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In defense of single-parent families

Title
In defense of single-parent families / Nancy E. Dowd.
Author
Dowd, Nancy E., 1949-
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c1997.

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Book/TextUse in library JFE 97-1304Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
xxii, 200 p.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-197) and index.
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 -- Single parents as positive role models. Black single mothers and their families. General characteristics of single-parent families. Conclusion -- Policies for single-parent families. Lessons from where we are now. Elements of changed policy toward single-parent families -- Legal strategies. Defining family. Family support.
Call Number
JFE 97-1304
ISBN
0814718698 (alk. paper)
LCCN
96025268
OCLC
34943266
Author
Dowd, Nancy E., 1949-
Title
In defense of single-parent families / Nancy E. Dowd.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c1997.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-197) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 97-1304
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