Helpers “Here on the Front Lines”: Welfare‐to‐Work Managers' Moral Identity Work
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DOI: 10.1002/symb.315
Abstract: Using data drawn from telephone interviews with Ohio Works First program managers (N = 69), we examine managers' moral identity work. This work included using militarized rhetoric to evoke moral identities as honorable workers. It also involved… read more here.
Keywords: work; moral identity; identity work; welfare work ... See more keywords
On welfare or in work: perspective from single motherhood and early childhood outcomes
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1784829
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper provides new evidence on the relationship between single mothers’ tax credit eligibility and early child development in Britain. Tax credit eligibility is considered as a form of family input in generating children’s… read more here.
Keywords: work perspective; early childhood; perspective single; single motherhood ... See more keywords
Palestinian mothers in Israel: Can a welfare-to-work program enhance their social capital?
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DOI: 10.1177/0011392120927745
Abstract: This study analyzes the experience of Palestinian mothers in Israel participating in a non-mandatory welfare-to-work program. The goal is to explore the perceptions of these women and their trainer... read more here.
Keywords: palestinian mothers; work program; mothers israel; welfare work ... See more keywords
From Welfare to Work and From Work to Welfare: A Comparison of People With and Without Disabilities
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DOI: 10.1177/1044207318782674
Abstract: In this study, we explore the behavioral factors that play a role in the decision—among people with and without disabilities—to move from welfare to work and from work to welfare. A survey of people with… read more here.
Keywords: work; without disabilities; people disabilities; welfare work ... See more keywords