Low-Income Single Fathers in an African American Community and the Requirements of Welfare Reform

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 432-457

  Roy, Kevin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990374546     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251399020004002     Document Type: Article

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