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Publication Date: October 2002
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Patrick F. Fagan; Robert W. Patterson; Robert E. Rector
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: Welfare; Family
Type: Report
Abstract:
Marriage is good for everyone in society. Children born and reared in married families are much less likely to be impoverished or to live on welfare. Programs to counsel couples into healthy marriages and to improve the quality of their relationships are a critical part of welfare reform.