Lone Parenthood in the Life Course
Lone parenthood is an increasing reality in the 21st century, reinforced by the diffusion of divorce and separation. This volume provides a comprehensive portrait of lone parenthood at the beginning of the XXI century from a life course perspective. The contributions included in this volume examine...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Series: | Life Course Research and Social Policies,
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63295-7 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Laura Bernardi, Dimitri Mortelmans
- PART I. Macro Perspectives on Lone Parenthood: Marie-Thérèse Letablier and Karin Wall: Changing Lone Parenthood Regimes: New Challenges for Policy and Research
- PART II. Subjective Representations of Lone Parenthood: Emma Salter: A Media Discourse of Lone Parents in the UK: Investigating the Stereotype
- Fabienne Portier-Le Cocq: Being a Single Young Parent in Great Britain by Choice? Life Stories
- Laura Bernardi and Ornella Larenza: Measuring and Modeling the Transition to Solo Parenthood: Perspectives from Aqualitative Study
- PART III. Demographics/Diversity of Lone Parents: Judit Monostori: The Demographic Determinants of Becoming a Lone Parent
- Sylvia Keim: Are Lone Mothers also Lonely Mothers? Social Networks of Unemployed Lone Mothers in Eastern Germany
- Laura Bernardi, Nadja Milewski and Emanuela Struffolino: Pathways in and out Lone Motherhood in Switzerland: a Comparison Between Migrants and Non-migrants
- PART IV. Income and Poverty among Lone Parenthood: Sabine Hübgen: Only a Husband away from Poverty‘? Lone Mothers’ Poverty Risks in a European Comparison
- Dimitri Mortelmans and Christine Defever: Income Trajectories of Lone Parents after Divorce. A View with Belgian Register Data
- Susan Harkness: The Economic Consequences of Becoming a Lone Mother
- PART V. Labor Market Behavior of Lone Parents: Michelle Brady: The Role of Informal Care in the Transition from Welfare to Work and Employment Sustainability: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Australian Single Mothers
- Emanuela Struffolino and Dimitri Mortelman:Lone Mothers in Belgium: Labour Force Attachment and Risk Factor
- PART VI. Well Being and Health of Lone Parents: Diana Dinescu, Eric Turkheimer and Robert E. Emery: Associations between Single Motherhood and Depression: a Co-twin Control Study
- Mine Hancioglu: Changes in Lone Mothers’ Health: A Longitudinal Analysis
- Carmel Hannan: Growing-Up in a One-Parent Family: The Case of Ireland
- Conclusions: Laura Bernardi, Dimitri Mortelmans. .