ISBN:
0585326606
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9780585326603
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online Ressource (viii, 200 p.)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
Paralleltitel:
Print version In defense of single-parent families
DDC:
306.856
Schlagwort(e):
Single-parent families United States
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Single mothers United States
;
Single fathers United States
;
Single parents Legal status, laws, etc
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United States
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United States
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Single-parent families
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Single mothers
;
Single fathers
;
Single parents Legal status, laws, etc
;
Single parents Legal status, laws, etc
;
Single fathers
;
Single mothers
;
Single-parent families
;
Single fathers
;
Single mothers
;
Single-parent families
;
Single parents ; Legal status, laws, etc
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Parenting ; Single Parent
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United States
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
Nancy Dowd details the primal justifications for stigmatizing single-parent families, marshalling an impressive array of resources about single parents that portrays a very different picture of these families. She describes them in all their forms, with particular attention to the differential treatment given never-married and divorced single parents, and to the impact of gender, race, and class. Emphasizing that all families face significant conflicts between work and family responsibilities - a conflict thrown in sharp relief in single-parent families - Dowd argues many two-parent families in fact function as single-parent care-giving households. The success or failure of families, she contends, has little to do with form. Many of the problems faced by single-parent families mirror problems faced by all families. Illustrating the harmful impact of current laws concerning divorce, welfare, and employment, Dowd makes a powerful case for centering policy around the welfare and equality of all children. A thought-provoking examination of the stereotypes, realities, and possibilities of single-parent families, In Defense of Single-Parent Families asks us to consider the true purpose of a family
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
The stories of stigma : what we say about single-parent familiesThe realities : what we know about single-parent families. The poverty justification. The developmental justification. The morality justification. Implicit justifications : race and gender stories -- Divorced single parents. The context of work and family. Family law. Employment law. Welfare. Conclusion : law, stigma, equality, and choice -- Nonmarital single-parent families. The context : nonmarital single parents. Nonmarital families and the law.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-197) and index. - Description based on print version record
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