| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Literature review | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One A Brief Account of Pre-reform Aid to Welfare Mothers and Children | 第11-15页 |
| ·Mothers' Pensions,1911-1935 | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aid to Dependent Children,1935-1962 | 第12-13页 |
| ·Aid to Families with Dependent Children,1962-1996 | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two From Welfare to Workfare | 第15-19页 |
| ·1996 Welfare Reforms | 第15-16页 |
| ·Driving Forces behind Welfare Reform | 第16-19页 |
| ·Economic Reasons | 第16-17页 |
| ·Social Changes | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cultural Value | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Three The Impact of Workfare on Welfare Mothers and Children | 第19-35页 |
| ·Improvements for Working Mothers and Children | 第19页 |
| ·Challenges and Problems of Workfare | 第19-35页 |
| ·Out of Welfare but Not out of Poverty | 第19-22页 |
| ·Difficulties for Mothers to Move from Welfare to Work | 第22-30页 |
| ·Unsatisfactory Education and Training | 第22-23页 |
| ·Poor Child Care | 第23-25页 |
| ·Limited Transportation Assistance | 第25页 |
| ·Domestic Violence | 第25-28页 |
| ·Administrative and Service Problems | 第28-30页 |
| ·Hindrance for Children's Development | 第30-33页 |
| ·Education and Care Problems | 第30-32页 |
| ·Restricted Access to Food Stamps,Housing and Medicaid | 第32-33页 |
| ·Little Changes in Family Structure | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Implications of Improving Workfare and Revelations to China's Welfare Reform | 第35-40页 |
| ·Implications of Improving U.S.Workfare | 第35-36页 |
| ·Revelations to China's Welfare Policies | 第36-40页 |
| ·China's Welfare Policies for the Urban Poor | 第37-38页 |
| ·China's Social Assistance in Rural Areas | 第38-40页 |
| Conclusion | 第40-42页 |
| Works Cited | 第42-45页 |
