Bringing everyday life to policy analysis: The case of white rural women negotiating college and welfare

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-53

  Naples, Nancy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Everyday life; Family Support Act; Higher education; Welfare; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933476813     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v02n01_02     Document Type: Article

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