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Single Parent Families is an important book that presents and synthesizes research about the single parent family and identifies the economic and social policy implications.
ISBN | 978-1-55077-046-9 |
Edition | First |
Year | 1993 |
Page Count | 380 |
$ 29.95
The single parent family is a common family form in all western societies. Single Parent Families is an important book that presents and synthesizes research about the single parent family and identifies the economic and social policy implications. This book is an ideal text for courses in the sociology of the family and for use in social work and family studies programs at colleges and universities. It is also an invaluable resource for policy-makers, students of public policy, and academics with an interest in the single parent family.
PART I: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES
1. An Overview of Research and Policy on the Lone Parent Family in Britain by Elsa Ferri
2. Single Motherhood in the United States: Growth, Problems, and Policies by Sara McLanahan & Irwin Garfinkel
3. Lone-Parent Families in France: Situation and Research by Nadine Lefaucheur and Claude Martin
14. Support Needs of the Canadian Single Parent Family by Susan M. Clark
15. The Housing Needs of Single Parent Families in Canada: A Dilemma for the 1990's by Aron N. Spector & Fran Klodawsky
16. Hope and Circumstance: Single Mothers Exiting Social Assistance by Carolyne A. Gorlick and D. Alan Pomfret
17. Social Support Needs: Summary, Policy Implications and Research Agenda by Laura C. Johnson nd Burt Galaway