Many Americans see welfare as a racialized policy. Identify the research findings about whites' views on welfare that were discussed in the chapter.
a) Fifty-nine percent of whites polled believed that most blacks would rather collect a welfare check than work for a living.
b) Only 3 percent believed that, given the chance, most whites would choose welfare over work.
c) In states with large white populations, whites who stereotyped blacks and Hispanics as lazy were less willing to spend money on welfare than those who did not.
d) Eighty-five percent of white Americans believe that undocumented Hispanic immigrants abuse the welfare system.