Title

The M Word: The Rise and Fall of Interracial Coalitions On Fathers And Welfare Reform

Author(s)

Ronald B. Mincy Ronald Mincy (Columbia University)

Chien-Chung Huang Chien-Chung Huang (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

Abstract

Buoyed by the success of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), whose time limits and work requirements played a large role in the reduction of the welfare rolls, conservative advocates of welfare reform are now moving to ensure that our welfare system reflects traditional family values as well. Responding to this sentiment, the Bush Administration is encouraging states to use TANF to support marriage promotion efforts and the Administration's 2002 budget includes $100 million in support of demonstration projects to promote marriage (source). By contrast, the $60 million President Bush had committed to support efforts to promote responsible fatherhood, not restricted to marriage, has been pared back to $20 million, along with cutbacks in other domestic initiatives that are needed to pay for the "war against terrorism."

Creation Date

2002-05

Section URL ID

CRCW

Paper Number

WP02-07-FF-Mincy.pdf

URL

http://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/college-of-arts-and-sciences/center-for-family-and-demographic-research/documents/working-papers/2002/CFDR-Working-Paper-2002-07-The-M-Word-The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Interracial-Coalitions-On-Fathers-And-Welfare-Reform.pdf

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Jel

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Series

8