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ERIC Number: EJ634403
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2445
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Commitment To Work among Welfare-Reliant Women.
Monroe, Pamela A.; Tiller, Vicky V.
Journal of Marriage and Family, v63 n3 p816-28 Aug 2001
Describes the work of welfare reliant women and reveals commitment to work in the experiences of 84 welfare reliant, rural women interviewed for this study. Discussion focuses on women's formal participation in and barriers to the labor force; survival strategies for making ends meet while receiving welfare; and the stigma of welfare receipt. (BF)
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Work Relationship, Females, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Parent Background, Vocational Adjustment, Welfare Recipients, Work Attitudes, Work Ethic
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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