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Welfare Reform, Marriage, & Sexual Behavior ArticleWelfare Reform, Marriage, & Sexual Behavior Article
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9th - 10th
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Welfare Reform, Marriage, & Sexual Behavior

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This site provides a summary of the goals of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, and how it relates to such issues as marriage and sexual behavior. From the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis, and public education

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abstinence, welfare

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abstinence education, illegitimacy, preventing teen pregnancy, public assistance, sexual behavior, welfare reform, welfare reform goals, welfare system, afdc, aid to families with dependent children, tanf, temporary assistance to needy families, welfare reform act of 1996, discouraging immigration, focusing on statutory rape, marriage, new welfare law

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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