Mothering by Degrees : Single Mothers and the Pursuit of Postsecondary Education /

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"In Mothering by Degrees, I show how single mothers who pursue college degrees in early 21st century America must navigate a difficult course as they attempt to reconcile their identities as single mothers, college students, and, in many cases, employees. As they combine these multiple and ofte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duquaine-Watson, Jillian M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Single mothers > Education (Higher)
Poor women > Education (Higher)
Mother and child.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects.
College student parents.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Single Parent.
EDUCATION > Students & Student Life.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Motherhood.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Mere et enfant > États-Unis.
Enseignement superieur > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Mother and child > United States.
College student parents > United States.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects > United States.
Poor women > Education (Higher) > United States.
Single mothers > Education (Higher) > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Lessons from my grandmother
  • The politics of single motherhood in the United States
  • Trying to make ends meet
  • Clocks and calendars
  • Navigating America's child care crisis
  • Mothering alone in a chilly climate.

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