My Sister's Keeper: Negative Effects of Social Welfare and Affirmative Action Programs on Black Women.

Garcia, Sandra Anderson

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ERIC Number: EJ401850

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Publication Date: 1989

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My Sister's Keeper: Negative Effects of Social Welfare and Affirmative Action Programs on Black Women.

Garcia, Sandra Anderson

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v21 n1-2 p25-43 Jul 1989

Discusses the struggles of middle- and lower-class black women to use social programs and affirmative action mandates to advance their status. Examines ways their struggles have affected their self-perceptions and relationships with each other. (Author/JS)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Federal Legislation, Females, Ghettos, Helping Relationship, Lower Class, Middle Class, Poverty, Social Differences, Social Mobility, Social Services, Stress Variables, Urban Areas, Welfare Services

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Aid to Families with Dependent Children

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