Getting to the big picture: Anti-welfare fertility politics in context

Seavey and Miller argue that curbing out of wedlock births should not be the central goal of welfare policy. They respond to Charles Murray's "Keeping Priorities Straight on Welfare Reform."

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Published in:Society (New Brunswick) 1996-07, Vol.33 (5), p.33-36
Main Authors: Seavey, Dorothy K, Miller, Beth M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child welfare
Children & youth
CONFLICT
Families & family life
Family
Family Policy
Family Structure
Fertility
Illegitimacy
Poverty
Public welfare
REFORM, REFORMERS
Single Parent Family
Social and economic security
Social impact
Social policy
Social values
SOCIETY AS A WHOLE
State laws
U.S.A
United States
United States of America
UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT
Unwed Mothers
WELFARE
Welfare Policy
Welfare Reform
Welfare Services
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Summary:Seavey and Miller argue that curbing out of wedlock births should not be the central goal of welfare policy. They respond to Charles Murray's "Keeping Priorities Straight on Welfare Reform."
ISSN:0147-2011
1936-4725
DOI:10.1007/BF02693110