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The Handbook of Families and Poverty covers hotly debated issues associated with public policy and funded research as they relate to families and poverty. Contributors, bringing multiple perspectives to bear, aim to show alternatives to welfare in subgroups facing specific challenges that are currently not adequately addressed by the welfare system. Readers will appreciate the insightful summaries of research involving poverty and its relationship to couple, marital, and family dynamics.
Appalachian Families and Poverty: Historical Issues and Contemporary Economic Trends
Appalachian Families and Poverty: Historical Issues and Contemporary Economic Trends
Description of the Region and Its People
Appalachia is a vast area consisting of 200,000 square miles that stretches contiguously from southern New York to northern Mississippi and the upper two-thirds of Alabama. In total, the Appalachian region includes 410 counties in 13 states where approximately 23 million people live (Appalachian Regional Commission [ARC], 2006). Given the size and length of Appalachia, it is usually divided into northern, central, and southern regions. Northern regions are made up of New York, Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, Maryland, and southeastern Ohio. Central regions are made up of eastern Kentucky, central Tennessee, southern West Virginia, and western Virginia. Southern regions are ...
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