ISBN:
9780191039492
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (349 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.8/56/0941/0904
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Single mothers-Great Britain-History-20th century..
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Women heads of households-Great Britain-History-20th century
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Unmarried mothers-Great Britain-History-20th century..
Abstract:
During the 1990s lone motherhood has become a major political issue - but what is the problem actually about and to what extent is it new? This timely study, by three leading experts in the field, examines the changes that have taken place in the pathways into lone motherhood, in ideas about marriage, divorce and never-married motherhood, and in policies towards lone mothers in housing, social security, and employment. The findings illustrate both the complexity ofthe issues and the extent to which policies have reflected the changing way in which the problem has been defined.
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