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

Edin, Kathryn, 1962-

Promises I can keep : why poor women put motherhood before marriage / Kathryn Edin + Maria Kefalas. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005. - 293 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-285) and index.

"Before we had a baby..." -- "When I got pregnant..." -- How does the dream die? -- What marriage means -- Labor of love -- How motherhood changed my life -- Making sense of single motherhood. Appendix A: City, Neighborhood, and Family Characteristics and Research Methods. Appendix B: Interview Guide.

0520241134 (cloth : alk. paper)

2004022032


Unmarried mothers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Poor single mothers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

HQ759.45 / .E35 2005

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