Single parents : a reference handbook / Karen L. Kinnear.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinnear, Karen L.

Series:

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Single parents--United States--Hanbooks, manuals, etc.

Single parents.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1999.

Summary:

ABC-CLIO's Contemporary World Issues series comprises comprehensive, balanced, one-volume reference handbooks on important topics related to science, technology, and medicine; the environment; society; politics, law, and government; criminal justice; and gender and ethnicity.

Each volume offers: -- An authoritative introductory essay on the subject-- A chronology of events, legislation, movements, and initiatives-- Biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators-- A compilation of relevant facts in the form of tables, figures, and documents-- A directory of leading organizations and agencies-- An annotated list of print resources-- An annotated list of valuable nonprint resources, such as computer databases, information available on the Internet, and audiovisual materials-- A glossary of relevant terms-- A comprehensive subject index-- Well suited for circulating collections as well as reference shelves

Contents:

Definition of Family 2

Becoming a Single Parent 4

Unplanned Pregnancy 4

Divorce 4

Death of a Spouse 6

Single Parents by Choice 7

Older Women 8

Men versus Women as Single Parents 10

Single Fathers 12

Single-Mother Families and Poverty 15

Challenges Facing Single-Parent Families 17

Societal Attitudes toward Single Parents 18

Financial Problems 19

Employment 21

Child Care 21

Health Care 22

Housing 23

Homelessness among Single-Parent Families 24

Domestic Violence 26

The Legal System and Single Parents 27

Custody 27

Child Support 29

Adoption 34

Contemporary Concerns Regarding Single Parents 35

Increasing Number of Single Parents 36

Father Absence 37

Moral Issues 38

Welfare Mothers 39

Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood 46

Gay and Lesbian Parents 50

Effect on Children 52

Single Parents in Other Countries 57

Sources of Research Data 61

Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) 61

National Longitudinal Survey of Young Men and Women (NLSY) 62

High School and Beyond Study 62

National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) 62

3 Biographical Sketches 95

4 Facts and Statistics 113

Increasing Numbers of Single-Parent Families 113

Children Living in Single-Parent Families 115

Becoming a Single Parent 117

Unmarried Mothers 117

Divorce 118

Single Fathers 118

Single Parents and Poverty 119

Economic Status 120

Employment 121

Father Absence 122

Teenage Pregnancy 122

Welfare 124

Homelessness among Single-Parent Families 125

The Federal Government and Single Parents 126

The Legal System and Single Parents 131

Paternity 132

Child Support 133

Adoption 135

International Experiences of Single-Parent Families 136

Supreme Court Decisions 141

Glona v. American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company 141

King v. Smith 141

Levy v. Louisiana 142

Shapiro v. Thompson 143

Dandridge v. Williams 143

Wyman v. James 144

Stanley v. Illinois 145

Gomez v. Perez 145

Carey v. Population Services International 146

Quilloin v. Walcott 146

Caban v. Mohammed 147

Califano v. Westcott 148

Parham v. Hughes 148

Mills v. Habluetzel 149

Lehr v. Robertson 150

Palmore v. Sidoti 150

Rivera v. Minnich 151

Clark v. Jeter 151

Thompson v. Thompson 152

Blessing v. Freestone 152

The Future of Single-Parent Families 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1576070336

OCLC:

40126810