Working Poor Families: Trends, Causes, Effects, and Suggested Policies

Citations Over TimeTop 10% of 1991 papers

Abstract

W orking families with incomes below poverty line are a small but increasing group in our population (Levitan & Shapiro, 1987; Levy, 1987; Sawhill, 1988). They are a hopeful group in that at least one member is employed and making a contribution to family's economic independence. They are a vulnerable group in that they live in poverty conditions and suffer multiple stresses of these conditions. These stresses may undermine physical, psychological, and economic health of entire family. These stresses, together with basic economic problems, may force families from at least partial independence into full dependence on welfare programs (Levitan & Shapiro, 1987; Levy, 1987; Sawhill, 1988). The nature and scope of problems of the working poor, apparent causes of these problems, their probable effects on families, and suggestions for policy development are discussed herein.

Related Papers

• → Personality correlates and utilitarian judgments in the everyday context: Psychopathic traits and differential effects of empathy, social dominance orientation, and dehumanization beliefs(2019)19 cited
• → Amount of altruistic punishment accounts for subsequent emotional gratification in participants with primary psychopathy(2011)14 cited
• → The Information Used to Judge Supportiveness Depends on Whether the Judgment Reflects the Personality of Perceivers, the Objective Characteristics of Targets, or their Unique Relationships(2004)15 cited
• Susquehanna Chorale Spring Concert "Roots and Wings"(2017)
• → DETERMINING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION(2018)