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• W39736124 abstract "This study examines service-learning participation and religiosity for their effect on structural and attributions for poverty. Research on these factors is either insufficient or nonexistent. The data for this study come from a random sample of college students in a Southeastern state. Results indicate that participation in a service-learning curriculum and nondenominational religious affiliation impact structural explanations of poverty. Class standing, and two measures of religiosity, frequency of prayer and biblical interpretation, influence explanations of poverty. Findings suggest that service-learning can expose students to contextual factors that contribute to poverty. However, certain measures of religiosity increase the likelihood of an understanding of poverty. Implications of these findings are discussed. ********** General beliefs about the causes of poverty tend to be encompassed in two overarching perspectives termed individualistic and Individualistic explanations find fault in the poor person and structural explanations find fault in society. The tendency of the former explanation to blame the victim is part of a dominant American belief system that emphasizes economic opportunity for those who work hard (Kluegel and Smith, 1981). However, Americans are not consistently wedded to an explanation as attributions for poverty vary by demographic characteristics (Cozzarelli et al., 2001). This project investigates attributions for poverty among a sample of college students by introducing two additional factors theorized to influence attitudes about the causes of poverty: religiosity and participation in a service-learning curriculum. At this point, the author is unaware of any other studies that have considered the effects of both religion and service-learning on attributions for poverty among college students. Attributions for Poverty Beliefs about the causes of poverty shape attitudes toward the poor. Generally speaking, beliefs can be divided among two perspectives: and structural. Individual explanations emphasize the role of individuals in contributing to or causing their own poverty. These types of explanations center on lack of effort, laziness, poor planning, and even low intelligence among the poor. Structural explanations focus on factors external to the individual such as bad schools, lack of opportunity, discrimination, and low wages (Feagin, 1975, Kluegel & Smith, 1981). Indeed, research conducted in the United States has found that the majority of Americans favor explanations (Kluegel & Smith, 1981). Nonetheless, research has shown that attitudes toward the poor and attributions for poverty may be more nuanced than previously suggested by such studies (see Hunt, 1996). Literature suggests some important demographic variations in attributions for poverty. Compared to whites, minorities tend to favor structural explanations for poverty (Hunt, 1996, 2004). Women are more supportive of structural explanations than men (Hunt, 2004; Reutter et al., 2006). Political ideology is also a salient predictor with conservatives favoring explanations when compared to liberals or independents (Cozzarelli et al., 2001; Hunt, 2004). The findings on education are less clear. Hunt (2004) found a marginally significant effect wherein higher levels of education reduced support for both and structural beliefs. Reutter et al. (2006), however, found no significant effect of education on attributions. Interestingly, in an investigation of attitudes toward eradicating poverty, Clydesdale (1999) showed that higher levels of education actually decreased system oriented solutions for poverty. Clearly, further investigation into the relationship between education and poverty attributions is necessary. Religion and Attributions for Poverty Overall, there is a dearth of research examining the relationship between religion and attributions for poverty. …" @default.
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