Attitudes of welfare recipients toward marriage and childbearing

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 595-640

  Mauldon, Jane G ^a   London, Rebecca A ^b   Fein, David J ^c   Patterson, Rhiannon ^c   Sommer, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Childbearing; Marriage; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; MARRIAGE; SINGLE PARENT; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19744382493     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-004-3460-8     Document Type: Article

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