The welfare trait : how state benefits affect personality /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Perkins, Adam, 1972- author.
Imprint:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. ©2016
Description:	1 online resource (x, 201 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Personality and occupation. Public welfare -- Psychological aspects. Welfare recipients -- Psychology. Welfare recipients -- Attitudes. Personality change. Personality and occupation. Personality change. Public welfare -- Psychological aspects. Welfare recipients -- Attitudes. Welfare recipients -- Psychology.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11252565

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ISBN:	9781137555298 1137555297 9781137555281 9781137555274 1137555270 1137555289
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Childhood disadvantage encourages the development of antisocial, 'employment-resistant' personality characteristics which harm life outcomes in adulthood. A welfare state therefore risks harming society by increasing the number of citizens who develop employment-resistant personality characteristics due to disadvantage during childhood.
Other form:	Print version: Perkins, Adam, 1972- Welfare trait 9781137555274
Standard no.:	10.1057/9781137555298

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