Welfare & The Single Mother
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5 pages in length. A thorough analysis of benefits provided to single mothers on welfare and the controversy surrounding relevant issues. The writer is particularly concerned with whether or not research suggests that welfare mothers are "lazy" and do not try hard enough to find work. It is argued that welfare is indeed a necessary economic evil for this class of citizen and specific theories and presented to support this point. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Welfarrv.wps

Welfare -- Yesterday & Today
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A 10 page research paper discussing the history of welfare programs in the United States and how their original purposes have changed drastically in modern times as so many new "costs" became involved. Welfare's criticisms are explained in great detail and a number of useful statistics are provided. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Welfare.wps

Welfare / Past & Future
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A 5 page research paper on the social forces affecting welfare policy in the U.S., its affects on women, children and minorities, and need for future advocacy by social workers at the state and federal levels. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Welfpf.wps

Welfare and Low-Wage Work
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An 8 page paper based on Edin and Lein's Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low Wage Work, discussing some of the survival strategies of single mothers unable to support themselves and their children fully through either welfare programs or low-wage work. Full time low-wage employment appears to yield higher income than full dependence on welfare, but the net result of employment for single mothers is that after daycare expenses and the added expenses of working, the family's net income often is less than if the mother relied only on welfare to support herself and her children. Welfare recipients themselves often are forced to seek other, unreported, income in order to support their families Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Welflow.wps

Welfare Colonialism?: Two Diverse Examples
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A 7 page consideration of the contention that he contention that the history of supporting indigenous communities with no consideration of long-term economic viability has imperiled the health of cultures all over the world. Examples are presented from the Irish Travelers, the Torres Strait Islanders, and the Australian Aboriginals. The conclusion is made that while welfare colonialism increases economic dependence it also fosters political autonomy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPaborig.rtf

Welfare Fraud as an Indicator for Reform
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A 5 page paper arguing that those who cheat welfare do so under agencies' own guidelines and they are too well accomplished at producing fraudulent docusments such as passports and birth certificates. One New York woman was able to collect nearly $500,000; a Chicago woman collected $355,000 over four years. These people tie up financial resources that could be used by the truly needy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSwelfareFraud.wps

Welfare Mothers
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Economic issues involving welfare mothers are discussed in this 9 page paper. Myths of welfare mothers are exposed but arguments on both sides of this controversial issue are explored. Conclusions show that allowing parents to raise their own children is most practical; this view is supported by Economist John Galbraith as well as the author of The Decent Society, Avishai Margalit. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: Welfmyth.wps

Welfare Reform
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A 5 page paper that studies the impact of welfare reform on single mother's collecting Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). This paper focuses on the inherent problems within the AFDC system that related directly to women's un-wed status, along with current misconceptions regarding participant status, education and ability to transition from the program into work. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Womenwel.rtf

Welfare Reform
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This 10 page paper focuses on The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 in a discussion on welfare reform. The problem of having too many people looking for jobs in the future is addressed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Actwelf.wps