The Deserving Poor, the Family, and the U.S. Welfare System

Demography

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 729-749

  Moffitt, Robert A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Poverty; Single mothers; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGING; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930872535     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-015-0395-0     Document Type: Article

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