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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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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Book/Text | Use in library | JFE 97-1304 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xxii, 200 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- 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