Unfulfilled plans and financial stress unwed mothers and unemployment

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-8-2006

Abstract

Unwed mothers and their families find themselves in especially fragile social and economic positions, and employment for them presents unique challenges. Using the mother-only subset of the Fragile Families1 public-use baseline and one-year follow-up data, our paper describes the financial stressors experienced by unwed mothers with unfulfilled employment plans. Our findings offer a clarification of the social structural constraints within which unwed mothers cope with employment barriers. Most unemployed mothers met their families' basic needs. However, results suggest efforts to engage unwed mothers in work activities must consider employment barriers and facilitators. © by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

First Page

1

Last Page

17

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