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Definition of Dependency Culture
(noun) A culture or lifestyle characterized by individuals’ dependency on state benefits such as welfare.
Dependency Culture Pronunciation
Syllabification: de·pen·den·cy cul·ture
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /di-pEn-duhn-see kUHl-chuhr/
- British English – /di-pEn-duhn-see kUHl-chuh/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /dɪˈpɛndənsi ˈkʌlʧər/
- British English – /dɪˈpɛndənsi ˈkʌlʧə/
Usage Notes
Additional Information
- Word origin of “dependency” and “culture” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
- Dean, Hartley, and Peter Taylor-Gooby. 1992. Dependency Culture: The Explosion of a Myth. New York: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
- Robertson, James. 1998. Beyond the Dependency Culture: People, Power and Responsibility in the 21st Century. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Related Terms
Works Consulted
Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/).
Cite the Definition of Dependency Culture
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “dependency culture.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 20, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/dependency-culture/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
dependency culture. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/dependency-culture/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “dependency culture.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/dependency-culture/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“dependency culture.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/dependency-culture/>.