Lives on the Edge: Single Mothers and Their Children in the Other America
ISBN: 9780226671840 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One out of five children, and one out of two single mothers, lives in destitution in America today. The feminization and "infantilization" of poverty have made the United States one of the most dangerous democracies for poor mothers and their children to inhabit. Why then, Valerie Polakow asks, is poverty seen as a private issue, and how can public policy fail to take responsibility for the consequences of our politics of distribution? Written by a committed child advocate, Lives on the Edge draws on social, historical, feminist, and public policy perspectives to develop an informed,...
One out of five children, and one out of two single mothers, lives in destitution in America today. The feminization and "infantilization" of poverty ...
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130,79 zł |
Painful Inheritance: Health and the New Generation of Fatherless Families
ISBN: 9780299139643 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Painful Inheritance is the first comprehensive examination of the impact of single motherhood on the physical and mental health of women and their children. Based on solid scientific information, it documents serious, long-term health consequences associated with the poverty and social disorganization in which such families often live.
Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel show that the elevated health risks associated with single motherhood are largely the result of factors related to social class, including early motherhood and chronic poverty. They demonstrate the dependency... Painful Inheritance is the first comprehensive examination of the impact of single motherhood on the physical and mental health of women and th...
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83,16 zł |
Parenting on Your Own
ISBN: 9780310213093 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What you hoped for in life was a smooth road with enough turns to make it interesting. As a single parent, what you got was a rocky path marked by money issues, a barren social life, and more to do in one day than most people accomplish in three. Dr. Lynda Hunter knows how hard it can be. Her own experience as a single parent has taught her firsthand about the concerns you face daily. It s also taught her how to handle those concerns effectively. Now, in Parenting On Your Own, Dr. Hunter combines her personal insights with those of hundreds of single parents across the country to offer this...
What you hoped for in life was a smooth road with enough turns to make it interesting. As a single parent, what you got was a rocky path marked by mon...
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83,33 zł |
The Lunch-Box Chronicles: Notes from the Parenting Underground
ISBN: 9780375701702 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Child Magazine Best Book of the Year
"For me, parenting is like dieting.Every day, I wake up filled with resolve and good intentions, perfection in view, and every day I somehow stray from the path.The difference is with dieting, I usually make it to lunch. . . ." With the candor and often hilarious outlook that have made her a beloved commentator on NPR, Marion Winik takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through modern parenthood, with all of its attendant anxieties and joys. A single mother with two small boys, Winik knows exactly what she's talking about, from... Child Magazine Best Book of the Year
"For me, parenting is like dieting.Every day, I wake up filled with resolve and good intentions, perfe... |
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62,53 zł |
Fragile Families and the Marriage Agenda
ISBN: 9780387681726 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many people see government involvement in family policy as a response to popular concerns that the American family is in a state of crisis. One of the primary concerns with fragile families (one parent usually mother) is economic: Poverty rates for single mothers are several times that of two-parent families. Economic deprivation while growing up has been linked to poor physical health, reduced intellectual ability and academic achievement. Some social sciences contend that marriage is the solution to many of the problems associated with single-parent families. Other experts believe... Many people see government involvement in family policy as a response to popular concerns that the American family is in a state of crisis. One of ... |
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194,08 zł |
On Our Own
ISBN: 9780520218307 / Angielski / Miękka / 483 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The U.S. has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women in recent decades--from 4% of births in 1950, with most of the babies then adopted, to more than 30% today. Melissa Ludtke's book is the only in-depth analysis of this radical change in family formation to compare and contrast the lives of these mothers of varying ages and economic circumstances.
The U.S. has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women in recent decades--from 4% of births in 1950, with most of the babies then a...
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204,42 zł |
Surviving Single Parenting
ISBN: 9780595133680 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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41,48 zł |
A Single Parents Guide to Raising Literate Children
ISBN: 9780595211876 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,81 zł |
For the Children's Sake: Parenting Together After the Marriage Ends
ISBN: 9780595317264 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Dr. Brenda Dozier has been my number one choice for the referral of my most challenging couples and families. I am so glad that she has taken the time to share her wit and wisdom in "For the Children's Sake...""--Peggy Thorton, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist ""For The Children's Sake..." Dr. Brenda Dozier combined her knowledge of child development and divorce by offering parents practical ways to lessen the pain divorce causes their children."--William L. Stutts, Ph.D., Licensed Child Psychologist "This little book is a BIG, straight-forward primer that all parents who are divorcing... "Dr. Brenda Dozier has been my number one choice for the referral of my most challenging couples and families. I am so glad that she has taken the ... |
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41,48 zł |
Growing Up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps
ISBN: 9780674364080 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nonwhite and white, rich and poor, born to an unwed mother or weathering divorce, over half of all children in the current generation will live in a single-parent family--and these children simply will not fare as well as their peers who live with both parents. This is the clear and urgent message of this powerful book. Based on four national surveys and drawing on more than a decade of research, Growing Up with a Single Parent sharply demonstrates the connection between family structure and a child's prospects for success. What are the chances that the child of a single... Nonwhite and white, rich and poor, born to an unwed mother or weathering divorce, over half of all children in the current generation will live in ... |
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198,88 zł |
Unbroken Homes: Single-Parent Mothers Tell Their Stories
ISBN: 9780789011398 / Angielski / Twarda / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Countering conservative worries about the rise of single-parent households, this book describes the strength of single mothers and the warmth of their families as depicted in the women's own stories. Single mothers describe the obstacles they face, and tell of their own transformation as they become more independent, resourceful, and satisfied. Pat
Countering conservative worries about the rise of single-parent households, this book describes the strength of single mothers and the warmth of their...
