Growing up with a single parent : what hurts, what helps / Sara McLanahan, Gary Sandefur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLanahan, Sara, author.

Sandefur, Gary D., 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of single parents--United States.

Children of single parents.

Single-parent families--United States.

Single-parent families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, [1994]

Summary:

More than half of all children in the current generation will live in a single-parent family--and they will not fare as well as their peers who live with both parents. Based on four national surveys and drawing on over a decade of research, this book elucidates the connection between family structure and a child's prospects for success.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

1. Why We Care about Single Parenthood

2. How Father Absence Lowers Children’s Well-Being

3. Which Outcomes Are Most Affected

4. What Hurts and What Helps

5. The Value of Money

6. The Role of Parenting

7. The Community Connection

8. What Should Be Done

Appendixes

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [174]-190) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: McLanahan, Sara Growing up with a Single Parent

ISBN:

0-674-04086-4

OCLC:

1286430432