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MAKING ENDS MEET : HOW SINGLE MOTHERS SURVIVE WELFARE AND LOW-WAGE WORK
Making ends meet : how single mothers survive welfare and low-wage work / Edin, Kathryn, 1962- ; Lein, Laura

Material Type Books
Publisher New York : Russell Sage Foundation
Year 1997
Language English
Size xxxi, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
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大学 Knowledge Forest 65
367.3/ED 000072489
9780871542342

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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 (p. 288-295) and index
Authors Edin, Kathryn, 1962- <EDIN, KATHRYN, 1962->
Lein, Laura <LEIN, LAURA>
Subjects LCSH:Single mothers -- United States -- Social conditions  All Subject Search
LCSH:Single mothers -- Employment -- United States  All Subject Search
LCSH:Maternal and infant welfare -- United States  All Subject Search
LCSH:Welfare recipients -- Employment -- United States  All Subject Search
LCSH:Minimum wage -- United States  All Subject Search
Classification NDC9:367.3
ID 1000069782
ISBN 9780871542342

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