Making ends meet : how single mothers survive welfare and low-wage work /

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"Welfare mothers are popularly viewed as passively dependent on their checks and averse to work. Reformers across the political spectrum advocate moving these women off the welfare rolls and into the labor force as the solution to their problems. Making Ends Meet offers dramatic evidence toward...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Edin, Kathryn, 1962-
Other Authors: Lein, Laura
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©1997.
Subjects:
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.
Mères de famille monoparentale > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Mères de famille monoparentale > Travail > États-Unis.
Mères > Protection, assistance, etc. > États-Unis.
Aide sociale > Bénéficiaires > Travail > États-Unis.
Salaires minimums > États-Unis.
Protection maternelle et infantile > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Maternal and infant welfare.
Minimum wage.
Single mothers > Employment.
Single mothers > Social conditions.
Welfare recipients > Employment.
Alleinerziehende Mutter
Soziale Sicherheit
Berufstätigkeit
Sozialhilfe
Ongehuwde moeders.
Werkende vrouwen.
Armoede.
United States.
USA.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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