Papers originally presented at a national conference sponsored by the Haas Jr. Fund of San Francisco in 2001. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Barriers to self-sufficiency: are wages and welfare enough? / Laura Lein -- "The long road to quality day care and work": women define pathways / Desiree French, Bruce Fuller, and ames Mensing -- Where poverty and parenting intersect: the impact of welfare reform on caregiving / Laura Frame -- Effects on children as parents transition from welfare to employment / Pamela A. Morris, Ellen K. Scott, and Andrew S. London -- Parenting in a changing welfare policy landscape: what does it mean for young children? / Karie Frasch -- How mothers see fathers / Allison Zippay and Anu Rangarajan -- Deadbeat dads or fatherhood in poverty? / David J. Pate, Jr. -- Implications for families, children, and policy makers / Jill Duerr Berrick and Bruce Fuller.
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