Growing Up With a Single Parent: What Hurts, What HelpsHarvard University Press, 20.10.1994 - 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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... they are not statistically significant . Our main objective in separating the two groups of children is to get a better idea of the importance of FIGURE 10 Does income account for the difference in child 88 Growing Up with a Single Parent.
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... differences account for the difference in child well - being in one - parent and two - parent families . The baseline differential for high school graduation is 6 percent- age points for children in single - parent families and 5 ...
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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 |