Painful Inheritance
Health and the New Generation of Fatherless Families
2nd Edition
Published on 30. December 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-299-13964-3 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive examination of the impact of single motherhood on the physical and mental health of women and their children in the USA. Based on scientific information, it predicts serious, long-term health consequences due to the poverty and social disorganisation in which many families live.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Wisconsin
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
11 figures
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
399 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-299-13964-3 (9780299139643)
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Persons
Ronald J. Angel is professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and the editor of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Jacqueline L. Angel is lecturer in sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Health and Living Arrangements of the Elderly.