LONE-PARENT FAMILIES IN THE UNITED-STATES - DYNAMICS, ECONOMIC-STATUSAND DEVELOPMENTAL CONSEQUENCES

Citation
Gj. Duncan et al., LONE-PARENT FAMILIES IN THE UNITED-STATES - DYNAMICS, ECONOMIC-STATUSAND DEVELOPMENTAL CONSEQUENCES, Population, 49(6), 1994, pp. 1419-1435
Citations number
31
Language
FRANCESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Demografy
Journal title
ISSN journal
0032-4663
Volume
49
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1419 - 1435
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-4663(1994)49:6<1419:LFITU->2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
More than one-third of all children born in th United States in the mi d-1970s spent at least part of their childhoods living in female-heade d families. Such family structures are found to be transitory in many cases, especially among whites. Family incomes are substantially reduc ed during the time children spend in female-headed families. Access to time or money help from friends or relatives is no more likely in one -parent families. Children in mother-only families do worse along a nu mber of developmental dimensions. In the case of cognitive development but not behavior problems, economic differences account for the bulk of the family structure effects.