Who Deserves Welfare? : Framing Social Assistance in Canadian News Media

Name: Who Deserves Welfare? : Framing Social Assistance in Canadian News Media
Brand: University of Toronto Press

University of Toronto Press

Who Deserves Welfare?Framing Social Assistance in Canadian News Media\nAuthor(s): Rebecca Wallace\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487540111, 978-1487540111\nSynopsis\nWelfare has long been a divisive issue in Canada, sparking debates across the political spectrum.\n\n In her latest text, political studies scholar Rebecca Wallace explores how Canadian media frames social assistance recipients. Revealing how race and identity shape public perceptions of welfare and redistribution, Who Deserves Welfare? presents a comprehensive analysis spanning several decades, from the 1990s to the 2020s, demonstrating how immigrant and Indigenous welfare recipients are framed differently.\n\n Drawing on a media analysis, a custom-designed survey, and a news framing experiment, Wallace shows how identity plays a crucial role in the medias representation of welfare recipients and public perceptions of deservingness. .