Irp Discussion Papers Family Structure and the Reproduction of Poverty Dp 11720a-83
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Recent analysts have argued that the female-headed family is responsible for the growth of an "underclass" in America. This study uses longitudinal data taken from the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics to address the questions of whether and why offspring in female-headed households are more likely to experience persistent poverty in adulthood. Four hypotheses regarding the effect of a father's absence are tested: the "no-effects" hypothesis, the "economic-deprivation" hypothesis, the "father-absence" hypothesis, and the "family-stress" hypothesis. Separate analyses are presented for blacks and Whites. The findings indicate that growing up in a female-headed family increases the risk for poverty, but not because of father absence per se. Among whites, economic deprivation and the stress associated with recent family disruption account for nearly all of the negative effects of family structure on offsprings' attainment, while among blacks the results are more mixed. FAMILY STRUCTURE AND THE REPRODUCTION OF POVERTY
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