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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... asked of children between the ages of five and eleven , whereas questions about supervision were asked of all children . Single mothers exercise less control over their children than mothers in two - parent families . Never - married ...
... asked numerous questions about different sources of income , which increases the reliability of the income information . Another unique feature of the PSID is the information on community resources . Questions about whether or not a ...
... asked students about their parents ' income , but this information is not very reliable . Much of it is missing , and there is considerable measurement error in that which exists . This is not surprising , since most sophomores do not ...
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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 |