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008 961212s1997 nyua b 001 0 eng ;

010 a| 96040379;

020 z| 0817542293 (alk. paper);

020 a| 087154234X (pbk.);

035 a| (Sirsi) o36123643;

035 a| (OCoLC)36123643;

043 a| n-us---;

049 a| NPEE;

050 4 a| HQ759.915b| .E34 1997;

082 00 a| 306.85/62| 21;

092 a| 306.856b| Ed4m;

100 1 a| Edin, Kathryn,d| 1962-;

245 10 a| Making ends meet :b| how single mothers survive welfare and low-wage work /c| Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein.;

300 a| xxxi, 305 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-295) and index.;

505 0 a| 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 weelfare and work.;

650 0 a| Single mothersz| United Statesx| Social conditions.;

650 0 a| Single mothersx| Employmentz| United States.;

650 0 a| Maternal and infant welfarez| United States.;

650 0 a| Welfare recipientsx| Employmentz| United States.;

650 0 a| Minimum wagez| United States.;

700 1 a| Lein, Laura.;

590 a| Little-305346--305131010960T;

596 a| 1 2;

998 a| 1724733;

999 a| HQ759.915 .E34 1997w| LCc| 1i| 30372009686020d| 12/9/2025e| 10/20/2025f| 3/31/2009g| 1l| JGESm| JOYNERn| 17q| 1r| Ys| Yt| JGESBKu| 10/13/1997x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. 0;

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

Author/creator	Edin, Kathryn, 1962-
Other author	Lein, Laura.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©1997.
Description	xxxi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.

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 weelfare and work.
Local note	Little-305346--305131010960T
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-295) and index.
LCCN	96040379
ISBN	087154234X (pbk.)

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