Work barriers in the context of pathways to the employment of welfare-to-work clients

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 301-312

  Lee, Shawna J ^a   Vinokur, Amiram D ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income women; Path model; Welfare; Work; Work barriers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35948994647     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9144-x     Document Type: Article

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