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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... move to a less expensive dwelling . When the mother remarries or when a boyfriend or grandmother moves in , space needs in- crease , and the family may move again . Changes in mothers ' em- ployment may also necessitate a move ...
... moves . Overall , the level of mobility is somewhat higher in the PSID data than in the HSB study , but this is to be expected , given the way in which mobility is defined in these two surveys . In order to count as a move , a student ...
... move . Reason for move Family type Total moves Productive Consumption Involuntary Other Two - parent families 100 % 21 % 49 % 15 % 15 % Single - parent families 100 6 46 34 15 Stepfamilies 100 14 39 14 32 Source : Panel Study of Income ...
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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 |