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
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