| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| ·Thesis Statement | 第8-10页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Thesis Structure | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Historical Analysis of the Single Mother Issue | 第16-29页 |
| ·From Obedient to Disobedient:the Appearance of the Single Mothers | 第16-19页 |
| ·From "Civil Death" to "Civil Voice":Single Mothers' Fighting against Discrimination | 第19-23页 |
| ·Classification of Single Mothers in the U.S.A | 第23-29页 |
| Chapter Three Government's Policy on the Single Mother | 第29-42页 |
| ·Government's Policy:An Overview | 第29-32页 |
| ·Partisan Positions on the issue of Single Mothers in the U.S.A | 第32-38页 |
| ·Yawning Discrepancy between Aims and Results of TANF | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Four Implications of Single Mother Situation | 第42-50页 |
| ·Assessment:Success and Failures | 第42-45页 |
| ·Possible Suggestions on the Issue of Single Mother | 第45-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-59页 |
