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Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Raising Children Where Work Has Disappeared	p. 1
Experiences of Low-Wage Work	p. 25
Pathways Through Low-Wage Work	p. 27
Do Pathways Through Low-Wage Work Matter for Children's Development?	p. 54
Job Quality Among Low-Income Mothers: Experiences and Associations with Children's Development	p. 75
Mothers at Work in a 24/7 Economy: Exploring Implications for Family and Child Well-Being	p. 97
Discrimination in the Low-Wage Workplace: The Unspoken Barrier to Employment	p. 124
Work and Family	p. 145
"I Want What Everybody Wants": Goals, Values, and Work in the Lives of New Hope Families	p. 147
What Earnings and Income Buy-The "Basics" Plus "a Little Extra": Implications for Family and Child Well-Being	p. 173
Can Money Buy You Love? Dynamic Employment Characteristics, the New Hope Project, and Entry into Marriage	p. 206
Supports For Work	p. 233
Child Care and Low-Wage Employment	p. 235
The Informal Social Support, Well-Being, and Employment Pathways of Low-Income Mothers	p. 256
Do Formal Work Support Services Work? Experiences of the New Hope Project and the Wisconsin Works Program	p. 273
Conclusion	p. 305
Summary and Policy Implications: Improving the World of Work for Low-Income Parents and Their Children	p. 307
Epilogue	p. 336
Methodological Appendix	p. 345
Notes	p. 357
References	p. 388
Index	p. 413
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