This article attempted to explore what types of welfare Ideologies are perceived among those in the arena of social welfare. For that, it employed the Q methodology , a subjectivity study, as to develop a typology of their welfare perceptions. Three following types were identified. consisted mainly of field workers such as social welfare officers and social workers; university professors and graduate students; and undergraduate students. Accordingly, was named worker type ; theorist type ; and learner type . It was found that put an emphasis on the practical terms of partial redistribution , old life , vulnerable class , and active welfare , while stressing the terms, commonly used in theoretical studies, of ideology and welfare ideology/philosophy . Finally, was identified to generally acknowledge such textbook terms as social democracy , income guarantee and social insurance . Due to the subjectivity methodology we used, this study targeted a limited number of people who are working in social welfare-related fields. Is suggests a future study expand its horizon to cover more numbers and wider range of people.