Supporting Lone-parent Families…through Work
A Challenging Issue for British Social Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17547841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmen Rodríguez Sumaza (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-118 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-2872 • E-ISSN: 1470-1006 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01442870127251 |
| OpenAlex | W4233571778 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
One of the most significant changes in the British family structure in the last few decades is the growth in the number of families headed by a lone parent. This paper begins exploring the singular growth and characteristics of lone-parent families in Britain within the European context. Secondly, it highlights the political and social debates resulting from the different interpretations of the figures. Finally, it reviews the evidence that supports the current public response to lone-parents' needs. New policy directions assume that the lack of jobs among lone parents is a matter of barriers to employment, and therefore they try to develop bridges to overcome them. This policy is not neutral, as it encourages lone parents to give priority to their responsibilities as income providers through paid work. The dilemmas and questions that this policy raises are also discussed
Context (archaeology) · Lone pair · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Social policy · Sociology · Work (physics) · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · History · Law · Rural development and sustainability · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Family Diversity and Well-Being
Divided Families
Families without fatherhood
The emerging British underclass
Good Enough Mothering?
Lone Mothers, Paid Work and Gendered Moral Rationalities
Changing Conceptualizations of Lone Parenthood in Britain
The problem of lone-mother families in twentieth-century Britain
Alarm” versus “liberation”? responses to the increase in lone parents–part 2
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Earnings Over the Life Cycle
Lone Parenthood
Lone Mothers' Employment and Full-Time Work Probabilities
Lone Mothers in European Welfare Regimes
Lone parent families within New Labour welfare reform
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Scents, Scholars, and Stigma
Origins and Destinations - Social Security Claimant Dynamics
Lone Parent Families
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |