عنوان

Fathers' fair share :

(Number (ISBN

0871544113

(Number (ISBN

9780871544117

Number

b764470

Title Proper

Fathers' fair share :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

helping poor men manage child support and fatherhood /

First Statement of Responsibility

Earl S. Johnson, Ann Levine, and Fred C. Doolittle.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Russell Sage Foundation,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©1999.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 241 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

"A Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation Study."

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

The participants -- The world outside PFS : an insider's view -- The noncustodial parents' perspectives on child support and the child support system -- The only game in town : walking through the doorway of Parents' Fair Share -- The employment and training component of PFS : job club/job search -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Sample, data, and research methodology ; Maps ; List and description of peer support sessions ; Family tree ; Personal shields ; Profile of two participants deciding how to use their money ; Profiles of selected participants ; Questions for noncustodial parents in PFS ; Profile of interviewees.

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Text of Note

"One of the most challenging goals for welfare reformers has been improving the collection of child support payments from noncustodial parents, usually fathers. Often vilified as "deadbeats" who have dropped out of their children's lives, these fathers have been the target of largely punitive enforcement policies that give little consideration to the complex circumstances of these men's lives. Fathers' Fair Share presents an alternative to these measures with an in-depth study of the Parents' Fair Share program. A multi-state intervention run by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, the program was designed to better the employment and life skills of nonpaying fathers with children on public assistance, in the belief that this would encourage them to improve their level of child support." "Fathers' Fair Share details the program's mix of employment training services, peer support groups, and dispute mediation between parents. Equally important, the authors explore the effect of the participating fathers' expectations and doubts about the program, which were colored by their often negative views about the child support and family law system. The voices heard in Fathers' Fair Share provide a rare look into the lives of low-income fathers and how they think about their struggles and prospects, their experiences in the workplace, and their responsibilities toward their families."--Jacket.

Child support-- Government policy-- United States.

Child welfare-- Government policy-- United States.

Children of single parents-- United States-- Economic conditions.

Fathers-- Employment-- United States.

Fathers-- Services for-- United States.

Poor men-- Employment-- United States.

Poor men-- Services for-- United States.

Enfants de famille monoparentale-- États-Unis-- Conditions économiques.

Enfants-- Protection, assistance, etc.-- Politique gouvernementale-- États-Unis.

Entretien d'enfants-- Politique gouvernementale-- États-Unis.

Hommes pauvres-- Travail-- États-Unis.

Hommes pauvres, Services aux-- États-Unis.

Pères-- Travail-- États-Unis.

Pères, Services aux-- États-Unis.

Child support-- Government policy.

Child welfare-- Government policy.

Children of single parents-- Economic conditions.

Fathers-- Employment.

Fathers-- Services for.

Poor men-- Employment.

United States.

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Johnson, Earl S.

Doolittle, Fred C.

Levine, Ann.

Date of Transaction

20201204235328.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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