Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ206113
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Aug
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Public Assistance, Female Headship, and Economic Well-Being.
Bradbury, Katharine; And Others
Journal of Marriage and the Family, v41 n3 p519-35 Aug 1979
Indicates that the increase in female-headed households was accounted for by childless women who are ineligible for public assistance benefits. Although the public assistance system has become more generous, a married woman who becomes a female head can expect a substantial drop in her economic level. (Author)
Descriptors: Economic Status, Females, Heads of Households, One Parent Family, Poverty, Public Policy, Welfare
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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