Poor Women, Poor Children - American Poverty in the 1990s

This work presents the most recent data on poverty, family structure and participation in welfare programmes. It analyses the causes for the continuing rise in female-headed households, the high rates of poverty among such families, and evaluates past, present and future reform policies.

Table des matières

Chapter 1 The increasing Numbers of Poor Women and Children; Chapter 2 Poverty Trends and the Feminization of Poverty; Chapter 3 Mother-Only Families: Growth and Causes of Poverty; Chapter 4 The Social Welfare Response; Chapter 5 Social Welfare Lessons from Europe; Chapter 6 Reforming the American Welfare System;

A propos de l'auteur

Rodgers,

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Rodgers
• Edition: Taylor and Francis
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 28.02.1996
• EAN: 9781563246081
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-608-1
• Pages: 208
• Poids: 453 g
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie sociale, travail social; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Poverty & unemployment, Social welfare & social services, Sociology: family & relationships, United States of America, USA, Social research & statistics, Central / national / federal government policies, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Social research and statistics, Central government policies, Poverty and precarity, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships, Social welfare, social policy and social services