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Peer reviewedBesharov, Douglas J.; Germanis, Peter – Public Interest, 2000
Investigates the impact of welfare reform legislation, discussing reasons for declining enrollment and examining: welfare's rise and fall; the end of welfare as it always existed; hassles of being on welfare; influence of the strong economy and rising wages; research on declining enrollment; leaving welfare without working; other sources of…
Descriptors: Employment, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, One Parent Family
Peer reviewedSawhill, Isabel V. – Public Interest, 2000
Most adolescent mothers are unmarried and on welfare. Congress enacted new welfare legislation that emphasizes reducing teen pregnancy and requiring work, but states are reluctant to meet this challenge. Discusses child poverty's new face, public policy and culture wars, welfare reform, and social norms. Concludes that reducing unwed parenthood…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Standards, Births to Single Women, Children
