Who Counts as an American Family?

13 Pages Posted: 19 Aug 2006

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Stephen D. Sugarman

University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

Date Written: May 1, 2006

Abstract

Public programs in America contain very different conceptions of the "family." This essay explores these differences in a variety of programs - social security, food stamps, tax, immigration, welfare, and public housing.

Keywords: family

Suggested Citation

Sugarman, Stephen D., Who Counts as an American Family? (May 1, 2006). UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 925247, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=925247 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.925247

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