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Promises I Can Keep: Poor Women, Motherhood and Marriage

The stereotypes and statistics of single motherhood in low-income urban neighborhoods are familiar enough. But what is the reality of these young women's lives, and why do so many postpone marriage – or avoid it altogether – but not childbearing? Kathryn Edin, co-author of Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage, joins us to discuss her book.

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Children and Families, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerCenter for New York City Affairs, children, CNYCA, communities, families, low-income, low-income neighborhoods, low-wage, marriage, motherhood, neighborhoods, NYC, politics, poverty, single mothers, social welfare, The New School, women, youthComment