| Edition |
1st pbk. ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
First published: 1995. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Whose responsibility? An historical analysis of the changing roles of mothers, fathers, and society -- The life circumstances and development of children in welfare families: a profile based on national survey data -- Welfare-to-work through the eyes of children -- Strategies for altering the outcomes of poor children and their families -- Policy issues of child care -- Child care and children of color -- Health policy in the Family Support Act of 1988 -- Economic issues of health care -- Dealing with dads: the changing roles of fathers -- The effects of child support reform on child well-being -- Losing ground or moving ahead? Welfare reform and children -- National surveys as data resources for public policy research on poor children -- An interdisciplinary model and data requirements for studying poor children -- Two-generation programs: a new intervention strategy and directions for future research. |
| Subject |
Poor children -- Government policy -- United States.
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Poor children -- Government policy. |
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United States. |
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Poor children. |
| Added Author |
Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay.
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Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne.
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| ISBN |
0521629853 paperback |
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