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Peer reviewedParisi, Domenico; McLaughlin, Diane K.; Grice, Steven Michael; Taquino, Michael; Gill, Duane A. – Rural Sociology, 2003
Single mothers' participation rates in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in rural Mississippi were influenced by community-level characteristics: educational attainment, racial composition, employment structure, civic engagement, and spatial concentration of poverty. Particularly, TANF participation rates were higher in the Delta and…
Descriptors: Black Community, Blacks, Community Characteristics, Community Resources
Download full textJones-DeWeever, Avis – 2002
Much of the discussion surrounding marriage promotion policies have little basis in the reality of life in low-income communities. Research suggests that much of the income differential between low-income and middle class women is the result of differences in educational attainment, labor market experience, and access to labor supply rather than…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits
