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Title: Kin Support, Welfare, and Out-of-Wedlock Mothers
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Hao, Lingxin |
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Kin Support, Welfare, and Out-of-Wedlock Mothers Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Chicago, 1990 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Behavior; Birth Outcomes; Control; Coresidence; Educational Attainment; Fertility; High School; Labor Force Participation; Life Course; Marital Status; Parental Influences; Racial Differences; Residence; Support Networks; Welfare; Women Using person-year data from seven waves of the NLSY, this research focuses on the causes and consequences of kin support in conjunction with public support. The dissertation addresses three primary research questions: (1) What is the relationship between kin support and welfare assistance? (2) What determines kin support? and (3) What impacts do the two support systems have on life course behaviors such as fertility/marriage, high school outcomes, and labor force participation of young women? The author concludes that kin support can play an important role in an individual's life. Four findings are noted: (1) parents' control through support in the form of coresidence and income support reduces the likelihood of out-of-wedlock birth, dropping out of school, and non-participation in the labor force; (2) although kin support and public support are not generally substitutes, AFDC benefits do reduce the likelihood of coresidence for blacks; (3) parents do not compensate daughters who experienced an out-of-wedlock birth but control daughters' behaviors to prevent undesirable events; and (4) increases in AFDC benefits encourage women to choose an out-of-wedlock birth over marriage for both black and white women and encourage non-participation in the labor market for black women only. |
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Hao, Lingxin. Kin Support, Welfare, and Out-of-Wedlock Mothers. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Chicago, 1990. |