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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... poverty rates than other families for as far back as we have data on poverty and family income . Of course , the high poverty rate of single - mother families cannot be blamed entirely on family structure . Some single mothers who are ...
... poverty line as a consequence of separation or divorce . Nor does it mean that their chances of escaping poverty are not lower after a separation . In any given year , married - couple families are much more likely to move out of poverty ...
... 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 percentage points ...
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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 |