This study explored the impact of family support systems, employment, education and availability of information on the utilization of social programs by single female-headed families. It attempted to determine if there was a significant relationship between the four variables. A correlation design was used in the study. A questionnaire was administered to 50 single female-headed families in the Brown Street housing complex located in Tuskegee (Macon County), Alabama.
The major findings in the study revealed that there is a significant impact of education on the utilization of social programs by single female-headed families. The study also revealed that employment impacted on the utilization of social programs by single female-headed families.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:auctr.edu/oai:digitalcommons.auctr.edu:dissertations-2839 |
| Date | 01 May 1990 |
| Creators | Thompson, Cary |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center |
| Source Sets | Atlanta University Center |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | ETD Collection for Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center |
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