International Journal of Human Ecology

The Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회)
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Values Underlying U.S. Low-Income Rural Mothers' Voices about Welfare and Welfare Reform: An Inductive Analysis

  • Lee, Jae-Rim (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Katras, Mary Jo (Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota) ;
  • Bauer, Jean W. (Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota)
  • Received : 2010.04.05
  • Accepted : 2010.11.29
  • Published : 2010.12.30
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Abstract

This study explicitly identifies the main values that rural welfare recipients reveal when they talk about their experiences with welfare and welfare reform. An inductive analysis of values is conducted using interview data from 49 current and former recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) residing in the states of Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, and New York. Seven main values that emerge from the data are self-esteem, autonomy, uniqueness, advancement, security, independence, and fairness. A conceptual diagram of these values is developed to illustrate how these values are related

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