Welfare, the family, and reproductive behavior : report of a meeting

Author(s)

• Haaga, John
• Moffitt, Robert L.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population
• National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
• Workshop on Effects of Welfare on Reproductive Behavior and the Family (1996 : Washington, D.C.)

Bibliographic Information

Welfare, the family, and reproductive behavior : report of a meeting

John Haaga and Robert A. Moffitt, editors ; Committee on Population, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine

（The Compass series）

National Academy Press, 1998

Note

"This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the Workshop on Effects of Welfare on Reproductive Behavior and the Family, organized by the Committee on Population and the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, in Washington, DC, May 2-3, 1996"--Acknowledgment

Bibliography: p. 20-22

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The design of welfare programs in an era of reform and devolution to the states must take into account the likely effects of programs on demographic behavior. In the past, most research on welfare has examined labor market issues, although there have also been some important evaluations of the effects of Aid to Families with Dependent Children on out-of-wedlock childbearing. Much less information is available on other issues equally central to the debate, including effects on abortion decisions, marriage and divorce, intrafamily relations, household formation, and living arrangements. This book of papers contains reviews and syntheses of existing evidence bearing on the demographic impacts of welfare and ideas for how to evaluate new state-level reforms. Table of Contents Front Matter Introduction Trends in Marriage and Fertility Trends in the Welfare System Effects of Welfare on Marriage, Fertility, and Abortion Effects of Welfare on the Family Research and Evaluation Needs References Appendix: Workshop Agenda

Table of Contents

• 1 Front Matter
• 2 Introduction
• 3 Trends in Marriage and Fertility
• 4 Trends in the Welfare System
• 5 Effects of Welfare on Marriage, Fertility, and Abortion
• 6 Effects of Welfare on the Family
• 7 Research and Evaluation Needs
• 8 References
• 9 Appendix: Workshop Agenda

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Details

• NCID: BA62472705
• ISBN:
  • 0309060257
• LCCN: 98120996
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, DC
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 24 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV700.5
  • DC21 : 306.874/3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Unmarried mothers -- United States -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Single-parent families -- United States -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Welfare recipients -- United States -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Public welfare -- United States -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Aid to families with dependent children programs -- United States -- Congresses
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA38005769