Working their way out of poverty? Sole motherhood, work, welfare and material well-being

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 361-380

  Walter, Maggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

labour market participation; material well being; sole mothers; sole parents; welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244253707     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/144078302128756732     Document Type: Article

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