Work or welfare: The choice for single mothers in poverty
Kerlin, Ann Elizabeth
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Description
Title
Work or welfare: The choice for single mothers in poverty
Author(s)
Kerlin, Ann Elizabeth
Issue Date
1990
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Allen-Meares, Paula
Department of Study
Social Work
Discipline
Social Work
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Social Work
Women's Studies
Sociology, Public and Social Welfare
Language
eng
Abstract
This study examined the perspectives toward work and welfare of single mothers limited to either welfare or the minimum-wage job market to support their families. A snowball sampling technique resulted in a sample of ten women with experience both in the minimum-wage labor market and on welfare. The study took place over fourteen months. A qualitative design was used, including life histories, structured and unstructured interviews, and group interviews. The data were categorized into Incentives to Work and Disincentives to Work. Primary findings were that there are Incentives to Work consisting of psychosocial needs that are gratified by working. It was also found that there are Disincentives to Work within the Public Aid system and the labor market. Policy implications were discussed, based on the findings.
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