
Mothers Alone
Strategies for a Time of Change
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 30. September 1988
Book
Hardback
255 pages
978-0-86569-183-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents historical perspectives on single mothers and antipoverty strategies in the US and several other industrial societies. The authors, specialists in family policy, discuss family and personal life of single mothers, their work and income (usually low), and issues such as child care, housing, and stress. The experiences of different types of mothers-only families are examined, and societal concerns for improvement of the situation of such families are addressed. Kamerman and Kahn analyze various policy options and, following a holistic approach, they propose a benefit-service package. . . . Encompassing statistics, case studies, anecdotal insights, and cross-national analysis, this book makes a valuable contribution to understanding the problem and its policy implications. Choice
Single-mother families are becoming an increasingly large and diversified group in the United States and other industrialized countries. From the poor, uneducated, unskilled teenager to the middle-class professional mother by choice, single mothers and their children face serious economic and social difficulties. This timely and comprehensive volume considers public policy options that respond to the needs of single mothers and their children, particularly in the areas of income, work, and child care.
Single-mother families are becoming an increasingly large and diversified group in the United States and other industrialized countries. From the poor, uneducated, unskilled teenager to the middle-class professional mother by choice, single mothers and their children face serious economic and social difficulties. This timely and comprehensive volume considers public policy options that respond to the needs of single mothers and their children, particularly in the areas of income, work, and child care.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
552 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86569-183-4 (9780865691834)
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Persons
SHEILA B. KAMERMAN is Professor of Social Policy and Planning at Columbia University School of Social Work and Codirector of the Cross-National Studies Research Program.
ALFRED J. KAHN is also Professor of Social Policy and Planning at Columbia University School of Social Work and Codirector of the Cross-National Studies Research Program.
ALFRED J. KAHN is also Professor of Social Policy and Planning at Columbia University School of Social Work and Codirector of the Cross-National Studies Research Program.
Content
Mothers Alone: Themes and Variations Looking Backwards: The Search for Perspective Clarifying the Options: Insights from Abroad Single Mothers: Happenstance and Choice Income: Earnings, Child Support, and Government Benefits Time and Help: Managing Work, Family, Home, and Personal Life Social Change and Social Problem: Designing a Policy