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Kathryn J. Edin is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.

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	$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer 3.96 avg rating — 8,859 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage by Kathryn J. Edin, Maria J. Kefalas, Frank Furstenberg (Foreword) 4.01 avg rating — 1,396 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America by Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, Timothy Nelson 4.16 avg rating — 689 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doing the Best I Can: Fatherhood in the Inner City by Kathryn J. Edin, Timothy J. Nelson (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work by Kathryn J. Edin, Laura Lein 4.01 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage by Kathryn Edin Maria J. Kefalas(2001-11-12) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage 2nd (second) edition really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THERE'S A LOT OF MONTH 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The myths of dependence and self-sufficiency: Women, welfare, and low-wage work 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Single mothers and absent fathers: The possibilities and limits of child support policy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In no state today does a full-time job paying minimum wage allow a family to afford a one- or two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent.”
― Kathryn Edin, $2.00 A Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

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“How is it that a solid work ethic is not an adequate defense against extreme poverty?”
― Kathryn Edin, $2.00 A Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

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“If one tallied all of the losses suffered by victims of robberies, burglaries, larcenies, and motor vehicle thefts combined, the figure wouldn't even approach what is taken from hardworking Americans' pockets by employers who violate the nation's labor laws.”
― Kathryn Edin, $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

tags: 2015, capitalism, crime-statistics, labor-laws, wage-theft, white-collar-crime

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