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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... biological parents at age sixteen ; and , if not , ( 2 ) whether the cus- todial parent was married or not . We treat all families with two biological parents alike , even though we recognize that some par- ents are psychologically ...
... parents now . Some have as many as four or five parents , depending on how often their biological parents have married . We frequently use the term " disrupted family " to characterize children whose biological parents live apart . All ...
... mother remarries or cohabits with an adult male , the quality of parenting is still likely to be lower than in families with two biological parents . From the child's point of view , having a new adult move into the household creates ...
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Why We Care about Single Parenthood | 1 |
How Father Absence Lowers Childrens | 19 |
Which Outcomes Are Most Affected | 39 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Growing Up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps Sara McLanahan,Gary D. Sandefur Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2009 |