| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 200 pages) |
| Contents |
The stories of stigma : what we say about single-parent families -- The realities : what we know about single-parent families. The poverty justification. The developmental justification. The morality justification. Implicit justifications : race and gender stories -- Divorced single parents. The context of work and family. Family law. Employment law. Welfare. Conclusion : law, stigma, equality, and choice -- Nonmarital single-parent families. The context : nonmarital single parents. Nonmarital families and the law |
| Summary |
Nancy Dowd details the primal justifications for stigmatizing single-parent families, marshalling an impressive array of resources about single parents that portrays a very different picture of these families. She describes them in all their forms, with particular attention to the differential treatment given never-married and divorced single parents, and to the impact of gender, race, and class. Emphasizing that all families face significant conflicts between work and family responsibilities - a conflict thrown in sharp relief in single-parent families - Dowd argues many two-parent families in fact function as single-parent care-giving households. The success or failure of families, she contends, has little to do with form. Many of the problems faced by single-parent families mirror problems faced by all families. Illustrating the harmful impact of current laws concerning divorce, welfare, and employment, Dowd makes a powerful case for centering policy around the welfare and equality of all children. A thought-provoking examination of the stereotypes, realities, and possibilities of single-parent families, In Defense of Single-Parent Families asks us to consider the true purpose of a family |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-197) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Single-parent families -- United States
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Single mothers -- United States.
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Single fathers -- United States.
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Single parents -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- Single Parent.
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Single fathers
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Single mothers
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Single-parent families
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Single parents -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Ensamstående föräldrar -- juridik och lagstiftning -- Förenta staterna.
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Ensamstående föräldrar -- Förenta staterna.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585326606 |
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9780585326603 |
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9780814721087 |
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0814721087 |
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0814718698 |
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9780814718698 |
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