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1 online resource (xi, 147 pages) : illustrations |
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The road to welfare reform -- The women's employment study : context and content -- The effect of low-income mothers' employment on children -- Conclusions and policy implications |
| Summary |
"Basing their findings on the Women's Employment Study (WES), the authors provide evidence of the links between maternal work experiences and longer-run trajectories of child well-being. When a working mother is not on a regular work schedule, has hours that fluctuate from week to week, or works at a full-time job that presents limited wage growth and menial tasks, her children's behavior is more likely to deteriorate. Similar results are seen for those who bounce from job to job or are laid off or fired, since this churning often leads to frequent residential moves. The aspects of child well-being that the unique data from the WES allow the authors to examine include externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems, disruptive behavior at school, school absenteeism, grade repetition, and placement in special education. Johnson, Kalil, and Dunifon conclude that more employment opportunities offering the flexibility required by working parents to balance their work and family lives, along with affordable and safe housing, health insurance, and reliable child care, are needed to bolster the economic security and child well-being of low-income working families. Overall, this book sheds light on whether one of TANF's original goals--putting low-income mothers on a path to economic growth--is being met."--From publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Low-income mothers -- United States -- Social conditions
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Child care -- United States
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Public welfare -- United States.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness.
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Famille monoparentale.
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Faibles revenus.
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Enfants.
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Protection de l'enfance.
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Qualité de la vie.
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Conditions sociales.
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Réformes sociales.
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Services sociaux.
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Protection sociale.
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Child care
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Public welfare
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Sozialreform
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Kinderbetreuung
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Frauenarbeit
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Niedrigeinkommen
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working mother.
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work life balance.
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family benefit.
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social security reform.
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low income.
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children.
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quality of life.
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mère exerçant un emploi.
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conciliation travail-vie personnelle.
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prestations familiales.
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réforme de la sécurité sociale.
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faible revenu.
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enfants.
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qualité de la vie.
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trabajadora madre de familia.
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equilibrio trabajo-vida.
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prestaciones familiares.
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reforma de la seguridad social.
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bajos ingresos.
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niños.
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calidad de la vida.
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Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
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United States
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USA
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USA.
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Etats-Unis.
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Estados Unidos.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Kalil, Ariel.
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Dunifon, Rachel E. (Rachel Elizabeth)
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| LC no. |
2009048131 |
| ISBN |
9781441644886 |
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1441644881 |
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