Growing Up With a Single Parent: What Hurts, What HelpsHarvard University Press, 1994 - 196 Seiten Nonwhite and white, rich and poor, born to an unwed mother or weathering divorce, over half of all children in the current generation will live in a single-parent family--and these children simply will not fare as well as their peers who live with both parents. This is the clear and urgent message of this powerful book. Based on four national surveys and drawing on more than a decade of research, Growing Up with a Single Parent sharply demonstrates the connection between family structure and a child's prospects for success. |
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... census tract must be at least one standard deviation above the national mean on rates of high school dropout , welfare participation , poverty , and unem- ployment to be labeled underclass , neighborhoods that qualify are very rare ...
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Why We Care about Single Parenthood | 1 |
How Father Absence Lowers Childrens | 19 |
Which Outcomes Are Most Affected | 39 |
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Growing Up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps Sara McLanahan,Gary D. Sandefur Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2009 |