Single Parenting
Single-parent and Families
Single-parenting and Families Single-parent families in today 's society have their share of daily struggles and long-term disadvantages. This research investigates the effect of single-parent family structure on demographic trends based on the census, the challenges of everyday single-parenting, the effects on children on how society views them for coming from a single family, and economics of single-parent. Overall this paper examines the challenges of single parenting as well as what knowledge society should also have.
Single-parent families can be defined as families where a parent lives with dependent children, either alone or in a larger household, without a spouse or partner. There was a rapid and drastic increase in the number of single-parent families in the latter half of the twentieth century. This change has been used by some to argue that we are witnessing the breakdown of the family defined as a married couple residing with their dependent offspring with negative effects for children, families and society (Popenoe 1996). Others suggest that single-parent families have been present in all societies over time and should not be viewed as deviant or problematic, but rather as an alternative family form (Coontz 1997). Regardless of how family diversity is viewed the increase in and prevalence of families headed by one parent has a major influence on the social economic and political context of family life.
Demographic Trends Globally, one-quarter to one-third of all families are headed by single mothers, calling into question the formativeness of couple heads families. Developed countries, in particular, are experiencing an increase in single parent families as divorce becomes more common. Divorce is not as common, but desertion, death and imprisonment produce single parent families, primarily headed by women (kinnear1999). The public image of the “typical” single parent is quite distorted. Many Americans would be
Single-parenting and Families Single-parent families in today 's society have their share of daily struggles and long-term disadvantages. This research investigates the effect of single-parent family structure on demographic trends based on the census, the challenges of everyday single-parenting, the effects on children on how society views them for coming from a single family, and economics of single-parent. Overall this paper examines the challenges of single parenting as well as what knowledge society should also have.
Single-parent families can be defined as families where a parent lives with dependent children, either alone or in a larger household, without a spouse or partner. There was a rapid and drastic increase in the number of single-parent families in the latter half of the twentieth century. This change has been used by some to argue that we are witnessing the breakdown of the family defined as a married couple residing with their dependent offspring with negative effects for children, families and society (Popenoe 1996). Others suggest that single-parent families have been present in all societies over time and should not be viewed as deviant or problematic, but rather as an alternative family form (Coontz 1997). Regardless of how family diversity is viewed the increase in and prevalence of families headed by one parent has a major influence on the social economic and political context of family life.
Demographic Trends Globally, one-quarter to one-third of all families are headed by single mothers, calling into question the formativeness of couple heads families. Developed countries, in particular, are experiencing an increase in single parent families as divorce becomes more common. Divorce is not as common, but desertion, death and imprisonment produce single parent families, primarily headed by women (kinnear1999). The public image of the “typical” single parent is quite distorted. Many Americans would be
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