Emboldened by the reduction in the welfare rolls, conservatives have renewed their demands that our welfare system reflect traditional family values, specifically marriage. But if marriage becomes the heavily favored family strategy of welfare policy, family-service providers and other supporters of responsible fatherhood will find it harder to help families as they actually exist — […]
Ronald Mincy
Ronald B. Mincy is the Maurice V. Russell Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice at Columbia University.
