For Better And For Worse

, by Duncan, Greg J.

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ISBN: 9780871542632 | 0871542633
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Copyright: 11/13/2004

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PART I INTRODUCTION AND POLICY CONTEXT

Chapter 1 FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE: WELFARE REFORM AND THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Greg J. Duncan and P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale

(6)

Chapter 2 LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCES ON THE WELFARE REFORM LEGISLATION OF 1996

Ron Haskins

(28)

PART II WHAT STATES ARE THINKING AND DOING

Chapter 3 WELFARE REFORM, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AND POLICY THEORIES OF CHILD WELL-BEING

Cathy M. Johnson and Thomas L. Gais

(16)

Chapter 4 HOW DO STATE POLICYMAKERS THINK ABOUT FAMILY PROCESSES AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES?

Kristin Anderson Moore

(10)

Chapter 5 PROGRAM REDESIGN BY STATES IN THE WAKE OF WELFARE REFORM: MAKING SENSE OF THE EFFECTS OF DEVOLUTION

Alan Weil

(18)

Chapter 6 SANCTIONS AND EXITS: WHAT STATES KNOW ABOUT FAMILIES THAT LEAVE WELFARE BECAUSE OF SANCTIONS AND TIME LIMITS

Jack Tweedie

(22)

PART III HOW FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ARE FARING

Chapter 7 HOW DIFFERENT ARE WELFARE AND WORKING FAMILIES? AND DO THESE DIFFERENCES MATTER FOR CHILDREN'S ACHIEVEMENT?

Greg J. Duncan, Rachel E. Dunifon, Morgan B. Ward Doran, and W. Jean Yeung

103

(29)

Chapter 8 MY CHILDREN COME FIRST: WELFARE-RELIANT WOMEN'S POST-TANF VIEWS OF WORK-FAMILY TRADE-OFFS AND MARRIAGE

Ellen K. Scott, Kathryn Edin, Andrew S. London, and Joan Maya Mazelis

132

(22)

Chapter 9 DOES MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT MANDATED BY WELFARE REFORM AFFECT CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR?

Ariel Kalil, Rachel E. Dunifon, and Sandra K. Danziger

154

(25)

Chapter 10 LESSONS FROM NEW HOPE: THE IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING OF A WORK-BASED ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM FOR PARENTS

Rashmita S. Mistry, Danielle A. Crosby, Aletha C. Huston, David M. Casey, and Marika N. Ripke

179

(22)

Chapter 11 HOW FAMILIES VIEW AND USE LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS FROM THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

Jennifer L. Romich and Thomas S. Weisner

201

(21)

Chapter 12 WELFARE WAIVERS AND NONMARITAL CHILDBEARING

Ann E. Horvath-Rose and H. Elizabeth Peters

222

(25)

PART IV POLICY APPROACHES AND OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE

Chapter 13 REDUCING CHILD POVERTY BY IMPROVING THE WORK-BASED SAFETY NET

Wendell Primus and Kristina Daugirdas

247

(17)

Chapter 14 EFFECTS OF WELFARE REFORM AT FOUR YEARS

Ron Haskins

264

(26)

Chapter 15 REFORMING THE SOCIAL FAMILY CONTRACT: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CHILD REARING IN THE UNITED STATES

Paula England and Nancy Folbre

290

(17)

Chapter 16 LESSONS LEARNED

P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale and Greg J. Duncan

307

(16)

Index

323

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