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Author Edin, Kathryn, 1962-

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

Publication Info. New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [1997]
©1997

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.856 E23M    Check Shelf
Description xxxi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-295) and index.
Subject Single mothers -- United States -- Social conditions.
Single mothers -- Employment -- United States.
Maternal and infant welfare -- United States.
Welfare recipients -- Employment -- United States.
Minimum wage -- United States.
Added Author Lein, Laura.
ISBN 0817542293 (alk. paper)
081754234X (pbk.)
087154234X paperback
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