Divorce, Family Structure, and the Academic Success of Children (Paperback)

Trace the influence of family factors on children's emotional and educational well-being The effect of family changes on children's academic success is a new subject for study. Divorce, Family Structure, and the Academic Success of Children is a comprehensive volume that brings research on this hotly debated topic up to date. With clear tables and incisive arguments, it is a single-volume reference on this vexing sociocultural problem. Divorce, Family Structure, and the Academic Success of Children offers a close look at the historical background and current theory of this field of study. But it is more than a compendium of known facts and completed studies. It examines issues of appropriate methodology and points out concerns for planning future research. Divorce, Family Structure, and the Academic Success of Children summarizes current knowledge of the effects of various influences on children's emotional and educational well-being, including: divorce and remarriage single-parent families nontraditional family structures race socioeconomic status mobility Educators, theorists, sociologists, and psychologists will find this volume an essential resource. With hundreds of useful references and clear organization, it presents new ideas in an easy-to-use format that makes it an ideal textbook as well.

General

Imprint:	Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	William Jeynes
Dimensions:	212 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-7890-1487-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General
LSN:	0-7890-1487-4
Barcode:	9780789014870

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