Personal, Family, and Multiple Barriers of Long-Term Welfare Recipients.
This article reports the results of an in-depth, descriptive study of long-term welfare recipients. A random sample of 284 respondents, all of whom had received public assistance for at least 36 months, were interviewed. Results illustrate personal barriers to self-sufficiency, including physical he...
| Published in: | Social Work Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 175 - 184 |
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National Association of Social Workers
Apr2004
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