How the Great Society "Destroyed the American Family.".

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick

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ERIC Number: EJ449486

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Publication Date: 1992

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How the Great Society "Destroyed the American Family."

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick

Public Interest, n108 p53-64 Sum 1992

Argues that increasing welfare dependence and family breakdown among the poor are not the result of the Great Society social programs but were set to occur before any Great Society policies. Issues long ignored must be faced if today's social problems are to be solved. (SLD)

Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Family Structure, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups, Poverty, Public Policy, Racial Relations, Social Change, Social Problems, Social Science Research, Urban Areas, Urban Problems, Violence, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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