PSY 3123 Lecture 9: Chapter 9 the lone parent family

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Kristel Thomassin

Document Summary

Intact - refer to a family that is lead by 2 biological parents. Broken - single parent family, blended, step family. A mother or a father, with no spouse or common- law partner present, living in a dwelling with one or more children. 8 in 10 fams are head by a woman. Growing acceptability of family structure variations - not just nuclear now. Children are becoming to be seen as separate from marriage. Becoming a lone parent may be the result of. Remarriage, cohab, change of custody, independence of children. Many teen moms marry or enter a common law relationship young. As a group, lone-parent families have the lowest average total incomes. 2008: average female lone-parent family made 300 (or 70% of what the male lone-parent family earned) Female lone parents are at risk of living in poverty. Working lone mothers experience great deal of tension in juggling work, family, and daycare.