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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459607003321

Titolo

Focus on single-parent families [[electronic resource] ] : past, present, and future / / editors, Annice D. Yarber, Paul M. Sharp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2010

ISBN

1-282-49211-X

9786612492112

0-313-37951-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

YarberAnnice D

SharpPaul M

Disciplina

306.85/60973

Soggetti

Single-parent families - United States

Single parents - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: Historical Trends in Family Life and Structure; Part Two: Social Diversity and Single-Parent Families; Part Three: Single-Parent Families: The Lived Experience; Part Four: Social Problems and Policy; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focus on Single-Parent Families: Past, Present, and Future brings together in one volume a range of cutting-edge research articles and essays on what has become the most dynamic change in family structure in U.S. history. It is the only resource to make the most insightful and important work being done on the single-parent family phenomena accessible to general readers.||Focus on Single-Parent Families helps readers go beyond the stereotypes and look closely at the complexity of families with one parent and consider their place in society. It encompasses the wide variety of households with a s