American Sociological Association
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A Hand Up for Low-Income Families

by Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Laura Tach, Kathryn Edin, and Jennifer Sykes

Welfare queens driving Cadillacs. Food stamp kings buying filet mignon. The stereotypes are rife. What if there was a way to support lower-income families without the stigma?...

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Internal Revenue Service

111th Annual ASA Meeting

Rethinking Social Movements: Can Changing the Conversation Change the World?

August 20-23, 2016 | Seattle, WA
Washington State Convention Center and Sheraton Seattle Hotel

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