Fragile Families And The Marriage Agenda

PMany people see government involvement in family policy as a response topopular concerns that the American family is in a state of crisis. One of theprimary co... » 

PMany people see government involvement in family policy as a response topopular concerns that the American family is in a state of crisis. One of theprimary concerns with quotfragilequot families one parent usuallymother is economic Poverty rates for single mothers are several times that oftwoparent families. Economic deprivation while growing up has been linked topoor physical health reduced intellectual ability and academic achievement.PPSome social sciences contend that marriage is the solution to many of theproblems associated with singleparent families. Other experts believe thatgovernment programs designed to raise marriage rates may cause more problemsthan they solve i.e. domestic violence divorce etc..PPThe proposed volumewill explore issues related to fragile families from many differentperspectives on the causes and consequences of this issue. This book is dividedup into sections covering legal and theoretical perspectives causes andconsequences of offspring wellbeing and the aspect of fathers importance tothe quotfragile families.quotP TOCPPreface. Acknowledgements. FragileFamilies and the Marriage Agenda. Marrying for America. Teen Childbearing andPublic Policy. Fragile Families and Family Law. Family Structure and ChildWellBeing The Role of Parental Social Connections. Shifting Fortunes in aChanging Economy Trends in the Economic WellBeing of Divorced Women. FamilyStructure and Adolescent Labor Market Participation Examining the Motives forand Effects of AtRisk Students Work for Pay during High School. MaybeSomeday Marriage and Cohabitation among Low Income Fathers. Fatherhood as aTransformative Process Unexpected Successes among High Risk Fathers. Index.P «