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Effects of Employment-Based Programs on Families by Prior Levels of Disadvantage.

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Alderson, DP; Gennetian, LA; Dowsett, CJ; Imes, A; Huston, AC
Published in: The Social service review
September 2008

This study examines how welfare and employment policies affect subpopulations of low-income families that have different levels of initial disadvantage. Education, prior earnings, and welfare receipt are used to measure disadvantage. The analysis of data from experiments suggests that employment-based programs have no effects on economic well-being among the least-disadvantaged low-income, single-parent families, but they have positive effects on employment and income for the most-disadvantaged and moderately disadvantaged families. These programs increase school achievement and enrollment in center-based child care of children only in moderately disadvantaged families. The most-disadvantaged families are found to increase use of child care that is not center based. Parents in these families experience depressive symptoms and aggravation. The findings raise questions about how to support families at the lowest end of the economic spectrum.

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The Social service review

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0037-7961

Publication Date

September 2008

Volume

82

Issue

3

Start / End Page

361 / 394

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 4409 Social work
  • 1607 Social Work
 

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Alderson, D. P., Gennetian, L. A., Dowsett, C. J., Imes, A., & Huston, A. C. (2008). Effects of Employment-Based Programs on Families by Prior Levels of Disadvantage. The Social Service Review, 82(3), 361–394. https://doi.org/10.1086/592360
Alderson, Desiree Principe, Lisa A. Gennetian, Chantelle J. Dowsett, Amy Imes, and Aletha C. Huston. “Effects of Employment-Based Programs on Families by Prior Levels of Disadvantage.The Social Service Review 82, no. 3 (September 2008): 361–94. https://doi.org/10.1086/592360.
Alderson DP, Gennetian LA, Dowsett CJ, Imes A, Huston AC. Effects of Employment-Based Programs on Families by Prior Levels of Disadvantage. The Social service review. 2008 Sep;82(3):361–94.
Alderson, Desiree Principe, et al. “Effects of Employment-Based Programs on Families by Prior Levels of Disadvantage.The Social Service Review, vol. 82, no. 3, Sept. 2008, pp. 361–94. Epmc, doi:10.1086/592360.
Alderson DP, Gennetian LA, Dowsett CJ, Imes A, Huston AC. Effects of Employment-Based Programs on Families by Prior Levels of Disadvantage. The Social service review. 2008 Sep;82(3):361–394.
Journal cover image

Published In

The Social service review

DOI

ISSN

0037-7961

Publication Date

September 2008

Volume

82

Issue

3

Start / End Page

361 / 394

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 4409 Social work
  • 1607 Social Work