Author Question: Among those in this research who fell into the oppositional culture category, which of the following ... (Read 33 times)

james · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Among those in this research who fell into the oppositional culture category, which of the following is an accurate portrait of how they felt about people's opinions of them?

a. They felt guilty that they were taking money from the government and wanted to get off welfare as soon as possible.
b. They realized that their position of poverty in society was largely their own fault, and fought to fight the stigma of being on government payouts.
c. They expressed pride about being on governmental assistance and expressed negative feelings about those who stigmatized them.
d. They did not care what others thought of them, and just did their best to provide for themselves and their families.

Question 2

When the author of this study discusses oppositional culture, another term she uses for this idea is which of the following?

a. Maintain control in a McDonaldized welfare culture
b. Fighting the system
c. Rationalization of poverty
d. Feeling the power