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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... parents in the household in determining school success . While Clark is undoubtedly correct about the importance of parental support , on average children from single - parent families are less likely to have a supportive environment ...
... children , we might expect children in single- father families to do better than children in single - mother families . A father also provides a male role model , which may be especially important for boys . Finally , single fathers are ...
... parenthood and poverty among blacks . Nearly half of all black children who live in single - parent families are poor , as compared with only 20 percent of children in two - parent families . This is a huge difference - nearly 30 ...
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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 |