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Peer reviewedMoynihan, Daniel Patrick – Society, 1990
Reviews trends in Black male unemployment, out-of-wedlock births, and the number of Aid to Families with Dependent Children cases over the past 25 years. Argues that family breakdown is creating a state of urban social chaos that could lead to martial law. (FMW)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Blacks, Employment Patterns, Family Structure
Peer reviewedBitler, Marianne P.; Gelback, Jonah B.; Hoynes, Hilary W. – Journal of Human Resources, 2005
A study of the effect of state and federal welfare reforms over the period 1990-2000 on health insurance coverage and healthcare utilization by single women aged between 20-45 is presented. It is observed that Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 which replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program of 1990s with…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Health Insurance, Females, Health Services
Parrott, Sharon; Greenstein, Robert – 1995
In his well-known article "The Coming White Underclass" and other writings Charles Murray has suggested that welfare is the primary cause of out-of-wedlock childbearing. He contends that welfare, including Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), food stamps, and subsidized housing, should be eliminated. While Murray's views have…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Early Parenthood, Economically Disadvantaged
