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Peer reviewedBetson, David M.; Michael, Robert T. – Future of Children, 1997
Explores why there are so many poor children in the United States, beginning with a review of the reasons for adult poverty. Economic and demographic factors are considered in an analysis of the likelihood that an individual will earn enough to keep his or her family out of poverty. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Demography, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedBrooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Duncan, Greg J. – Future of Children, 1997
Focuses on recent studies that explore the relationships between poverty and child outcomes in depth. Overall, this research supports the conclusion that family income has selective, but sometimes quite substantial, effects on child and adolescent well-being. Implications for interventions during childhood are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Early Intervention, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedMoore, Kristin A.; Driscoll, Anne K. – Future of Children, 1997
Presents results of a study using national survey data that indicates that maternal employment in families that had previously received welfare does not hurt children's social or cognitive development and may improve their situations. Outcomes were better for those whose mothers earned higher wages. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Welfare, Children, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedZaslow, Martha J.; Emig, Carol A. – Future of Children, 1997
Reviews research from the late 1960s through the present that considers how maternal employment affects children in low-income families. Most studies have indicated that children are not harmed when mothers go to work, but it is noted that the women in these studies entered employment voluntarily. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedLewit, Eugene M.; Terman, Donna L.; Behrman, Richard E. – Future of Children, 1997
Discusses the effects of poverty on children and current public policy toward child poverty, including areas of unmet need and recommendations for policies to meet the needs of poor children. The overall focus is on the potential to develop effective policies for children in poverty. (SLD)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Income Groups
Peer reviewedDevaney, Barbara L.; Ellwood, Marilyn R.; Love, John M. – Future of Children, 1997
Reviews six federally funded in-kind public assistance programs designed to mitigate effects of poverty on children: (1) food stamps; (2) the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children; (3) school nutrition programs; (4) Medicaid; (5) Head Start; and (6) housing assistance. Evidence indicates these programs achieve their…
Descriptors: Children, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Housing
Peer reviewedPlotnick, Robert D. – Future of Children, 1997
Reviews programs for increasing earnings of parents with low market skills to prevent pretransfer poverty and discusses three types of income supplementation (public cash transfers, private child support payments, and tax credits) and how successful they are in reducing poverty. Also provides international comparisons of policies to reduce child…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economic Factors, Federal Aid, Financial Support
