The Resource In defense of single-parent families, Nancy E. Dowd
In defense of single-parent families, Nancy E. Dowd
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The item In defense of single-parent families, Nancy E. Dowd represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages)
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780585326603
- Label
- In defense of single-parent families
- Title
- In defense of single-parent families
- Statement of responsibility
- Nancy E. Dowd
- Subject
-
- Single fathers
- Single fathers -- United States
- Single mothers
- Single mothers -- United States
- Single parents -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Electronic books
- Single-parent families
- Single-parent families -- United States
- United States
- Single parents -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
- FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting | Single Parent
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dowd, Nancy E.
- Dewey number
- 306.85/6
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HQ759.915
- LC item number
- .D69 1997eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Single-parent families
- Single mothers
- Single fathers
- Single parents
- FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
- Single fathers
- Single mothers
- Single-parent families
- Single parents
- United States
- Label
- In defense of single-parent families, Nancy E. Dowd
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-197) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 45844059
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780585326603
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt8jv3fq
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)45844059
- Label
- In defense of single-parent families, Nancy E. Dowd
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-197) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 45844059
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780585326603
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt8jv3fq
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)45844059
Subject
- Single fathers
- Single fathers -- United States
- Single mothers
- Single mothers -- United States
- Single parents -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Electronic books
- Single-parent families
- Single-parent families -- United States
- United States
- Single parents -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
- FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting | Single Parent
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