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LONE PARENT FAMILIES
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Health and Social - Social Trends
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LONE PARENT FAMILIES
DEFINITIONS
lone parent families
A parent who is not married and does not have a partner but has a child
Make up 24% of all families
TRENDS
advantages
girls may gain higher aspirations seeing their mother do well for caring for a family
give more women hope that they do not need to be married to have and raise children
more children may be more inspired to not be alone from experience of family which may then increase marriage rates
disadvantages
children may not be able to form a relationship with their father which may then affect the way that they bond with others.
children who have been brought up in this family may get put off with raising a family of their own
may not be able to gain as much income as may be living in poverty
EXPLANATIONS OF TRENDS
Increase in divorce
Increase in never-married women
Decline in stigma of birth outside marriages
Mainly headed by mothers
widespread belief that women by nature are better to care for children
courts give mothers custody
men are less willing to give up work
PATTERNS
Over 90% of lone parent families are headed by mothers
single mothers became the biggest group of lone mothers since 1990's
A child living in this family type is twice more likely to be in poverty
RESEARCH METHODS
Questionnaires
more quantitative data
representative and reliable results
ensures anonymity so could result in higher response rate
may feel more willing to voice opinions as may not be as sensitive and shy
Interviews
more valid results
some may feel more willing to talk to individual face to face
less risk of individuals misunderstanding questions
parents will not feel as restricted to answer giving more open opinions
POTENTIAL SUPPORT
Government
Child Benefits to help families afford essential resources
Surestart for UK, Headstart for USA
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