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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... economy such as the United States ' , economic well- being is fundamental to all other forms of well - being . Thus , in our study we focus on economic success - being able to support oneself at a standard of living above the poverty ...
... economic resources when their parents live apart . The average decline in income of a mother and child who are living in a nonpoor family prior to separation is 50 percent . And these children experience ongoing economic instability ...
... economies of scale when they live alone , they also forgo the economic and emotional support that a second parent can provide . In effect , they must fill two parental roles — primary bread- winner and primary caretaker . Since both ...
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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 |