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Peer reviewedNelson, Shirley A. – Children Today, 1973
A report on social change and improved care for the unmarried adolescent mother, affected in large part by the Consortium on Early Childbearing and Childrearing. (GB)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, One Parent Family, Parent Child Relationship, Parenthood Education
Peer reviewedSchlesinger, Benjamin – Children Today, 1973
Describes an organization which provides services and education for single mothers in Australia. (ST)
Descriptors: Illegitimate Births, One Parent Family, Parent Education, Self Help Programs
Peer reviewedYoest, Charmaine – Children Today, 1990
Formal adoption in the Black community is not readily accepted, perhaps because the social services system is insensitive to Black culture. Informal adoption by relatives with extended family support is prevalent and reflects the Black self-help tradition. But such adoption can perpetuate the cycle of dependency and poverty. (SH)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Black Culture, Black Family, Extended Family
