TY - JOUR
T1 - Explaining Restrictive TANF Policies
T2 - Group Threat Hypothesis and State Economy Conditions
AU - Cheng, Tyrone
AU - Lo, Celia C.
PY - 2018/8/8
Y1 - 2018/8/8
N2 - This study examined whether TANF policies' restrictiveness is related to states' racial composition and economic conditions. The data were extracted from various reports dated 2000–2014. Results from generalized least squares random-effects modeling showed the number of restrictive TANF policies to be associated positively with larger populations of Hispanic individuals and associated negatively with larger populations of African American individuals. No association was found between policies' restrictiveness and “other” minority population, nor between restrictiveness and either poverty or unemployment. One conclusion suggested by the analysis is that restrictive TANF policies result from dramatic increases in the Hispanic population that trigger the dominant group's resentment of ethnic minorities. Several policy implications are stated.
AB - This study examined whether TANF policies' restrictiveness is related to states' racial composition and economic conditions. The data were extracted from various reports dated 2000–2014. Results from generalized least squares random-effects modeling showed the number of restrictive TANF policies to be associated positively with larger populations of Hispanic individuals and associated negatively with larger populations of African American individuals. No association was found between policies' restrictiveness and “other” minority population, nor between restrictiveness and either poverty or unemployment. One conclusion suggested by the analysis is that restrictive TANF policies result from dramatic increases in the Hispanic population that trigger the dominant group's resentment of ethnic minorities. Several policy implications are stated.
KW - group threat hypothesis
KW - racism
KW - welfare policies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048781339&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01488376.2018.1477698
DO - 10.1080/01488376.2018.1477698
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85048781339
SN - 0148-8376
VL - 44
SP - 529
EP - 536
JO - Journal of Social Service Research
JF - Journal of Social Service Research
IS - 4
ER -