Anne C. Crouter, Alan Booth
Contents: Preface. Part I: How Has the Availability, Content, and Stability of the Jobs Available for the Working Poor Changed in Recent Decades?J. Bernstein, The Low-Wage Labor Market: Trends and Policy Implications. P. England, Labor Market and Family Trends and Public Policy Responses. L. Jensen, T. Slack, Beyond Low Wages: Underemployment in America. L.M. Casper, R.B. King, Changing Families, Shifting Economic Fortunes, and Meeting Basic Needs. Part II: What Features of Work Timing Matter for Families?H.B. Presser, Employment in a 24/7 Economy: Challenges for the Family. M. Perry-Jenkins, The Time and Timing of Work: Unique Challenges Facing Low-Income Families. K. Daly, Exploring Process and Control in Families Working Nonstandard Schedules. D.M. Almeida, Using Daily Diaries to Assess Temporal Friction Between Work and Family. Part III: How Are the Childcare Needs of Low-Income Families Being Met?A.C. Huston, Childcare for Low-Income Families: Problems and Promises. B. Thorne, The Crisis of Care. C.C. Raver, Childcare as a Work Support, a Child-Focused Intervention, and a Job. M. Zaslow, Childcare for Low-Income Families: Problems and Promise. Part IV: How Are the Challenges of Managing Work and Family Experienced by Low-Income Men and Women?S. Clampet-Lundquist, K. Edin, A. London, E. Scott, V. Hunter, "Making a Way Out of No Way": How Mothers Meet Basic Family Needs While Moving From Welfare to Work. B.R. Karney, S.H. Springer, Should Promoting Marriage Be the Next Stage of Welfare Reform? L.A. Bond, A.M.C. Hauf, Making Our Way Together: Collaboration in the Move From Welfare to Work. A.J. Cherlin, The Growing Compliance Burden for Recipients of Public Assistance. D.N. Hawkins, S.D. Whiteman, Balancing Work and Family: Problems and Solutions for Low-Income Families.