"It still Don't make you feel like you're doin' It": Welfare reform and perceived economic self-efficacy

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 69-91

  Schabo Grabowski, Lorie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Poverty; Self efficacy; Welfare; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750186063     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v10n03_04     Document Type: Article

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