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culture of dependency  

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  • A culture of dependency is defined as a type of culture that relies upon, and comes to expect, state benefits and other support to maintain it. Overall the usage is best related to the neoconservative supply-side view of welfare in the 1990s. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Culture of Dependency]

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