Fragile families and the marriage agenda / Lori Kowaleski-Jones, Nicholas Wolfinger, editors.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Kowaleski-Jones, Lori.

Wolfinger, Nicholas H., 1966-

Conference Name:

Rocco C. and Marion S. Siciliano Forum (7th : 2003)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Single-parent families--United States--Congresses.

Single-parent families.

Marriage law--United States--Congresses.

Marriage law.

Children of single parents--United States--Congresses.

Children of single parents.

Family policy--United States--Congresses.

Family policy.

United States.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, [2006]

Contents:

Fragile families and the marriage agenda / Sara S. McLanahan

Marrying for America / Dawne Moon and Jaye Cee Whitehead

Teen childbearing and public policy / Brent C. Miller, Rayna A. Sage and Bryan Winward

Fragile families and family law / Lynn D. Wardle

Family structure and child well-being: the role of parental social connections / Rachel E. Dunifon and Lori Kowaleski-Jones

Shifting fortunes in a changing economy: trends in the economic well-being of divorced women / Matthew McKeever and Nicholas H. Wolfinger

Family structure and adolescent labor market participation: examining the motives for and effects of at-risk students' work for pay during high school / Mikaela J. Dufur and Kelly P. Troutman

Maybe someday: marriage and cohabitation among low income fathers / Renata Forste

Fatherhood as a transformative process: unexpected successes among high risk fathers / Paul Florsheim and Le Q. Ngu.

Notes:

"Based on a collection of papers presented at the 2003 Rocco C. and Marion S. Siciliano Forum, an annual lecture series at the University of Utah"--P. viii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0387258841

OCLC:

62092178

Publisher Number:

9780387258843