategies, and the consequences of food insecurity. The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Thirty‐three relevant articles were selected from scientific databases such as CINAHL, Pubmed and Google Scholar, scrutiny of reference lists, and personal communication with experts in the field. The prevalence of household food insecurity in Malaysia was unexpectedly reported as high, with affected groups including Orang Asli, low‐income household/Welfare‐Recipient households, university students, and the elderly. Demographic risk factors and socioeconomic characteristics included larger household, living in poverty, and low education. Coping strategies were practices to increase the accessibility of food in their households. Consequences of household food insecurity included psychological, dietary (macro‐ and micronutrient intakes), nutritional status, and health impacts. In conclusion, this review confirmed that household food insecurity in Malaysia continues to exist. Nevertheless, extensive and active investigations are encouraged to obtain a more holistic and comprehensive picture pertaining to household food security in Malaysia
Patrick Lown - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Interplay of Empathy and Individualism in Support for Social Welfare Policies
Political Psychology, 2019Co-Authors: Stanley Feldman, Leonie Huddy, Julie Wronski, Patrick LownAbstract:Public support for government Welfare programs is grounded in two potentially conflicting factors: a belief in individualism which undermines support for Welfare assistance, and the capacity for empathy which potentially enhances support. However, empathy is an expensive psychological commodity subject to pervasive up- and down-regulation. This study examines the degree to which a belief in individualism affects the expression of compassionate support for a person in need among those with the capacity for empathy. In two online survey experiments, empathic ability powerfully increases support for a Welfare Recipient and social Welfare policies when it does not conflict with individualism. But, empathic ability decreases compassion and support for government Welfare among strong individualists. Evidence that individualists downregulate empathy for someone in need of government assistance is consistent with the conservative view that Welfare promotes dependency and undermines individual agency. In contrast, charitable assistance is not associated with long-term dependency and we find that empathy is up-regulated by strong individualists to generate charitable support for the same individual to whom they denied government assistance. The up- and down-regulation of empathy in response to someone in need of government Welfare helps illuminate the sharp divisions over social Welfare policy among the American public
Nanna Mik-meyer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Organizational Professionalism: Social Workers Negotiating Tools of NPM
'Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences', 2018Co-Authors: Nanna Mik-meyerAbstract:This article examines how social workers and managers perceive meaningful work and expertise in six care and treatment facilities in Denmark. Based on 29 interviews with social workers (n=22) and managers (n=7), the article shows how New Public Management-inspired tools such as scoring schemas align with social work values such as “client-centeredness” and working with the individual Welfare Recipient face-to-face. The article finds that fitting social work into organizational schemas changes the work practices of social workers and also the way members of this profession define meaningful work and expertise. In addition, the article also finds that scoring schemas cause conflicts among social workers regarding the character of expertise when values of social work (to meet a Welfare Recipient’s need) must be aligned with NPM-inspired values of organizations (to meet managers’ demand for documentation)