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Augustine, Jennifer March; Raley, R. Kelly – Journal of Family Issues, 2013
Following the ongoing increase in nonmarital fertility, policy makers have looked for ways to limit the disadvantages faced by children of unmarried mothers. Recent initiatives included marriage promotion and welfare-to-work programs. Yet policy might also consider the promotion of three generational households. We know little about whether…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Grandparents, Heads of Households, Preschool Children
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Starrels, Marjorie E.; And Others – Journal of Family Issues, 1994
An analysis of recently published census data suggests that gender, race, and ethnicity strongly affect poverty rates. However, parenthood interacts with gender in such a way as to affect only women and to affect white women more than blacks and Hispanics. Competing arguments regarding public policy to alleviate such problems are considered.…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Ethnic Distribution, Family Influence, Feminization of Poverty