Stigma and Social Support on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Laura Blount Carper

doi:10.5771/9781793655196

Summary

Stigma and Social Support on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program delves into the daily complex lives of individuals on the program and the hardships the program has on participants. The author provides examples of experiencing stigmatization while on SNAP and possible methods to help improve, or lessen, the stigma with the use of positive social support. The chapters include the author’s personal experiences on SNAP, factors influencing enrollment, overall views of the program, stigma, disclosure concerns of enrollment, social support, and implications from the findings. Chapters addressing statistical findings and theory application are also included. Stigma and Social Support on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides an in-depth view on the themes of stigma while enrolled in SNAP such as embarrassment, feelings of failure, fear of being perceived as lazy, and feelings of judgment. This book serves as a useful tool for researchers of stigma and welfare programs, as well as for policy makers to improve aspects of the program that are causing some of the most vulnerable populations such as typically unrepresented and exploited groups (e.g., immigrants, migrant/temporary workers, and racial/ethnic minorities) to feel more stigmatized than other groups.

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Copyright year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-5518-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-5519-6
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 182
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. List of Figures and Tables No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
1. Reasons for Enrolling No access
2. Our Experiences While Enrolled No access
3. Introduction No access
4. The Importance of SNAP No access
5. Social Determinants of Health and the Ecological Model No access
1. The Social Ecological Model No access
2. 1. Race No access
  2. Migrant Status No access
  3. Education No access
3. 1. Stigma No access
  2. Types of Stigma No access
  3. “Spoiled Identity” No access
  4. “Looking Glass Self” and Self-Discrepancy Theory No access
  5. Disclosure Concerns No access
  6. Social Support No access
  7. Social Support and Stigma Research No access
4. 1. Stigma Theories No access
  2. Narrative Theory No access
  3. RDT and the Chain of Discourses No access
  4. CPM No access
1. Bronfenbrenner’s Social Ecological Systems Theory No access
2. Stigma Theories No access
3. Narrative Theory (Narrative As Individual Construction) No access
4. RDT (The Chain of Discourse) No access
5. CPM No access
6. Bringing It All Together No access
1. 1. Descriptive Statistics No access
  2. Discussion of the Statistical Findings No access
  3. Summary of Findings and Application to Interviews No access
  4. Final Consideration for the Survey Findings No access
2. 1. Procedure No access
  2. Demographic Data of Interviewees No access
  3. Analysis No access
  4. Themes No access
1. 1. SNAP Is Valuable No access
  2. Rigid Cutoff Rules No access
  3. Other No access
  4. Combinations No access
2. Necessity or Survival No access
3. A Transitional State No access
4. Temporary Enrollment No access
1. Overall Findings No access
2. Determining the Impact of Total Stigma No access
3. 1. 1. Perceived No access
    2. Actual Verbal No access
    3. Actual Nonverbal No access
    4. Combinations No access
  2. 1. Fear of Being Perceived As an Abuser No access
    2. Being Asked to Commit Fraud No access
    3. Seeing Others Abuse SNAP No access
    4. Other No access
  3. Judging Food Choice No access
  4. Embarrassment No access
  5. Laziness No access
  6. Failure No access
4. Differences in Stigmatizing Experiences on SNAP No access
1. Past Consequences from Disclosing SNAP Enrollment Stigma No access
2. Anticipated Consequences from Disclosing SNAP Enrollment Stigma No access
3. Generalized SNAP Enrollment Disclosure Concern No access
4. 1. Avoiding Disclosure to a Specific Individual No access
  2. Avoiding Disclosure to the Generalized Other No access
  3. Avoiding Disclosure of the EBT Card No access
5. 1. Past Consequences from Disclosing SNAP Enrollment No access
  2. Anticipated Consequences from Disclosing SNAP Enrollment No access
  3. Concern for Disclosing SNAP Enrollment to a Specific Person Stigma No access
6. Conclusion No access
1. 1. Supportive Friends No access
  2. Unsupportive Friends No access
  3. Supportive Family No access
  4. Unsupportive Family No access
  5. Combinations No access
2. Social Support and SNAP Enrollment Implications No access
3. Conclusion No access
1. Social Determinants of Health and Enrollment No access
2. Race No access
3. Political Ideology No access
4. Implications of the Study No access
5. Future Research No access
6. Conclusion No access
1. Herek et al.’s Stigma Scale No access
2. DISC-12 No access
3. Wright et al. Disclosure Concerns No access
1. 1. Pilot Study 1 No access
  2. Pilot Study 2 No access
  3. Pilot Study 3 No access
  4. Pilot Study 4 No access
2. Current Methodology No access
3. 1. Instruments No access
  2. Procedure No access
4. 1. Procedure No access
Appendix C No access Pages 153 - 154
1. 1. Date and Location/Method No access
Appendix E No access Pages 157 - 158
Appendix F No access Pages 159 - 160
1. Start of Block: Enacted Stigma No access
2. 1. Start of Block: Perceived Stigma No access
3. 1. Start of Block: Vicarious Stigma No access
4. 1. Start of Block: Felt Normative Stigma No access
5. 1. Start of Block: Internalized Stigma No access
6. 1. Start of Block: Family Stigma No access
7. 1. Start of Block: Friends Stigma No access
8. 1. Start of Block: Workplace Stigma No access
9. 1. Start of Block: SES stigma No access
10. 1. Start of Block: Discourse Concerns No access
11. 1. Start of Block: Enacted shame No access
12. 1. Start of Block: Overall feeling of SNAP in general No access
13. End of Block: Overall feeling of SNAP in general No access
Bibliography No access Pages 167 - 174
Index No access Pages 175 - 180
About the Author No access Pages 181 - 182