483
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Welfare Stigma of Social Assistance on Women Recipients in Urban China

References

  • Besley, T., & Coate, S. (1992). Understanding welfare stigma: Taxpayer resentment and statistical discrimination. Journal of Public Economics, 48(2), 165–183. doi:10.1016/0047-2727(92)90025-B
  • Blank, R., & Ruggles, P. (1996). When do women use AFDC and food stamps? The dynamics of eligibility vs. participation. Journal of Human Resource, 31(1), 57–89.
  • Chen, H., Wong, Y., & Zeng, Q. (2013). Negotiating poverty from midlife to pre-old age: A longitudinal study on social assistance recipients in Shanghai. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 23(4), 285–298. doi:10.1080/02185385.2013.810554
  • Coleman, J. S. (1990). The foundation of social theory. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University.
  • Contini, D., & Richiardi, M. G. (2012). Reconsidering the effect of welfare stigma on unemployment. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 84(1), 229–244. doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2012.02.010
  • Davis, L. V., & Hagen, J. L. (1996). Stereotypes and stigma: What's changed for welfare mothers. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 11(3), 319–337. doi:10.1177/088610999601100304
  • Ditch, J. (1999). Full Circle: A Second Coming for Social Assistance. In J. Clasen (Ed.), Comparative social policy: Concepts, theories, and methods (pp.114–135). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
  • Eardley, T., Bradshaw, J., Ditch, J., Gough, I., & Whiteford, P. (1996). Social assistance in OECD countries (Volume I): Synthesisr. London: HMSO.
  • Fineman, M. A. (2004). The autonomy myth: A theory of dependency. New York, NY: New Press.
  • Gao, Q. (2017). Welfare, work and poverty. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Gary, K. (2005). Pride, Prejudice and a dose of shame: The meaning of public assistance. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 20(3), 329–345.
  • Gilbert, N., & Terrell, P. (1998). Dimensions of social welfare policy. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Goffman, E. (1986). Stigma: Notes on the management of spoiled identity. Sutton Valence: Touchstone books.
  • Goldblatt, B. (2014). Gender, poverty and the development of the right to social security. International Journal of Law in Context, 10(04), 460–477. doi:10.1017/S1744552314000226
  • Handler, J. F., & Hollingsworth, E. J. (1969). Stigma, privacy, and other attitudes of welfare recipients. Stanford Law Review, 22(1), 1–19. doi:10.2307/1227402
  • Hong, D. (2005). When morality becomes institution- Extension effect and evolution direction of urban Dibao practices. Comparative Economic & Social Systems, 30(3), 16–25. (In Chinese).
  • Howitt, D., & Cramer, D. (2008). Introduction to research methods in psychology (2nd ed.). Harlow: FT Prentice Hall.
  • Jacoby, A., Snape, D., & Baker, G. (2005). Epilepsy and social identity: The stigma of a chronic neurological disorder. Lancet Neurology, 4(3), 171–178. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(05)01014-8
  • Jarrett, R. L. (1996). Welfare stigma among low-income, African American single mothers. Family Relations, 45(4), 368–374. doi:10.2307/585165
  • Kabeer, N. (2015). Gender, poverty, and inequality: A brief history of feminist contributions in the field of international development. Gender & Development, 23(2), 189–205. doi:10.1080/13552074.2015.1062300
  • Kirch, W. (Ed.). (2008). Encyclopedia of public health. Dordrecht: Springer.
  • Lei, J. (2014). Covering whoever is eligible? An exploratory study on the eligibility of the urban minimum living standard guarantee in China. Critical Social Policy, 34(2), 155–174. doi:10.1177/0261018313514803
  • Li, M. (2015). How institutions create inequality? Beijing: China Social Science Press. (In Chinese).
  • Li, M., & Walker, R. (2017). Shame, stigma and take-up of social assistance: insights from rural China. International Journal of Social Welfare, 26(3), 230–238. doi:10.1111/ijsw.12242
  • Li, M., & Walker, R. (2018). On the origins of welfare stigma: Comparing two social assistance schemes in rural China. Critical Social Policy, 38(4), 667–687. doi:10.1177/0261018317748315
