ABSTRACT

Margaret Nelson investigates the lives of single, working-class mothers in this compelling and timely book. Through personal interviews, she uncovers the different challenges that mothers and their children face in small town America--a place greatly changed over the past fifty years as factory work has dried up and national chains like Walmart have moved in.

chapter |29 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|32 pages

The Context of Single Mothers' Lives 1

chapter 2|30 pages

Negotiating Reciprocity 1

chapter 3|29 pages

Accounting for Welfare 1

chapter 4|31 pages

Building and Rebuilding the Family

chapter 5|24 pages

Falling in Love (Again) 1

chapter |24 pages

Conclusion