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Child Poverty in America Today Child Poverty in America Today Volume 1: Families and Children Edited by Barbara A. Arrighi and David J. Maume Introduction by Diana Pearce Praeger Perspectives LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData ChildpovertyinAmericatoday/editedbyBarbaraA.ArrighiandDavidJ.Maume. p. cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978–0–275–98926–2(set:alk.paper)—ISBN978–0–275–98927–9(v.1:alk.paper)— ISBN978–0–275–98928–6(v.2:alk.paper)—ISBN978–0–275–98929–3(v.3:alk.paper)— ISBN978–0–275–98930–9(v.4:alk.paper) 1.Poorchildren—UnitedStates. 2.Poorfamilies—UnitedStates. 3.Poverty—UnitedStates. 4.Childwelfare—UnitedStates. 5.Children—UnitedStates—Socialconditions. 6.Children—Governmentpolicy—UnitedStates. I.Arrighi,BarbaraA. II.Maume,DavidJ. HV741.C4875 2007 (cid:1) 362.70869420973–dc22 2007003046 BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationDataisavailable. Copyright(cid:2)C 2007byBarbaraA.ArrighiandDavidJ.Maume Allrightsreserved.Noportionofthisbookmaybe reproduced,byanyprocessortechnique,withoutthe expresswrittenconsentofthepublisher. LibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber:2007003046 ISBN-10:0–275–98926–7(set) ISBN-13:978–0–275–98926–2(set) 0–275–98927–5(vol.1) 978–0–275–98927–9(vol.1) 0–275–98928–3(vol.2) 978–0–275–98928–6(vol.2) 0–275–98929–1(vol.3) 978–0–275–98929–3(vol.3) 0–275–98930–5(vol.4) 978–0–275–98930–9(vol.4) Firstpublishedin2007 PraegerPublishers,88PostRoadWest,Westport,CT06881 AnimprintofGreenwoodPublishingGroup,Inc. www.praeger.com PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Thepaperusedinthisbookcomplieswiththe PermanentPaperStandardissuedbytheNational InformationStandardsOrganization(Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Toourchildren Eiler,Elena,andMegan and MeghanandAllison Ourconcernfortheirwelfarepiquedourinterestinthe welfareofallchildren C ONTENTS Acknowledgments ix IntroductionbyDianaPearce xi 1 TheEffectofChildCareonEmploymentTardinessandAbsencesfor Mothers:DoesMaritalStatusMatter? 1 SandraL.BarnesandMiaSmithBynum 2 TheNot-so-TenderTrap:FamilyViolenceandChildPoverty 17 RuthA.Brandwein 3 DiversityinLivingArrangementsandChildren’sEconomic Well-beinginSingle-MotherHouseholds 29 PamelaR.Davidson 4 FamilyContext,IncomeAdequacy,andChild-CareNeeds:The BottomLineforSanAntonio’sFuture 52 JuanitaM.Firestone 5 ChildCareandthePotentialforBreakingIntergenerationalPoverty 71 JosefinaFigueira-McDonough 6 UnderaWatchfulEye:ParentsandChildrenLivinginShelters 88 DonnaHaigFriedman 7 TheWorkofCoordinatingChildCareforRuralLow-Income Mothers 101 E.BrookeKelly viii Contents 8 ConflictsbetweenWageWorkandCareWork:HowSingle-Parent FamiliesofChildrenwithDisabilitiesManagetoJuggleCompeting Demands 120 EllenK.Scott 9 Children’sExposuretoNeighborhoodPovertyandAffluenceinthe UnitedStates,1990–2000 136 JeffreyM.TimberlakeandJosephMichael 10 ChildrenandtheChangingSocialEcologyofEconomic DisadvantageinUrbanAmerica 163 RobertL.Wagmiller,Jr. 11 ChildhoodVictimizationasaPrecursortoViolenceamongAdult HomelessWomen 182 JanaL.Jasinski,JenniferK.Wesely,ElizabethEhrhardtMustaine,and JamesD.Wright Index 197 AbouttheEditorsandContributors 207 A CKNOWLEDGMENTS First,we wish to thank all the contributors to the four volumes for the exceptional caliber of their research. Their dedication and commitment to understanding the causesofchildandfamilypovertyisremarkable.Ithasbeenapleasuretoworkwith such a fine group of scholars. It is noteworthy, too, that more than a few of the contributors endured family emergencies and/or experienced personal crises during theresearchandwritingphase,yetremainedcommittedtotheproject.Forthat,we aregrateful. We are honored that Diana Pearce is the author of the Introduction for Volume 1: Families and Children. Professor Pearce has written a thoughtful essay weaving common threads among diverse chapters. She is a tireless researcher who has been apioneerinexamining thecausesandeffectsofpovertyinthelivesofwomenand children.NotonlyhasProfessorPearceilluminatedthewayforotherresearchersin explainingthecomplexfactorsinfluencingwomen’spoverty,shehasbeenanardent advocateforendingthefeminizationofpoverty. ThankstoRachelSebastian,graduatestudentattheUniversityofCincinnati,who assistedwiththeproject.Weappreciate,too,theguidanceofElizabethPotenza,editor atPraeger,throughouttheeditorialprocess,AnneRehillwhoassistedearlyoninthe project,NicoleAzze,productionmanager,VivekSoodandSaloniJainwhooversaw thecopyediting.Finally,thankstoMarieEllenLarcada,whofirstapproachedBarbara abouteditingthefour-volumeset.
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