In defense of single-parent families:
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1. Verfasser: Dowd, Nancy E. 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York New York University Press © 1997
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-197) and index
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
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
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ISBN:0585326606
9780585326603

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