Two sources of child care assistance and their relationship with maternal employment : evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study

Author

Manrong Chen, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow

Date of Award

1-1-2013

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Social Welfare

Content Description

1 electronic text (xii, 171 pages) : illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Brenda D Smith

Committee Members

Eunju Lee, Lawrence E Raffalovich

Keywords

child care assistance, informal social support networks, maternal employment, TANF, weak ties, Working mothers, Social networks, Child care

Subject Categories

Social Work | Women's Studies

Abstract

This study aims to understand how child care assistance from informal social support networks and from governmental sources relate to the employment of mothers with young child(ren), and how the two sources of child care assistance relate to each other. Both the availability and utilization of child care assistance are investigated.

Recommended Citation

Chen, Manrong, "Two sources of child care assistance and their relationship with maternal employment : evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study" (2013). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 851.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/851