Journal Article

Welfare and Family Dissolution Revisited

Brandon, Peter D., Fisher, Gene A.

2001

Overview

A rejoinder to comments on their article (all, 2001) defends the hypothesis that states with low paying welfare benefits have higher rates of family dissolution. A response is offered to Rodgers's & Winkler's criticism that their findings are inconclusive because they ignore reasons for dissolution. It is argued that the Survey of Income & Program Participation (SIPP) provides a national portrait of the economic factors behind dissolution, & further studies using other data & methods to support findings are encouraged. 1 Table, 6 References. I. Sharp

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Inc,Blackwell Publishers,Blackwell,Southwestern Social Science Association,Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subject: Absent parents / Benefits / Child abuse / Child neglect / Child welfare / Children & youth / Coresidence / Dissolution / Economic Factors / Families & family life / Family / Family disintegration / Family Stability / Family Structure / Foster children / Foster home care / Grandparents / Parents / Poverty / Public assistance programs / Sexuality. Marriage. Family relations / Single Parent Family / Single parents / Social and Policy Issues Forum / Social problems and social policy. Social work / Social security / Social welfare / Sociology / Sociology of the family. Age groups / States (Political Subdivisions) / Welfare / Welfare policy / Welfare Recipients / Welfare Reform / Well being