Study reveals Americans' surprising response to government during great recession
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 23:00
in Psychology & Sociology
In response to past economic crises such as the Great Depression, Americans demanded government policy solutions to widespread unemployment and rising income insecurity. But a new study in the October issue of the American Sociological Review found that public support for government efforts to address social problems actually declined in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis.