Focus on Single-Parent Families - Past, Present, and Future (Hardcover)

A groundbreaking collection of writings on the growing phenomenon of single-parent families in the United States, and how it impacts society as a whole. 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 single parent—a family structure that promises to continue to grow and diversify. Throughout, the book gauges the impact of the increasing number of single-parent families on the nation as a whole, particularly in regard to policies concerning family welfare, children's services and health care, schools, and other essential social institutions.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	February 2010
Editors:	Annice Yarber • Paul M. Sharp
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-37950-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Promotions
LSN:	0-313-37950-5
Barcode:	9780313379505

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