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Relationship Constellations and Dynamics of Low-Income Rural Mothers

Julie K. Kohler

John S. and James L. KnightFoundation, Wachovia Financial Tower, Suite 3300, 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL33131kohler{at}knightfdn.org

Elaine A. Anderson

Department of Family Studies,University of Maryland, 1204D Marie Mount Hall, College Park, MD20742ea8{at}umail.umd.edu

Linda Oravecz

Department of Family Studies,University of Maryland, 1204M Marie Mount Hall, College Park, MD 20742lo22{at}umail.umd.edu

Bonnie Braun

Department of Family Studies, University of Maryland, 1204H Marie MountHall, CollegePark, MD 20742bb157{at}umail.umd.edu

To address the policy debate surrounding the use of funds from TemporaryAssistance to Needy Families for marriage-promotion activities, this article profiles thenature of low-income rural mothers’ relationships with their partners and thenonresidential fathers of their children. It presents the results of interviews with 35lowincome mothers from two rural Maryland counties. Although the analyses revealedthat the presence of a male partner was not related to a mother’s economic oremotional well-being, other sources of social support buffered mothers against theireconomic challenges. The authors conclude that social workers should integrateinformal family support into their service delivery plans and that policy makers need toconsider alternatives to fostering economic self-sufficiency among rural low-incomepopulations.

Key Words: low income • rural • mothers • relationships

Affilia, Vol. 19, No. 2, 160-173 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0886109903262772
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