Single parenthood in the life course
Family Dynamics and Inequality in the Welfare State
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Beschreibung
This book analyses theoretically and empirically why some single mothers are less disadvantaged than others. It argues that single parenthood is associated with different risks, depending on the stage in the life course at which it is experienced and on the institutional protection provided at the respective stage of the life course.
The content
Living conditions of single parents.- Definitions.- Macrostructural conditions.- Timing of single parenthood and family policy.- Single parenthood and social integration.- Discussion
The target groups
Family sociologists, social policy scholars
The author
Dr. Hannah Zagel is Head of the research group “Varieties of Reproduction Regimes” at the WZB Berlin Social Science zagel.
This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.
This book analyses theoretically and empirically why some single mothers are less disadvantaged than others. It argues that single parenthood is associated with different risks, depending on the stage in the life course at which it is experienced and on the institutional protection provided at the respective stage of the life course.
New theory and current empirics on single parents Perspective on differences within a disadvantaged group Relevance for life course policy
Autor*in
Hannah Zagel
Themen in »Single parenthood in the life course«
Family sociology Life course Welfare state Family policy Social policy