The Effects of Poverty on Children.

Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Duncan, Greg J.

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ERIC Number: EJ554846

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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The Effects of Poverty on Children.

Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Duncan, Greg J.

Future of Children, v7 n2 p55-71 Sum-Fall 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, Literature Reviews, Low Income Groups, Poverty, Program Development, Urban Problems, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue titled "Children and Poverty." Research supported in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Research Network on Child and Family Well-being, the Russell Sage Foundation, the William T. Grant Foundation, and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.