Welfare mothers speak: One state&s effort to bring recipient voices to the welfare debate

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 25-61

  Butler, Sandra Sue ^a   Nevin, Mary Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AFDC; Feminist methodology; Poverty; Qualitative research; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937263653     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v01n02_03     Document Type: Article

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