Unsung heroines : single mothers and the American dream / Ruth Sidel.

Author: Sidel, Ruth.

Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006.

Descriptionxii, 251 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Moving beyond stigma -- Genuine family values -- Loss -- Resilience, strength, and perseverance -- "Everybody knows my Grandma": extended families and other support networks -- "I have to do something with my life"" derailed dreams -- "I really, really believed he would stick around": conflicting conceptions of commitment -- An agenda for the twenty-first century: caring for all our families.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-234) and index.

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