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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... residence ) ; a second looking at the effect of divorce on child well - being , holding constant family background characteristics and predivorce income ; and a third looking at the effect of family instability on well - being , holding ...
... residence . Changes in residence and income are measured between ages 12 and 17 . come account for over 40 percent of the difference between young men whose parents stay together and young men whose parents separate . SUMMARY Children ...
... residence . Statistically significant differences from two - parent families are in bold type . TABLE C3 Sex differences in the effect of family disruption on dropping out of high school . Sex and family type NLSY PSID HSB NSFH Males ...
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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 |