The Belief That Being on Welfare Has a Negative Impact

question 86

Multiple Choice

The belief that being on welfare has a negative impact on adolescents:

• A) has been substantiated by the research.
• B) is incorrect because there are few differences in the behavior, values, and family relationships between adolescents whose families are or are not on welfare.
• C) is incorrect because the most current research finds that adolescents whose families receive welfare do better in school and later in their professional lives.
• D) has been neither supported nor rejected.

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