In Defense of Single-Parent Families Hardcover - 1996
by Nancy E. Dowd
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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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- Title In Defense of Single-Parent Families
- Author Nancy E. Dowd
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 222
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher New York University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-12-01
- ISBN 9780814718698 / 0814718698
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 9.24 x 6.27 x 0.9 in (23.47 x 15.93 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Single mothers - United States, Single-parent families - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96025268
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.856
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Citations
- Library Journal, 01/01/1997, Page 127
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