In defense of single-parent families /
Dowd, Nancy E., 1949-
In defense of single-parent families / Nancy E. Dowd. - New York : New York University Press, ©1997. - 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages)
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.
0585326606 (electronic bk.) 9780585326603 (electronic bk.) 9780814721087 (electronic bk.) 0814721087 (electronic bk.) 0814718698 (alk. paper) 9780814718698
22573/ctt8jv3fq JSTOR
96025268
Single-parent families--United States.
Single mothers--United States.
Single fathers--United States.
Single parents--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Familles monoparentales--États-Unis.
Mères de famille monoparentale--États-Unis.
Pères de famille monoparentale--États-Unis.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Parenting--Single Parent.
Single fathers.
Single mothers.
Single-parent families.
Single parents--Legal status, laws, etc.
Ensamstående föräldrar--juridik och lagstiftning--Förenta staterna.
Ensamstående föräldrar--Förenta staterna.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HQ759.915 / .D69 1997eb
306.85/6
In defense of single-parent families / Nancy E. Dowd. - New York : New York University Press, ©1997. - 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages)
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.
0585326606 (electronic bk.) 9780585326603 (electronic bk.) 9780814721087 (electronic bk.) 0814721087 (electronic bk.) 0814718698 (alk. paper) 9780814718698
22573/ctt8jv3fq JSTOR
96025268
Single-parent families--United States.
Single mothers--United States.
Single fathers--United States.
Single parents--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Familles monoparentales--États-Unis.
Mères de famille monoparentale--États-Unis.
Pères de famille monoparentale--États-Unis.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Parenting--Single Parent.
Single fathers.
Single mothers.
Single-parent families.
Single parents--Legal status, laws, etc.
Ensamstående föräldrar--juridik och lagstiftning--Förenta staterna.
Ensamstående föräldrar--Förenta staterna.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HQ759.915 / .D69 1997eb
306.85/6