The Other Side of Welfare
Subtitle: Real Stories from a Single Mother (Capital Currents Book)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Capital Books
Published: November 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781892123848
Subjects: Family welfare; Single parents; Sociology; Public welfare; Social Science; Political Science; USA; Sociology - Marriage & Family; Parenting - Single Parent; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Women's Studies - General; Political Science / Social Services & Welfare; Child support; Single mothers; United States
First sentence: Karen Carpenter was dead.
Description: Details the struggle to raise five children after being deserted by her husband -- not once, not twice, but four times. Provides glimpses of what a single parent goes through as told by 9 different single parents. Also provides a state-by-state resource guide for single parents who need assistance.