In Defense of Single-Parent Families Contributor(s): Dowd, Nancy E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814718698 ISBN-13: 9780814718698 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: 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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BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Single Parent - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Law | Family Law - General |
Dewey: 306.856 |
LCCN: 96025268 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.27" W x 9.24" (0.95 lbs) 222 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
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Publisher Description: Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragically, they must do so in the face of powerful legal and social stigma that works to undermine them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dowd, Nancy E.: - Nancy Dowd is Professor and David Levin Chair in Family Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She is the editor of the Families, Law and Society series at NYU Press, and author or editor of numerous books, including A New Juvenile Justice System (NYU 2015). |