No Promotion of Marriage in TANF!

Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The text is provided of a position paper outlining the reasons for opposing the welfare marriage promotion provision of the bill (HR 4) to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, passed by House Republican...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fineman, Martha (Author)
Contributors: Mink, Gwendolyn ; Smith, Anna Marie
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2003
In: Social justice
Year: 2003, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 126-134
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Fatherhood
Federal Government
Marriage
Marriage law
Marriage law > United States
POOR people
Public Welfare
Social classes
Social legislation
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)
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Summary:Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The text is provided of a position paper outlining the reasons for opposing the welfare marriage promotion provision of the bill (HR 4) to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, passed by House Republicans on February 13, 2003. It is argued that the TANF reauthorization bill promotes marriage as a way of addressing poverty, violating women's rights and diverting valuable resources in the process.