ISBN:
9780805814408
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (235 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Mother-headed Families and Why They Have Increased
DDC:
306.85/6
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The last two decades have seen a dramatic growth in the proportion of families headed by women. Most of these families are poor and include dependent children--causing the development of a large underprivileged class across the western world. This book explores the causes and implications of this development. Because the increase in mother-headed families is an international trend, an international perspective has been adopted. The discussion centers on selected countries where certain trends are most visible. Among the western nations particular attention is given to the United States, Sweden
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; MOTHER-HEADED FAMILIES AND WHY THEY HAVE INCREASED; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Is Easy Divorce to Blame?; Chapter 2 The Contribution ofOut-of-Wedlock Births to theIncidence of Mother-Headed Families; Chapter 3 Why Out-of-WedlockBirths Increase; Chapter 4 Ex-Nuptiality inNon-European Countries; Chapter 5 Widows; Chapter 6 Biosocial and Demographic Theories of Parenting; Chapter 7 Feminist and DecomplementaryTheories of Parenting; Chapter 8 Final Conclusions; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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