In defense of single-parent families /

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Author / Creator:Dowd, Nancy E., 1949- author.
Imprint:New York : New York University Press, ©1997.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 200 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11112065
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ISBN:0585326606
9780585326603
9780814721087
0814721087
0814718698
9780814718698
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-197) and index.
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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.
Other form:Print version: Dowd, Nancy E., 1949- In defense of single-parent families. New York : New York University Press, ©1997 0814719163

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