Thanks for Nothing: The Economics of Single Motherhood Since 1980

by Matthew McKeever and Nicholas H. Wolfinger

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In 1980, single mother families were five times more likely than two-parent families to be poor. Forty years later, single-mother families are still five times more likely to be poor. How can this be given the vast increases in education and employment achieved by American women over this period? In Thanks for Nothing, Nicholas H. Wolfinger and Matthew McKeever explore the contradictions that lie at the heart of single motherhood. Drawing on forty...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0199324328

ISBN13:9780199324323

Release Date:December 2024

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.13 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"

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