Hulya Eker
SOC 331
Reading Response #1
When we ask people what they know about of social welfare we most likely to hear things that are not accurate because people are not really educate themselves about that and if they know a little there is too much misconception on it and lastly what the most people know might not be accurate because social welfare is stigmatized. For most people it is a shame to say “I am on welfare” because recipients are stigmatized for the reason that they believe being a beneficiary of social welfare will ruin their reputations however most American citizens are actually on welfare and they are not aware of it. I have to admit I was one of them up until our first class date. When I was asked if I am on a social welfare …show more content…
According to our text “welfare is stigmatized term because it is associated by conservatives with concept of dependence, addiction and illegitimacy and promiscuity” (P&L 3). No one wants to be labeled as dependent, addicted, or criminal and for many people getting help from social welfare services means accepting those labels. Being a recipient of social welfare is perceived as only getting financial help and material assistance meant to accept the fact you are in poverty and most people do not want to accept the fact that they are in actually in poverty so they either reject the help or hide the fact that they are on social welfare. There are many misconceptions about social welfare and one of them is people who are on social welfare are lazy people who do not want to work and depend on the help from the government and this is another reason for social welfare being stigmatized. In addition to those facts sometimes stigma is caused by the recipient because they sometimes feel obligated to do something in return. Working hard and being independent are some good characteristics people can have and people who benefit from welfare perceived as not having those qualities and therefore stigmatized. Lastly, social welfare beneficiaries are stigmatized because people who pay taxes think they do not benefit from social welfare and work hard for lazy people to benefit from the social welfare services so some taxpayers see social welfare …show more content…
In order to better understand social welfare and avoid misconceptions and remove the stigma, people must educate themselves about social welfare and what are social welfare services are, who can benefit from what services and so on. Popple and Leighninger argues the social welfare is not easy to define and there is not one single correct term for it so it provides many different definitions for social welfare and one of them is “Social welfare is the institution in the modern industrial society that functions to promote independence and to deal with the problems of dependency”. In other words, Social welfare services creates opportunities for people to cope their
SOC 331
Reading Response #1
When we ask people what they know about of social welfare we most likely to hear things that are not accurate because people are not really educate themselves about that and if they know a little there is too much misconception on it and lastly what the most people know might not be accurate because social welfare is stigmatized. For most people it is a shame to say “I am on welfare” because recipients are stigmatized for the reason that they believe being a beneficiary of social welfare will ruin their reputations however most American citizens are actually on welfare and they are not aware of it. I have to admit I was one of them up until our first class date. When I was asked if I am on a social welfare …show more content…
According to our text “welfare is stigmatized term because it is associated by conservatives with concept of dependence, addiction and illegitimacy and promiscuity” (P&L 3). No one wants to be labeled as dependent, addicted, or criminal and for many people getting help from social welfare services means accepting those labels. Being a recipient of social welfare is perceived as only getting financial help and material assistance meant to accept the fact you are in poverty and most people do not want to accept the fact that they are in actually in poverty so they either reject the help or hide the fact that they are on social welfare. There are many misconceptions about social welfare and one of them is people who are on social welfare are lazy people who do not want to work and depend on the help from the government and this is another reason for social welfare being stigmatized. In addition to those facts sometimes stigma is caused by the recipient because they sometimes feel obligated to do something in return. Working hard and being independent are some good characteristics people can have and people who benefit from welfare perceived as not having those qualities and therefore stigmatized. Lastly, social welfare beneficiaries are stigmatized because people who pay taxes think they do not benefit from social welfare and work hard for lazy people to benefit from the social welfare services so some taxpayers see social welfare …show more content…
In order to better understand social welfare and avoid misconceptions and remove the stigma, people must educate themselves about social welfare and what are social welfare services are, who can benefit from what services and so on. Popple and Leighninger argues the social welfare is not easy to define and there is not one single correct term for it so it provides many different definitions for social welfare and one of them is “Social welfare is the institution in the modern industrial society that functions to promote independence and to deal with the problems of dependency”. In other words, Social welfare services creates opportunities for people to cope their