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Direct linkMattingly, Marybeth J.; Smith, Kristin E. – Family Relations, 2010
American families are experiencing the effects of the "Great Recession." Most of the job losses are accruing to men, so families may find it strategic for wives to enter the labor force, or increase their work hours. We consider this possibility using the May 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey, and compare findings to May 2004 and 2005 data,…
Descriptors: Spouses, Labor, Labor Force, Employment
Ozawa, Martha N.; Lee, Yongwoo – Family Relations, 2006
This article presents the results of a study that investigated the level of assets and debts that female-headed households have in comparison to those of married-couple households and other types of households. The empirical results revealed that the amounts of net worth of married-couple households and male-headed households were significantly…
Descriptors: Heads of Households, Females, Males, Spouses
Blalock, Lydia L.; Tiller, Vicky R.; Monroe, Pamel A. – Family Relations, 2004
We looked closely at families who remain in persistent deep poverty in the remote rural areas of one state, using welfare reform as the contextual backdrop. We examined the lives of 10 women who have participated in this qualitative research for over 6 years. The woman heading each family was a welfare program participant; she engaged (more or…
Descriptors: Females, Ecology, Rural Areas, Qualitative Research
Peer reviewedSmith, Michael J. – Family Relations, 1980
Loneliness and lack of social support have been described as the more serious social consequences of the single-parent status. Revealed shifts in the household composition of one-parent families over time, a lower level of community participation, and a feeling of powerlessness among single-parent, family heads. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Disadvantaged, Divorce, Heads of Households
Peer reviewedFassinger, Polly A. – Family Relations, 1989
Examined attitudes of 20 divorced mothers about becoming their families' breadwinners. Attitudes toward breadwinning varied according to 3 marital history types: segregated, modified-segregated, and primarily wife-shaped. Findings showed that mothers from segregated marriages had the greatest difficulty accepting the breadwinner role. (TE)
Descriptors: Divorce, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Family Characteristics
Peer reviewedFletcher, Cynthia Needles – Family Relations, 1989
Compared demographic characteristics, incomes, and selected expenditures of two representative samples--male-headed households who pay child support and female-headed households who receive it--based on data from 1985 Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Results showed major disparities in levels of living of these two samples, based on measures of per…
Descriptors: Child Support, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Divorce
