Poverty and the american family: A decade in review

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 460-479

  Edin, Kathryn ^a   Kissane, Rebecca Joyce ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income families; Poverty; Welfare; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955542464     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00713.x     Document Type: Review

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