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Download full textMcLanahan, Sara; And Others – 1986
In 1980 the poverty rates for women were about one and a half times greater than those for men. Between 1950 and 1980 the degree of inequality between the sexes increased by about 30 percent. This paper describes those trends, focusing on the sex of the individual rather than sex of the household head. It also examines differences in the risk of…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Family (Sociological Unit), Females
Peer reviewedMcLanahan, Sara; Booth, Karen – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1989
Examines aspects of mother-only families. Finds high economic insecurity in mother-only families because of low earnings, lack of child support and meager public benefits. Argues that struggle of mother-only families reflects societal struggles around changes in women's roles, relationship between state and family, and class and racial inequality.…
Descriptors: Black Family, Family Income, Fatherless Family, Heads of Households
