Welfare Reform and Black Women's Economic Development

Autor/in	Alfred, Mary V.
Titel	Welfare Reform and Black Women's Economic Development
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 57 (2007) 4, S.293-311 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713607302685
Schlagwörter	Females; Labor Force Nonparticipants; Economic Progress; Welfare Services; Welfare Recipients; Racial Factors; Labor Market; African Americans; Federal Legislation; Employment Level; Employer Attitudes; Economic Development; Responsibility; Public Policy; Urban Areas; Employed Women; Interviews; At Risk Persons; Gender Issues; Fear; Social Discrimination; United States; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Afroamerikaner; Bundesrecht; Beschäftigungsgrad; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Öffentliche Ordnung; Urban area; Stadtregion; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Risikogruppe; Geschlechterfrage; Furcht; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; USA
Abstract	In 1996, the United States Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, placing emphasis on individuals to take responsibility for separating themselves from governmental dependence by becoming economically self-sufficient through employment. Using a qualitative approach, this study explored the experiences of 15 African American women as they transitioned from welfare to determine the extent to which they were developing economic sufficiency as a result of their labor force participation. It also sought the perspectives of employers on the work-first approach to economic development among former recipients and their chances of becoming self-sufficient through employment. The study found three systems of barriers to impede the participants' economic progress: the "work-first" philosophy, labor market conditions and employment practices, and personal history and individual responsibility. These findings suggest that a more integrative approach is necessary, one that addresses both the personal and structural dimensions of women's economic development. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10