Teen mothers and the revolving welfare door /

Teen mothers and the revolving welfare door / Kathleen Mullan Harris ; foreword by Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr.

Kathleen Mullan Harris reveals the relationship between black teenage mothers and the welfare system. Does welfare encourage them to maintain a life of dependency? How does education, marriage, and employment impact this relationship? How do these women escape dependency? Harris's account is ba...

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Main Author: Harris, Kathleen Mullan, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1997.
Series:Women in the political economy.
Subjects:
Teenage mothers > United States.
Unmarried mothers > United States.
Maternal and infant welfare > United States.
Child welfare > United States.
Aid to families with dependent children programs > United States.

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Call Number: HQ759.4 .H37 1997
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