Harrell R Rodgers

Biographic Data

ID3633689
NAMEHarrell R Rodgers
GIVEN NAMESHarrell R
FAMILY NAMERodgers
SIGNATURERODGERS H R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Houston
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS41
TOTAL CITATIONS154
AUTHOR COUNT41
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1970
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
H-INDEX6

  • When the President Goes Public: The Consequences of Communication Mode for Opinion Change across Issue Types and Groups

    Open AccessKent L Tedin, Kent Tedin et al.ARTICLEPolitical Research Quarterly2011Cited by: 20References: 40

    Evidence is mounting that presidents find difficulty in leading public opinion. However, focusing on presidential ability to lead mass opinion may underestimate the degree to which presidents are able to rally key groups on political and personal characteristics. In this article, the authors use an experimental design to test the effect of communication mode across issue types and groups. From three of President Bush’s speeches on Iraq (the State…

  • The Multidimensionality of Public Opinion About Poverty and Welfare Populations

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLESocial Science Quarterly2009Cited by: 2References: 9

  • No Race in Any Direction: State Welfare and Income Regimes

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers, Glenn Beamer et al.ARTICLEPolicy Studies Journal2008Cited by: 13References: 35

    This paper has two objectives. First, we examine state adoption and implementation of income support policies under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. We develop a composite measure of income support that includes welfare programs that scholars traditionally investigate and adds optional policies that encourage independence through work. Second, we engage a substantive focus on the administrative ability …

  • Child Poverty in the American States: The Impact of Welfare Reform, Economics, and Demographics

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers, Lee PayneARTICLEPolicy Studies Journal2007Cited by: 7References: 39

    This article identifies the predictors of child poverty rates at the state level before and after the adoption and implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The analysis shows that the most important state‐level factors that influence child poverty rates are demographics, the health and viability of the state economy, and often the generosity, inclusiveness, and quality of state welfare program…

  • Evaluating Welfare Reform

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLEReview of Policy Research2006

  • State Tanf Spending: Predictors of State Tax Effort to Support Welfare Reform

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers, Kent L TedinARTICLEReview of Policy Research2006Cited by: 16References: 14

    State spending on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) greatly varies. Combined federal and state spending by the states per TANF family or recipient reflects the historic level of state generosity for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), the failure of the federal government to set any minimum spending standard for the states, and the failure of the federal government to adjust federal grants for huge changes in state TANF ca…

  • State Poverty Rates: Do the New Welfare Policies Make a Difference

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers, Lee Payne et al.ARTICLEReview of Policy Research2006Cited by: 5References: 36

    This article uses four models to identify the best predictors of state poverty levels and changes in state poverty rates since the implementation of welfare reform. The policy decisions based on the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) by the states are tested along with more traditional variables identified in the literature. Using several measures of state poverty, the analysis finds that those states with th…

  • Appendix: Poverty and American Children

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLEReview of Policy Research2005

  • Introduction: Welfare Reform and American Poverty

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLEReview of Policy Research2005

  • Saints, Stalwarts, and Slackers: State Financial Contributions to Welfare Reform

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLEPolicy Studies Journal2005Cited by: 6References: 7

    Considerable literature finds that spending levels are important predictors of poverty rates, both in the American states and in western European nations. Those jurisdictions with the most generous support programs generally have lower poverty rates. This article examines state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) spending levels in relation to national norms, the spending ability of the state as predicted by their total taxable revenue…

  • State Welfare Options: Why Are Some States Tough

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers, Harrell RodgersARTICLEReview of Policy Research2005Cited by: 2References: 24

    In implementing PRWORA, why have some states chosen the most stringent or toughest policy options allowed by the new law? A considerable literature on state policy decisions addresses this topic. The most consistent finding is that "tough states" are those with a conservative ideology and historically high rates of welfare use by minority populations. These conservative policies impact all welfare recipients in the state, regardless of race or se…

  • Evaluating the Devolution Revolution1

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers, Harrell RodgersARTICLEReview of Policy Research2005Cited by: 1References: 13

    This article provides an evaluation of the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. The evidence clearly shows that PRWORA has had a major impact on the poverty population and the welfare system. The data analyzed identify those policy areas in which positive changes can be identified, along with implementation and design problems that need reform. The data also show that while some states ha…

  • Welfare Reform: Making Work Really Work

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers, Harrell RodgersARTICLEPolicy Studies Journal2003Cited by: 5References: 1

  • The Effects of Welfare on Children Living Out‐of‐Home

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers Jr, Harrell R RodgersARTICLESocial Science Quarterly2001

  • Rural Poverty: Special Causes and Policy Reforms

    Cynthia Mildred Duncan, Harrell R Rodgers et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1991

    Introduction Rural and Urban Poverty: An Income/Net Worth Approach Rural-Urban Differences in the Utilization and Ameliorative Effects of Welfare Programs Labor Force Participation and Poverty Status among Rural and Urban Women Who Head Families Impacts of the Farm Financial Crisis of the 1980s on Resources and Poverty in Agriculturally Dependent Counties in the United States Rural Poverty, Welfare Eligibility, Farm Programs, and the Negative Inc…

  • Rural Versus Urban Poverty: An Introduction

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers, Gregory R WeiherARTICLEReview of Policy Research1988

  • Black Americans and the Feminization of Poverty: The Intervening Effects of Unemployment

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLEJournal of Black Studies1987

    More than twenty years after the height of the civil rights movement, black citizens still suffer the highest rate of poverty of any major group in America. The official rate of poverty for black Americans has never fallen below 30%.1 As Table 1 shows, the lowest official rate of poverty for black Americans was in 1978 when 30.6% were found to be poor. Since 1978, poverty among the black population has been on the increase. Between 1978 and 1983 …

  • America's Children--Who Cares? Growing Needs and Declining Assistance in the Reagan's Era

    Harrell R Rodgers, Madelein KimmichARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1987

  • The Rural Poor in America. A Statistical Overview

    Open AccessHarrell R Rodgers, Gregory Weiher et al.ARTICLEPolicy Studies Journal1986Cited by: 4References: 9

  • Youth and Poverty: An Empirical Test of the Impact of Family Demographics and Race

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLEYouth & Society1985References: 14

  • The Cost of Human Neglect: America's Welfare Failure

    ROBERT ROSS, Robert J S Ross et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1984

  • Civil Rights and the Myth of Popular Sovereignty

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLEJournal of Black Studies1981

    The civil rights movement ostensibly sought to bring black Americans into the mainstream of American life. However, it was purposely and specifically directed toward more limited goals. The laws passed were designed to free blacks from acts of overt or even violent racial bias, to provide social equality in public accommodations, and to extend traditional political rights to black citizens. Basically these goals have been achieved. The theory beh…

  • Linking Civics and Citizenship

    Harrell R Rodgers, Diane BermanARTICLEThe Social Studies1980

    Additional informationNotes on contributorsHarrell R. RodgersHarrell Rodgers is a professor of political science at the University of Houston. His latest book is Poverty Amid Plenty (1979).Diane BermanDiane Bennan is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Houston and teaches at the junior high level in the Houston Independent School District

  • Protest, Politics, and Prosperity: Black Americans and White Institutions, 1940-75, by Dorothy K. Newman

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLEPolitical Science Quarterly1978

  • Hiding versus Ending Poverty

    Open AccessHarrell R RodgersARTICLELatin American Politics and Society1978Cited by: 1