So, What Does this Mean?

The responses from the survey manifested great significance in association to our hypothesis. When testing respondents experiences with single parents, we found that those raised by males were more supportive of male recipients and those raised by females were more supportive of female recipients. This data points to the idea that these respondents formed specific attitudes toward the gender that raised them. The attitudes formed reflect on their support for welfare recipients. When comparing genders, women generally support food stamps and WIC more than men do. This shows the general impact that gender has on welfare support.

Furthermore, when the respondent was asked about their support for equal job and educational opportunities, equal pay, and equal government aid for both men and women, we were able to conclude that there was a bias in attitudes towards a specific gender. Feminist attitudes showed to have an affect on welfare support. The respondents that identified with feminist attitudes showed more support for welfare than those who did not. This demonstrates the direct impact of gendered attitudes on the support for welfare and welfare recipients. There is a strong correlation between gender and identifying as a feminist.  More females self-identified as a feminist than males did. However, when testing feminist ideals, male feminism increased by 50% as opposed to a 44% increase for women. This indicated that there are gendered attitudes surrounding those who identify as a feminist. These gendered attitudes have an affect on how society views welfare support among males versus females.   

Overall, the gendered society that we live in definitely has an impact on how we view welfare programs, especially in terms of food stamps and WIC. According to our findings, attitudes toward gender, past experiences, and political ideologies shape a person’s judgment about specific genders receiving government aid. The data from the survey supports the claim that gendered attitudes have an impact on support for welfare. Gendered attitudes also display a trend in support for welfare recipients. Gender as a whole has a great impact on the support of welfare and welfare recipients.