Adoption dynamics and the Adoption and Safe Families Act

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The effects of the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) on the adoption process is evaluated on the bases of data obtained from cohorts of children admitted to foster care in six states from 1990 to 2002. The analyses find no firm evidence of a slowdown in the average time required to complete adoptions in the mid-1990s in spite of the act designed to address an alleged slowdown in adoption.

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Long-term disadvantage among elderly women: The effects of work history

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The studies related to the effects of work history and other factors on the economic well-being of elderly women who had low income in midlife is presented. Findings indicate that employment in a unionized setting and the availability of a pension plan is found to have positive effect on economic well-being in old age.

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State responses to the family formation goals of welfare

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The policy choices that were made by states under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) regarding marriage and family formation are discussed. It was seen that the state responses to the family formation goals were complex, reflecting multiple aspects of TANF services and rules.

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