Life after welfare: Women, work, and repeat dependency

American Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 407-426

  Harris, Kathleen Mullan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT STATUS; GENDER STUDY; SINGLE MOTHERS; WELFARE RETURN; WOMEN'S STATUS;

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EID: 0030445065     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2096356     Document Type: Article

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