James M Quane
Biographic Data
| ID | 208247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James M Quane |
| GIVEN NAMES | James M |
| FAMILY NAME | Quane |
| SIGNATURE | QUANE J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University Press |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 197 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Inner City
Critical Commentary . Making the Connection between the Socialisation and the Social Isolation of the Inner-city Poor
Does it pay to participate? Neighborhood-based organizations and the social development of urban adolescents
Operating within the Rules: Welfare Recipients' Experiences with Sanctions and Case Closings
This article examines the experiences of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients with sanctions and administrative case closings, as reported by respondents in a survey of families in low‐income neighborhoods in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio. Among those who said that their welfare benefits had been reduced or eliminated for noncompliance with the rules, the most common reasons provided were missing an appointment or not filing pape…
Social Contexts and Urban Adolescent Outcomes: The Interrelated Effects of Neighborhoods, Families, and Peers on African-American Youth
Multilevel data are used to assess how three interrelated contexts-family, peer group, and neighborhood-influence the social functioning of urban African-American adolescent youth, a group believed to be especially "at-risk" due to high rates of exposure to contextual disadvantage and its associated ills. The analysis is designed to test the various pathways that neighborhoods influence, both directly and indirectly (via their impact on families …
Neighborhood Poverty and the Social Isolation of Inner-City African American Families
Journal Article Neighborhood Poverty and the Social Isolation of Inner-City African American Families Get access Bruce H. Rankin, Bruce H. Rankin Harvard University Direct all correspondence to Bruce Rankin, Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. E-mail: [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Acade…
Neighborhood Poverty, Family Characteristics, and Commitment to Mainstream Goals: The Case of African American Adolescents in the Inner City
A causal model is used to understand the direct and mediated effects of neighborhood disadvantage and family structure on youth expectations. Using data obtained from face-to-face interviews with African American mothers and their children, we demonstrate that the employment expectations of adolescents are significantly lower in both nonintact and welfare homes in comparison to youth in other households. In addition, neighborhood disadvantage is …
Time on Welfare: Why Do People Enter and Leave the System
Long-term welfare participation by women is examined using data from Akron, Ohio. Age at entry to welfare, previous work experience, and number of children are the best predictors of long-term welfare use. Race and education are not statistically significant. Changes in family structure are the major reason why women enter welfare. But labor market reasons predortant for married couples. Labor market reasons are the most important reason why wome…
Social Contexts and Urban Adolescent Outcomes: The Interrelated Effects of Neighborhoods, Families, and Peers on African-American Youth
Multilevel data are used to assess how three interrelated contexts-family, peer group, and neighborhood-influence the social functioning of urban African-American adolescent youth, a group believed to be especially "at-risk" due to high rates of exposure to contextual disadvantage and its associated ills. The analysis is designed to test the various pathways that neighborhoods influence, both directly and indirectly (via their impact on families …
Operating within the Rules: Welfare Recipients' Experiences with Sanctions and Case Closings
This article examines the experiences of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients with sanctions and administrative case closings, as reported by respondents in a survey of families in low‐income neighborhoods in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio. Among those who said that their welfare benefits had been reduced or eliminated for noncompliance with the rules, the most common reasons provided were missing an appointment or not filing pape…
Neighborhood Poverty and the Social Isolation of Inner-City African American Families
Journal Article Neighborhood Poverty and the Social Isolation of Inner-City African American Families Get access Bruce H. Rankin, Bruce H. Rankin Harvard University Direct all correspondence to Bruce Rankin, Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. E-mail: [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Acade…
Does it pay to participate? Neighborhood-based organizations and the social development of urban adolescents
Neighborhood Poverty, Family Characteristics, and Commitment to Mainstream Goals: The Case of African American Adolescents in the Inner City
A causal model is used to understand the direct and mediated effects of neighborhood disadvantage and family structure on youth expectations. Using data obtained from face-to-face interviews with African American mothers and their children, we demonstrate that the employment expectations of adolescents are significantly lower in both nonintact and welfare homes in comparison to youth in other households. In addition, neighborhood disadvantage is …
Critical Commentary . Making the Connection between the Socialisation and the Social Isolation of the Inner-city Poor
Time on Welfare: Why Do People Enter and Leave the System
Long-term welfare participation by women is examined using data from Akron, Ohio. Age at entry to welfare, previous work experience, and number of children are the best predictors of long-term welfare use. Race and education are not statistically significant. Changes in family structure are the major reason why women enter welfare. But labor market reasons predortant for married couples. Labor market reasons are the most important reason why wome…
Time on Welfare: Why Do People Enter and Leave the System
Long-term welfare participation by women is examined using data from Akron, Ohio. Age at entry to welfare, previous work experience, and number of children are the best predictors of long-term welfare use. Race and education are not statistically significant. Changes in family structure are the major reason why women enter welfare. But labor market reasons predortant for married couples. Labor market reasons are the most important reason why wome…
Neighborhood Poverty, Family Characteristics, and Commitment to Mainstream Goals: The Case of African American Adolescents in the Inner City
A causal model is used to understand the direct and mediated effects of neighborhood disadvantage and family structure on youth expectations. Using data obtained from face-to-face interviews with African American mothers and their children, we demonstrate that the employment expectations of adolescents are significantly lower in both nonintact and welfare homes in comparison to youth in other households. In addition, neighborhood disadvantage is …
Neighborhood Poverty and the Social Isolation of Inner-City African American Families
Journal Article Neighborhood Poverty and the Social Isolation of Inner-City African American Families Get access Bruce H. Rankin, Bruce H. Rankin Harvard University Direct all correspondence to Bruce Rankin, Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. E-mail: [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Acade…
Operating within the Rules: Welfare Recipients' Experiences with Sanctions and Case Closings
This article examines the experiences of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients with sanctions and administrative case closings, as reported by respondents in a survey of families in low‐income neighborhoods in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio. Among those who said that their welfare benefits had been reduced or eliminated for noncompliance with the rules, the most common reasons provided were missing an appointment or not filing pape…
Social Contexts and Urban Adolescent Outcomes: The Interrelated Effects of Neighborhoods, Families, and Peers on African-American Youth
Multilevel data are used to assess how three interrelated contexts-family, peer group, and neighborhood-influence the social functioning of urban African-American adolescent youth, a group believed to be especially "at-risk" due to high rates of exposure to contextual disadvantage and its associated ills. The analysis is designed to test the various pathways that neighborhoods influence, both directly and indirectly (via their impact on families …
Does it pay to participate? Neighborhood-based organizations and the social development of urban adolescents
Critical Commentary . Making the Connection between the Socialisation and the Social Isolation of the Inner-city Poor
Inner City
Political science (6 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (6 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Disadvantaged (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (3 works)