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Making ends meet : how single mothers survive welfare and low-wage work / Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edin, Kathryn, 1962-
- 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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