ISBN:
9780582287617
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (399 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Lone Parent Families : Gender, Class and State
DDC:
306.85/6
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Appropriate as supplemental reading for courses in Social Policy and Social Studies that examine the role of parenting in society.〈I〉〈/I〉 The subject of lone mothers is a controversial and highly topical social and political issue. This unique core text examines the key issues in the debate, and assesses their impact on the UK and other countries in a comprehensive and accessible way. Broad in scope, it covers a wide range of issues including gender roles, the relationship of the family and the state, and the relationship between social policy and labour market policy
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; contents; Introduction; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; Part One The context; Chapter 1 Lone parent families today; 1.1 Numbers, characteristics and dynamics; 1.2 The dynamics of lone parenthood; 1.3 A profile of non-resident parents; 1.4 International comparisons; 1.5 Summary; Chapter 2 The fall and rise of lone parenthood; 2.1 The historical context; 2.2 The recent growth of lone parenthood; 2.3 Explaining the recent growth of lone parenthood; 2.4 Summary; Chapter 3 Thinking about lone parenthood
Description / Table of Contents:
3.1 Sociological approaches to the family3.2 Gender and class perspectives on lone parenthood; 3.3 Ideologies of parenthood and childhood; 3.4 Defining lone parenthood; 3.5 Summary; Chapter 4 The role of the state; 4.1 The nature of 'the state' and the regulation of 'private' behaviour; 4.2 The right to reproduce: direct and indirect state intervention; 4.3 Children's rights; 4.4 Approaches to family policy; 4.5 UK government strategy: Supporting Families; 4.6 Summary; Part Two Lone parent families and social policy; Chapter 5 Poverty and social security; 5.1 The social security system
Description / Table of Contents:
5.2 Lone parent families and poverty5.3 Underclass, dependency and social exclusion; 5.4 Government strategy: tackling poverty and social exclusion; 5.5 Summary; Chapter 6 Work and employment; 6.1 Work, gender and the free market; 6.2 Lone parents in paid work; 6.3 Lone parents not in paid work; 6.4 Policies to encourage lone mothers to take paid work; 6.5 Should lone parents take paid work?; 6.6 Summary; Chapter 7 Care and welfare of children; 7.1 Parental contact and care; 7.2 Non-parental childcare; 7.3 Outcomes for children; 7.4 Summary; Chapter 8 Non-resident parents and child support
Description / Table of Contents:
8.1 Who should pay for children?8.2 Who does pay for children?; 8.3 Child support and the state; 8.4 Summary; Chapter 9 Health, housing and hardship; 9.1 Sickness and disability; 9.2 Housing lone parents: tenure, ghettoisation and quality; 9.3 Living standards of lone parent families; 9.4 Summary; Chapter 10 Conclusions; Appendix 1: Sources of quantitative data on lone parent families; Appendix 2: Useful Internet sites; References; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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