FRHD 3040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Gingerbread (Charity), Noncustodial Parent, Family Therapy
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Week 11: single parenting and step families (bigner ch. Study tip: lecture has some parallels with the reading; study both the lecture and the section of the readings that relates to the lecture content. Identify and discuss the four classifications of one parent families in canada. (decreasing order of frequency: couple separates after a cohabitation/marriage. One of the spouses has physical custody of children: women gives birth to a child and does not live with the child"s father or any other partner. Non-conjugal births: a father or mother is widowed, single man or woman adopts a child. Discuss the parental, economic, and number of familial transitions that differentiate one parent families from two parent families: parental characteristics: Divorced parents: 10-12% are fathers, majority are mothers. Younger than two parent families: have fewer assets (higher education, work experience or good incomes) Economic conditions: 35-65% are below poverty level.