Carlson Welfare Reform , Fertility , and Father Involvement
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Recognizing that most poor families are singleparent families, the federal welfare reform law of 1996 emphasized the responsibility of both parents to support their children. In addition to strengthening the child support enforcement system, the law included several provisions designed to decrease childbearing outside of marriage and to promote two-parent families. This article focuses on the important role that fathers play in children’s lives and how public policies have affected childbearing and father involvement. Key observations are:
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