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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455691003321

Titolo

Welfare, the family, and reproductive behavior [[electronic resource] ] : research perspectives / / Robert A. Moffitt, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998

ISBN

0-309-52230-7

0-585-03748-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoffittRobert

Disciplina

361.973

Soggetti

Public welfare - United States

Child welfare - Government policy - United States

Birth control - Government policy - United States

Aid to families with dependent children programs - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Changing Circumstances of Marriage and Fertility in the United States""; ""3 Trends in the Welfare System""; ""4 The Effect of Welfare on Marriage and Fertility""; ""5 Welfare Reform and Abortion""; ""6 Changing Family Formation Behavior Through Welfare Reform""; ""7 The Effect of Welfare on Child Outcomes""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""