  • Li, J., & Zhang, X. (2009). Examining the deviation of social security in China from the perspective of ethics. Studies in Ethics, 6(1), 51–55. (In Chinese).
  • Link, B. G., & Phelan, J. C. (2001). Conceptualizing Stigma. Annual Review of Sociology, 27(1), 363–385. doi:10.1146/annurev.soc.27.1.363
  • Ma, F. (2010). Involution of social welfare system and its significance in transitional period. Beijing: Peking University Press. (In Chinese).
  • Mandell, B. (1971). Welfare and totalitarianism: Part I theoretical issues. Social Work, 16(1), 17–26. doi:10.1093/sw/16.1.17
  • Moffit, R. (1983). An economic model of welfare stigma. American Economic Review, 73(5), 1023–1035.
  • Oorschot, W. (2002). Targeting welfare: On the functions and dysfunctions of means-testing in social policy. In P. Townsend, & D. Gorden (Eds.), World poverty: New policies to defeat an old enemy (pp. 171–193). Bristol: Policy Press.
  • Pearce, D. (1978). The feminization of poverty: Women, work, and welfare. Urban and Social Change Review, 11(1), 28–36.
  • Pruitt, L. R. (2009). Migration, development, and the promise of CEDAW for rural women. Michigan Journal of International Law, 30, 707–761.
  • Qi, D., & Wu, Y. (2018). Does welfare stigma exist in China? Policy evaluation of the Minimum Living Security System on recipients’ psychological health and wellbeing. Social Science & Medicine, 205, 26–36. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.03.041
  • Rank, M. (1994). Living on the edge: The realities of welfare in America. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
  • Rogers-Dillon, R. (1995). The dynamics of welfare stigma. Qualitative Sociology, 18(4), 439–456. doi:10.1007/BF02404490
  • Rosier, K. B., & Corsaro, W. (1993). Competent parents, complex lives: Managing parenthood in poverty. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 22(2), 171–204. doi:10.1177/089124193022002002
  • Solinger, D., & Zhou, F. (2013). The root of social assistance: A preliminary reflection on the differences between the goals and methods of the welfare system. Journal of Huazhong Normal University, 52(1), 6–15. (In Chinese).
  • Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1990). Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
  • Steele, C. M., Spencer, S. J., & Aronson, J. (2002). Contending with group image: The psychology of stereotype and social identity threat. In M.P. Zanna (Ed.) Advances in experimental social psychology (pp. 379–440). San Diego, CA: Academic.
  • Stuber, J., & Schlesinger, M. (2006). Sources of stigma for means-tested government programs. Social Science and Medicine, 63(4), 933–945. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.012
  • Valentine, B. L. (1978). Hustling and other hard work: Life styles of the ghetto. New York, NY: Free Press.
  • Walker, R. (2005). Social security and welfare: Concepts and comparisons. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
  • Walker, R. (2014). The shame of poverty. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Wang, J. (2017). Welfare paradox: Social exclusion in social protection policy. Journal of Wuhan University, 69(2), 39–46. (In Chinese).
  • Yaniv, G. (1997). Welfare fraud and welfare stigma. Journal of Economic Psychology, 18(4), 435–451. doi:10.1016/S0167-4870(97)00016-0
  • Zhang, H. (2018). Employment assistance in urban China: A qualitative study from the youth recipients' perspective. Children and Youth Services Review, 88(5), 521–527. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.03.026
  • Zhao, Q. (2005). Integrating gender equality into the mainstream of anti-poverty policies and practices in rural areas. Collection of Women’s Studies, 13, 11–16. (In Chinese).
  • Zhou, F. (2012). Selectivity, welfare stigma, and the take-up of social welfare: How do Chinese people manage welfare stigma? Retrieved from https://harvard-yenching.org/working-paper-series
  • Zhu, J., & Lin, M. (2010). Social construction of welfare stigma. Zhejiang Academic Journal, 47(3), 201–206. (In Chinese).

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.