Rank, Mark R., <br/><br/>
As American As Apple Pie: Poverty and Welfare. 
Mark R. Rank. 
 -  Contexts,  2003. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.  Article 35,  Business,  1522-3191; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.  Originally Published: As American As Apple Pie: Poverty and Welfare, Summer 2003; pp. 41-49. 
<br/><br/> "For many Americans, the words poverty and welfare conjure images of people on the fringes of society: unwed mothers raising several children, inner-city black men, high school dropouts, the homeless, and so on. The media, political rhetoric, and often even the research of social scientists depict the poor as alien and often undeserving of help. In short, being poor and using welfare are perceived as outside the American mainstream. Yet, poverty and welfare use are as American as apple pie. Most of us will experience poverty during our lives. Even more surprising, most Americans will turn to public assistance at least once during adulthood. Rather than poverty and welfare use being an issue of them, it is more an issue of us." (CONTEXTS) This article discusses the reasons why so many Americans experience poverty and questions how this changes--or should change--"the way we look at poverty in the United States." 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3191; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Americans--Attitudes<br/>Labor market<br/>Poverty<br/>Public welfare<br/>Public welfare--Europe<br/>Welfare recipients
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050