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698,90 zł |
Unbroken Homes: Single-Parent Mothers Tell Their Stories
ISBN: 9780789011404 / Angielski / Miękka / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore the real-life triumphs and tragedies of single-parent mothers Unbroken Homes is a "story quilt" of personal narratives constructed from in-depth, case study interviews of five single-parent mothers. The book chronicles their journeys as mothers, daughters, and women, in relationships and in solitude, displaying their stories in their own words like the squares of a multicolored quilt. Unbroken Homes breaks through the stigma associated with "broken homes" and provides a new perspective on the reorganization of American families.Unbroken Homes encourages you to...
Explore the real-life triumphs and tragedies of single-parent mothers Unbroken Homes is a "story quilt" of personal narratives constructed f...
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217,38 zł |
Single Parent Families
ISBN: 9780803943230 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A host of misconceptions about single parenting are explored in this volume. Topics examined include the interface between the family and the external environment, transitional stages in the life of the family and support from the extended family. Attention is also paid to special categories of families: families of ethnic minorities, father-headed families, adolescent parents and non-custodial parenting.
A host of misconceptions about single parenting are explored in this volume. Topics examined include the interface between the family and the external...
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564,29 zł |
African American Single Mothers: Understanding Their Lives and Families
ISBN: 9780803949126 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The African American single-parent family has tended to be a scapegoat for a variety of social problems, ranging from poverty to drug abuse. As a result, there exists much misinformation about this family form. In this collection, the African American matriarchal family is re-evaluated to present a more informed picture of its actual structure and functioning.
From an Afrocentric feminist perspective, contributors examine the history, legal dilemmas, media images and religious values of these families. The roles of children, grandparents, fathers, other support figures and the government... The African American single-parent family has tended to be a scapegoat for a variety of social problems, ranging from poverty to drug abuse. As a resu...
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662,66 zł |
Mother-headed Families and Why They Have Increased
ISBN: 9780805814408 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents information on the incidence of mother-headed families across historical epochs and culture groups. This includes an exploration of the conditions under which such families have been many or few, and have been treated well or poorly by their communities.
This volume presents information on the incidence of mother-headed families across historical epochs and culture groups. This includes an exploration ...
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673,02 zł |
The Working Parent Dilemma: How to Balance the Responsibilites of Children and Careers
ISBN: 9780807027035 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How to Balance the Responsibilities of Children and Careers
How to Balance the Responsibilities of Children and Careers
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88,00 zł |
Single Mothers by Choice: A Guidebook for Single Women Who Are Considering or Have Chosen Motherhood
ISBN: 9780812922462 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A handbook for women who have chosen single motherhood offers an analysis of available options, from artificial insemination to adoption, and examines the special problems, questions, and rewards of single motherhood.
A handbook for women who have chosen single motherhood offers an analysis of available options, from artificial insemination to adoption, and examines...
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66,70 zł |
In Defense of Single-Parent Families
ISBN: 9780814718698 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragically, they must do so in the face of powerful legal and social stigma that works to undermine them. As Nancy E. Dowd argues in this bold and original book, the justifications for stigmatizing single-parent families are founded largely on myths, myths used to rationalize harshly punitive social policies. Children, in increasing numbers, bear the brunt of those policies. In this generation, more than two-thirds of all children will spend... Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragic... |
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381,47 zł |
In Defense of Single-Parent Families
ISBN: 9780814719169 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragically, they must do so in the face of powerful legal and social stigma that works to undermine them. As Nancy E. Dowd argues in this bold and original book, the justifications for stigmatizing single-parent families are founded largely on myths, myths used to rationalize harshly punitive social policies. Children, in increasing numbers, bear the brunt of those policies. In this generation, more than two-thirds of all children will spend... Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragic... |
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130,74 zł |
The New Uprooted: Single Mothers in Urban Life
ISBN: 9780865690394 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The New Uprooted" explores the relationship between the single mother and her social and physical environments. Mulroy examines how demographically diverse single mothers (in terms of race, class, marital status, urban or suburban location, educational level, and employment status) experience dual roles as sole family breadwinner and sole resident parent in the 1990s environment of scarce resources. Families headed by single mothers have become a unit of social concern not only because they represent a changing family form, but because their economic marginality threatens a downward... "The New Uprooted" explores the relationship between the single mother and her social and physical environments. Mulroy examines how demographicall... |
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185,23 zł |