Teen Mothers--Citizens or Dependents?

by Ruth Horowitz

In a book that speaks clearly and forcefully to the heart of the welfare debate in the United States, Ruth Horowitz examines one of the most critical questions of welfare policy: how can a United States government program help teen mothers--one of the most needful groups of all welfare recipients--move from welfare dependency to employment, independence, and responsible citizenship?

"Rich vignettes reveal the complexities of teenage mothers'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226353796
• ISBN13: 9780226353791
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"