Sex Differences in Poverty, 1950-1980.

McLanahan, Sara S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ398525

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Publication Date: 1989

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Sex Differences in Poverty, 1950-1980.

McLanahan, Sara S.; And Others

Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, v15 n1 p102-22 Fall 1989

Investigates the following questions: (1) women's risk of poverty relative to men's; (2) the sources of sex differences in poverty; and (3) the correlation between changes in the sex/poverty ratio and changes in family structure. Confirms the feminization of poverty over time and suggests measures to reduce poverty for women and their children. (AF)

Descriptors: Census Figures, Child Welfare, Cross Sectional Studies, Economic Status, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Family Financial Resources, Family Structure, Females, Heads of Households, Mothers, Parent Responsibility, Poverty, Public Policy, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Numerical/Quantitative Data

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Language: English

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