Welfare reform in the mid-2000s: How African American and hispanic families in three cities are faring

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 621, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 178-201

  Cherlin, Andrew ^a   Frogner, Bianca ^b   Ribar, David ^c   Moffitt, Robert ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Dominicans; Families; Mexican Americans; Poverty; Puerto Ricans; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849100696     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716208324851     Document Type: Article

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