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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... less well in school than children from two - parent families . For example , children who live with only one biological parent are less likely to have college - educated parents than children from two- parent families , and they are ...
... less altruistic toward ( or less closely identified with ) their children over time , which makes them less willing to share their income with them.21 Absence seems to make the heart grow weaker , according to this theory . Sometimes ...
... less likely to have a supportive environment . Access to community resources can affect children's educational experiences , independent of parents ' income and time . Consider two children living in the same neighborhood . One family ...
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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 |