Families of austerity: benefit cutbacks and family stress in the UK.
Benefit cutbacks have been prominent after the Great Recession. The Family Economic Stress Model (FESM) theorizes how financial losses such as those spurred by cutbacks might adversely affect parental and child well-being. Yet, few links with policy have been established. We extend current knowledge...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 103; no. 3; pp. 970 - 992 |
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Mar2025
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