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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... mother's education , we find that the two are about the same . Having a mother with less than a high school degree ... mother's education is an impor- tant factor in children's educational achievement , they probably would also agree ...
... mothers ' education ( in 1992 dollars ) . Race , education , and family type All Stable families Unstable families Age 12 Age 17 $ 59,741 $ 64,789 $ 55,864 $ 33,509 Whites Stable families $ 61,559 $ 66,696 Unstable families $ 62,367 ...
... mother's education , father's education , number of siblings , and place of residence . Statistically significant differences from two - parent families are in bold type . Race and family type TABLE 11 Characteristics of census tracts.
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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 |