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Family and Child Well-being After Welfare Reform
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Title
Family and Child Well-being After Welfare Reform.
ISBN
0203792262
9780203792261
1138523399
9781138523395
Edition
First edition.
Publication
London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
Physical Description
1 online resource : text file, PDF
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Summary
"Since their historic high in 1994, welfare caseloads in the United States have dropped an astounding 59 percent--more than 5 million fewer families receive welfare. Family and Child Well-Being after Welfare Reform, now in paperback, explores how low-income children and their families are faring in the wake of welfare reform. Contributors to the volume include leading social researchers. Can existing surveys and other data be used to measure trends in the area? What key indicators should be tracked? What are the initial trends after welfare reform? What other information or approaches would be helpful? The book covers a broad range of topics: an update on welfare reform (Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis); ongoing major research (Peter H. Rossi); material well-being, such as earnings, benefits, and consumption (Richard Bavier); family versus household (Wendy D. Manning); fatherhood, cohabitation, and marriage (Wade F. Horn); teenage sex, pregnancy, and nonmarital births (Isabel V. Sawhill); child maltreatment and foster care (Richard J. Gelles); homelessness and housing (John C. Weicher); child health and well-being (Lorraine V. Klerman); nutrition, food security, and obesity (Harold S. Beebout); crime, juvenile delinquency, and dysfunctional behavior (Lawrence W. Sherman); drug use (Peter Reuter); mothers' work and child care (Julia B. Isaacs); and the activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Don Winstead and Ann McCormick). When welfare reform was first debated, many people feared that it would hurt the poor, especially children. The contributors find little evidence to suggest this has occurred. As time limits and other programmatic requirements take hold, more information will be needed to assess the condition of low-income families after welfare reform. This informative volume establishes a baseline for that assessment."--Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis; 2. Welfare Reform and the Caseload Decline Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis; 3. Assessing Welfare Reformâ#x80;#x99;s Impact Peter H. Rossi; 4. Income and Expenditures Richard Bavier; 5. Cohabitation and Child Well-Being Wendy D. Manning; 6. Fatherhood, Cohabitation, and Marriage Wade F. Horn; 7. Teenage Sex, Pregnancy, and Nonmarital Births Isabel V. Sawhill
8. Child Maltreatment and Foster Care Richard J. Gelles9. Housing Conditions and Homelessness John C. Weicher; 10. Child Health Lorraine V. Klerman; 11. Nutrition, Food Security, and Obesity Harold S. Beebout; 12. Crime and Juvenile Delinquency Lawrence W. Sherman; 13. Drug Use Peter Reuter; 14. Mothersâ#x80;#x99; Work and Child Care Julia B. Isaacs; 15. Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Don Winstead and Ann McCormick; 16. Conclusion Douglas J. Besharov and Peter H. Rossi; Contributors; Index
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