Single-Parenthood and Illegitimacy in France
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2993649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadine Lefaucheur (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-48 |
| Publication date | 1980-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.11.1.31 |
| OpenAlex | W2619837553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
The ratio of one-parent families is stable in France (9.3%), as is the sexratio (20/80), but the average age of single parents is falling and widowhood and separation are declining in favour of illegitimacy and divorce as causes of single-parenthood. The illegitimate birth rate is now around 8.5%.; Unmarried mothers present some profoundly different features according to the social groups they belong to : underprivileged class, West Indians, working class, traditionalistic or modern part of the middle classes.; Since 1965, some laws have been passed liberalizing the French legislation about family and sexuality and having some direct or indirect effects on illegitimacy and single-parenthood.; The first unmarried mothers' homes were opened at the end of the 19th century, as a result of anxiety about the under-population of France. The present policy is to combine antenatal and postnatal homes, in order to permit a long-lasting psychological and educational action. A subsistence level is now guaranteed for some time to single pregnant women or single parents.; Several associations were recently created to protect the interests of single parents
Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Fertility · Human sexuality · Legislation · Political science · Population · Single mothers · Single parent · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Policies and Family
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 1984 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |