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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... chil- dren of one - parent and two - parent families falls from 19 percentage points to 16 points . If we also adjust for differences in place of residence , for the number of children in the family , and for the parents ' occupational ...
... chil- dren's needs are met . They are the ones who determine how much time and money is devoted to children's education and intellectual development . They are the ones who provide guidance and super- vision . And they are the ones who ...
... chil- dren's educational achievement is by lowering the quality of the schools they attend . Parents with high incomes can afford to live in neighborhoods with good public schools , or they can send their children to private schools ...
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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 |