Lone Parent Families: Gender, Class And State

Appropriate as supplemental reading for courses in Social Policy and Social Studies that examine the role of parenting in society. The subject of lone mothers is a controversial and highly topical social and political issue. This unique core text examines the key issues in the debate, and assesses their impact on the UK and other countries in a comprehensive and accessible way. Broad in scope, it covers a wide range of issues including gender roles, the relationship of the family and the state, and the relationship between social policy and labour market policy.

• | Author: Karen Rowlingson, Stephen McKay
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jun 01, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138837091
• | ISBN-13: 9781138837096