PREFACE The Welfare Trait: How State Benefits Affect Personality by Adam Perkins

The Welfare Trait: How State Benefits Affect Personality by Adam Perkins

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PrefaceRead more at location 123

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In this book, I explore a topic that is dear to my heart, namely how discoveries from personality research could be used to help improve the welfare state.Read more at location 125

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For example, we sometimes see welfare claimants stereotyped as genetically hardwired to be unconscientious and disagreeable, shunning work for a life of idleness courtesy of the public purse.Read more at location 129

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Conversely, welfare claimants may be portrayed as the helpless victims of capitalism, mere leaves blown around by the powerful winds of the global economy.Read more at location 131

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