Promises I can keep : why poor women put motherhood before marriage / Kathryn Edin + Maria Kefalas.
Publication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005.Description: 293 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 0520241134 (cloth : alk. paper)
- HQ759.45 .E35 2005
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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.
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