1st Edition
Mother-headed Families and Why They Have Increased
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Is Easy Divorce to Blame? The Contribution of Out-of-Wedlock Births to the Incidence of Mother-Headed Families. Why Out-of-Wedlock Births Increase. Ex-Nuptiality in Non-European Countries. Widows. Biosocial and Demographic Theories of Parenting. Feminist and Decomplementary Theories of Parenting. Final Conclusions.
Biography
Burns, Ailsa; Scott, Cath; Scott, Catherine
"With extensive citations of sources, the book is an excellent reference for researchers and doctoral students."
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—Contemporary Sociology
