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Putting children first : how low-wage working mothers manage child care / Ajay Chaudry ; text design by Genna Patacsil ; cover photography, Ajay Chandry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chaudry, Ajay, author, book designer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child care--New York (State)--New York.
- Child care.
- Poor children--Care--New York (State)--New York.
- Poor children.
- Poor women--Employment--New York (State)--New York.
- Poor women.
- Welfare recipients--Employment--New York (State)--New York.
- Welfare recipients.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (366 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2004.
- Summary:
- In the five years following the passage of federal welfare reform law, the labor force participation of low-income, single mothers with young children climbed by more than 25 percent.With significantly more hours spent outside the home, single working mothers face a serious childcare crunch--how can they provide quality care for their children?.
- Contents:
- Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Mary Jo Bane; Child Care Terms and Definitions; Mothers and Children in the Study Sample; Chapter 1. Introduction: Children's Care in the Age of Personal Responsibility; Chapter 2. Child Care Choices: "Ain't Nowhere for My Baby to Go"; Chapter 3. Child Care Dynamics: "You Have to Move Your Children Around All the Time"; Chapter 4. Child Care Concerns: "It's the Worst System Ever"; Chapter 5. Care Strategies: "They Say If I Cannot Do It Myself, They Help Me"
- Chapter 6. Choosing Our Future: Child Care Policies in the Age of Work and Personal ResponsibilityAppendix A - Our Children's Care: A Review of the Literature; Appendix B - Discussion of Field Research Methods; Appendix C - Interview Guide: Study of Child Care Arrangements in Low-Income New York City Neighborhoods; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61044-119-2
- OCLC:
- 794702255
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