search for books and compare prices
Tables of Contents for Making Ends Meet
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
10
Christopher Jencks
Acknowledgments
xxix
Chapter 1 Single Mothers, Welfare, and Low-Wage Work
1
19
Chapter 2 Making Ends Meet on a Welfare Check
20
30
Chapter 3 Why Don't Welfare-Reliant Mothers Go to Work?
60
28
Chapter 4 Making Ends Meet at a Low-Wage Job
88
32
Chapter 5 Why Some Single Mothers Choose to Work
120
23
Chapter 6 Survival Strategies
143
49
Chapter 7 Differences Among Mothers
192
26
Chapter 8 The Choice Between Welfare and Work
218
18
Appendix A
236
14
Appendix B
250
21
Notes
271
17
References
288
8
Index
296