7 christopher jencksforeword to kathryn edin laura lein making ends meet how single mothers survive welfare and low wage work at xii 1997 8 see deparle supra note 3 at 32 9 see jencks supra note 7 at xii 10 see id 11 see id 12 see id at xxvii 13 id 14 see jason deparle the welfare evolution us welfare system dies . Making ends meet how single mothers survive welfare and low wage work new york russell sage foundation 1997 xxxi 305 p xxxi 305 p users without a subscription are not able to see the full content. Making ends meet offers dramatic evidence toward a different conclusion in the present labor market unskilled single mothers who hold jobs are frequently worse off than those on welfare and. Making ends meet how single mothers survive welfare and low wage work welfare mothers are popularly viewed as passively dependent on their checks and averse to work reformers across the political spectrum advocate moving these women off the welfare rolls and into the labor force as the solution to their problems. Making ends meet how single mothers survive welfare and low wage work by kathryn edin and laura lein