TY - BOOK AU - Edin,Kathryn AU - Kefalas,Maria TI - Promises I can keep: why poor women put motherhood before marriage SN - 0520241134 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - HQ759.45 .E35 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Unmarried mothers KW - Pennsylvania KW - Philadelphia KW - Poor single mothers N1 - 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 ER -