WORK AND WELFARE: Job Histories, Barriers to Employment, and Predictors of Work Among Low-Income Single Mothers

WORK AND WELFARE: Job Histories, Barriers to Employment, and Predictors of Work Among Low-Income Single Mothers

The work histories of 436 sheltered homeless and low-income women were analyzed to develop a predictive model of factors that facilitate employment possibilities for some low-income women and deter others from obtaining work. Findings suggest the need for programs of education, early intervention, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1996-10, Vol.66 (4), p.526-537
Hauptverfasser: Brooks, Margaret G, Buckner, John C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Education
Employability
Employment
Female
Homeless
Homeless Persons
Homelessness
Human
Humans
Job Training
Low income
Low Income Groups
Low income women
Lower Income Level
Massachusetts
Middle Aged
Mothers
One-parent families
Poverty
Predictors
Prospective Studies
Psychiatry
Single Mothers
Single parents
Social reform
Social research
Social Welfare
Socioeconomic Factors
U.S.A
Unwed Mothers
USA
Welfare
Welfare Recipients
Welfare Services (Government)
Women
Women, Working
Work
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Zusammenfassung:The work histories of 436 sheltered homeless and low-income women were analyzed to develop a predictive model of factors that facilitate employment possibilities for some low-income women and deter others from obtaining work. Findings suggest the need for programs of education, early intervention, and job training. However, the availability of adequate jobs and affordable child care are prerequisites for poor, single mothers to become self-supporting.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1037/h0080202