Promises I can keep : why poor women put motherhood before marriage /

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Millie Acevedo bore her first child before the age of 16 and dropped out of high school to care for her newborn. Now 27, she is the unmarried mother of three and is raising her kids in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods. Would she and her children be better off if she had waited to hav...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edin, Kathryn, 1962-
Otros Autores: Kefalas, Maria J., 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Edición:[New ed.].
Temas:
Unmarried mothers > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Low-income single mothers > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Mères célibataires > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Mères de famille monoparentale à faible revenu > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Single Parent.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Low-income single mothers
Unmarried mothers
Eenoudergezinnen.
Ongehuwde moeders.
Armen (personen)
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Academic theses
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface to the 2011 Edition; Introduction; I. "Before We Had a Baby ... "; 2. "When I Got Pregnant ... "; 3. How Does the Dream Die?; 4. What Marriage Means; 5. Labor of Love; 6. How Motherhood Changed My Life; Conclusion: Making Sense of Single Motherhood; Acknowledgments; Appendix A: City, Neighborhood, and Family Characteristics and Research Methods; Appendix B: Interview Guide; Notes; References; Index.

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