Welfare-to-work: Impact on four parenting practices of TANF recipients

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 25-42

  Cheng, Tyrone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Parenting; Poverty; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645657594     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v31n04_02     Document Type: Article

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