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Making ends meet : how single mothers survive welfare and low-wage work / Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Edin, Kathryn, 1962-
Contributor:
Lein, Laura.
JSTOR (Online Service)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Single mothers--United States--Social conditions.
Single mothers.
Single mothers--Employment--United States.
Maternal and infant welfare--United States.
Maternal and infant welfare.
Welfare recipients--Employment--United States.
Welfare recipients.
Minimum wage--United States.
Minimum wage.
Single Parent [MESH].
Poverty [MESH].
Medical Subjects:
Single Parent [MESH].
Poverty [MESH].
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxxi, 305 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©1997.
Contents:
Single mothers, welfare, and low-wage work
Making ends meet on a welfare check
Why don't welfare-reliant mothers go to work?
Making ends meet at a low-wage job
Why some single mothers choose to work
Survival strategies
Differences among mothers
The choice between welfare and work.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-295) and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781610441759 (electronic bk.)
1610441753 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
99995656012
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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