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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"PRWORA"”.
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Child support enforcement in West Virginia
… and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and to determine whether West Virginia is keeping up with the national average of child support enforcement. Using a time-trend analysis, this study examined five variables that constitute child support enforcement: total money distributed; …
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Welfare Reform: The Politics of Redistributive Policy
… and Work Opportunities Reauthorization Act (PRWORA) of 1996 was self-sufficiency or was it designed to eliminate redistributive public policies and the implementation of morality policies. The purpose of this research was to analyze the barriers or impediments that the single mothers living …
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A review of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income from a federal budget perspective
… and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 and the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997. A focused review of pertinent literature, Social Security and SSI legislation, and an analysis of the effects of welfare reform illustrate how after federalization in 1972, SSI experienced …
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Housing Challenges of Asian and Pacific Island Elders in the United States from 1995 to 2007
… and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 could cause low-income immigrants to struggle with housing affordability. Thus, this study examined housing challenges of Asian and Pacific Island elders, focusing on government assistance, and demographic, housing, and neighborhood …
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Family Cap Programs: The Future of Pennsylvania Welfare Reform
… and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) and continues to be at the forefront of many policy makers' agendas. Although significant positive changes have occurred in welfare policy since PRWORA's adoption, welfare costs remain unwieldy. This study aims to review the controversial …
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The Social Construction of Black Fatherhood in Responsible Fatherhood Policies
… and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 and the Child Support Enforcement Act of 1975. Historically, these two polices have been racialized and discourse surrounding them may contribute to negative cultural formula stories about the primary targets of responsible …
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Elite Rhetoric, Target Group Positioning, and Policymaking: Immigrant Women and Project 100% in San Diego County
… and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA, 1996). Then, in 1997, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (SD County BoS) in conjunction with the office of the District Attorney (DA) approved Project 100% (P100), an anti-fraud initiative that mandated invasive and warrantless …
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Factors influencing low-income working mother's child care arrangements under different neighborhood and state policy contexts
… and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 has increased pressures on parents receiving public assistance to participate in the labor force even during their children’s formative years. Under this context, understanding how mothers choose child care services for their young …
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The financial feasibility of marriage for women receiving TANF: An analysis of six states
This project employed a descriptive case study methodology guided by rational choice theory to examine the financial feasibility of marriage for low income women. By modeling the income and expenses of eight different low income family types in six states (Arizona, California, New York, Oklahoma, …