Why do men seem more stigmatized by the welfare system and charity?
Or phrased another way, does welfare stigma vary by gender (gender is a variable, in this case independent, male/female are dimensions, welfare stigma is an independent variable, whose meaning would need some clarification) To investigate this theoretical question I will need to study if and how the poor are stigmatized and why our society is embarrassed by poverty (good, Erving Goffman has a book titled ‘Stigma,’ which you might find interesting. This is something that symbolic interactionist theory should have lots to say on. Rosemary might have some leads for you).
