A brief history of work expectations for welfare mothers

Future of Children

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-38

  Blank, Susan W ^a   Blum, Barbara B ^b  

^a Foundation for Child Development   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0031403367     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1602575     Document Type: Review

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