Reading assignments: Compare and contrasts information from two articles below( same author 20 years apart) Answer the following questions and respond to at least two fellow classmates.

” What is the most prevalent misconception about public assistance benefits and the population who receives these services? Are public assistance services a help or hinder?” ” How can we begin to promote self efficiency for our clients and still support a welfare state?

Ambramovitz _ 1983_Everyone ison Welfare.pdf

Abramovitz _2001_ Everyone is still on welfare – the role of redistribution in social policy.pdf