| Title |
In defense of single-parent families / Nancy E. Dowd. |
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| Publication Info. |
New York : New York University Press, c1997. |
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| Description |
viii, 200 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-197) and index. |
| Contents |
The stories of stigma : what we say about single-parent families -- The 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 -- Single parents as positive role models. Black single mothers and their families. General characteristics of single-parent families -- Policies for single-parent families. Lessons from where we are now. Elements of changed policy toward single-parent families -- Legal strategies. Defining family. Family support. |
| Subject |
Single-parent family -- United States.
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Single mothers -- United States.
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Single fathers -- United States.
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Single parents -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0814719163 $18.50 |
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0814718698 : $27.50 |
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| ISBN |
0814719163 $18.50 |
|
0814718698 : $27.50 |
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