FRHD 1020 Chapter 9: Chapter 9 - Couple and Family Relations
17 Feb 2012
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In the past, sociologists, social workers, and other concerns individuals referred to lone-parent families as broken or incomplete , as if something were missing or faulty. Statistic s canada s definition of a lone-parent family is . A mother or father, with no spouse or common-law partner present, living in a dwelling with one or more children y. Several factors are involved in the trend toward single parenthood: Individuals have also come to regard children as separate from marriage y y y divorce rate has increased dramatically. Several patterns are noticeable in the length of lone parenthood and the exit from it. Lone parenthood can end for various reasons: y remarriage y cohabitation y change of custody y. Widows, the oldest when they become single parents, remain lone parents the longest. Differences in women s experiences are related to life cycle issues.
