The Effect of Economic Stability on Family Stability among Welfare Recipients

Autor/in	Lewin, Alisa C.
Titel	The Effect of Economic Stability on Family Stability among Welfare Recipients
Quelle	In: Evaluation Review, 29 (2005) 3, S.223-240 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0193-841X
DOI	10.1177/0193841X04272558
Schlagwörter	Spouses; Demonstration Programs; Unemployment; Welfare Recipients; Research Methodology; Family Environment; Economic Factors; Marriage + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ehepartner; Arbeitslosigkeit; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Familienmilieu; Ökonomischer Faktor; Ehe
Abstract	The main rationale for defining two-parent families eligible for welfare was to keep families intact by eliminating an incentive for union dissolution. But there are other reasons for family instability, most notably women's reduced economic gain from marriage associated with having a chronically unemployed husband. This article explores the hypothesis that husband's unemployment increases union dissolution among welfare recipients. The analysis uses data from California's Link-Up demonstration project. A discrete-time event-history methodology was employed to examine family instability. The findings show that husband's unemployment and the family's long-term welfare dependency lead to breakup, net of race, age, and number of children. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10