Black Women who Head Families
An Economic Struggle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10429652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret C Simms (0000-0001-8552-2622, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 141-151 |
| Publication date | 1985-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Black Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6446 • E-ISSN: 1936-4814 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf02689882 |
| OpenAlex | W2026825581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Black families headed by women have much lower incomes and higher poverty rates than almost any other type of family. They are disproportionately dependent on welfare and are less likely to receive support from absent fathers. This is a very serious problem for the black community because of the increasing proportion of black families headed by women alone. This article outlines the dimensions of the economic problem and reviews the likely impact of recent policy changes on these families
Black women · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Poverty · Sociology · Welfare · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2019 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |