RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences: 12 (1)

May 01, 2026; Volume 12,Issue 1

Three Decades Since Making Ends Meet: What We Know About How Single Mothers Survive Today Part I

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Three Decades Since Making Ends Meet: How Single-Mother Families Survive Today
Elizabeth O. Ananat, Carolyn Y. Barnes, Sandra K. Danziger, Kathryn Edin

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences May 2026, 12 (1) 1-32; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2026.12.1.01

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Fifty Worlds of Welfare: State Discretion and Social Citizenship Since 1994
Sarah K. Bruch, Arun Chaudhary, Colin Gordon, KaLeigh K. White

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences May 2026, 12 (1) 34-66; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2026.12.1.02
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Poverty Disparities and the Reconfiguration of Social Provisioning: White, Black, and Latino Single-Mother Families, 1996–2018
Joseph van der Naald, Sarah K. Bruch, Janet C. Gornick

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences May 2026, 12 (1) 67-95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2026.12.1.03
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Income Dynamics and Income Inadequacy at the Transition to Parenthood, 1983–2019
Pilar Gonalons-Pons, Kelly Musick, Jennifer Glass, Aida Villanueva

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences May 2026, 12 (1) 96-121; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2026.12.1.04
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Child Protective Services as Gateway and Gatekeeper in the New Welfare State
Kelley Fong, Nora McCarthy

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences May 2026, 12 (1) 122-143; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2026.12.1.05

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Are State Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs a Safety Net for Working Single Mothers?
Heather D. Hill, Marci Ybarra, Julia Goodman, Elizabeth Pelletier

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences May 2026, 12 (1) 146-171; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2026.12.1.06
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Recipients’ Experiences of the Evolving Tax-Based Safety Net: The Case of the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit
Erika Abbott, Laura Tach

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences May 2026, 12 (1) 172-191; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2026.12.1.07
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Aligning Work and Care in a 24/7 Economy: The Childcare Arrangements of Low-Income Families Working Nontraditional Hours
Sarah Jiyoon Kwon, Julia R. Henly, Suh Kyung Lee

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences May 2026, 12 (1) 192-219; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2026.12.1.08
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Guaranteed Income Programs: Single Parents, Spending, and Debt
Sara M. Constantino, Ajay Chaudry, Jonathan Morduch

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences May 2026, 12 (1) 220-246; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2026.12.1.09