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Stigmas associated with welfare recipients are discussed. References are also provided for further research.

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First off, as you narrow and clarify your topic, you might explore social perceptions or negative stigmas associated with welfare recipients in general. What do you think of this topic? As you then explore overall myths associated with this group, you might not how traits such as lazy, drug abusing, alcoholic, illiterate, and often minority status are some generalizations that many people label within this target population. In addition, research also exposes that another common myth is "that welfare recipients are a drain on the system. But the state says the average recipient is a single person with two children who receives food and cash aid for typically less than two years" ...

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