Poverty, Welfare, and the Livelihood Strategies of Nonmetropolitan Single Mothers

Autor/inn/en	Brown, J. Brian; Lichter, Daniel T.
Titel	Poverty, Welfare, and the Livelihood Strategies of Nonmetropolitan Single Mothers
Quelle	In: Rural Sociology, 69 (2004) 2, S.282-302 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-0112
Schlagwörter	Employment; Mothers; Metropolitan Areas; Rural Areas; Poverty; One Parent Family; Welfare Recipients; Well Being; Interpersonal Relationship; Family Environment; Socioeconomic Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dienstverhältnis; Mother; Mutter; Ballungsraum; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Armut; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Familienmilieu; Sozioökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	Using the National Survey of Family Growth, we document nonmetropolitan and metropolitan single mothers? economic livelihood strategies. We have three objectives: (1) examine differences in employment, cohabitation, co-residence with other adults, and welfare receipt; (2) evaluate how these livelihood strategies are associated with economic well-being; and (3) identify key metro-nonmetro differences in the effectiveness of these livelihood strategies in improving the economic well-being of single mothers. We find surprisingly similar livelihood strategies in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas. Employment, cohabitation, and co-residence are strongly associated with economic well-being. However, nonmetro single mothers are less likely than metropolitan mothers to benefit economically from full-time employment. Given our results, "work-first" policies are likely to be less efficacious in nonmetropolitan areas. Indeed, nonmetropolitan single mothers are often "triply disadvantaged" compared to their metro counterparts; they experience higher rates of poverty, higher barriers to welfare receipt, and lower economic returns from other livelihood strategies. (Author).
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