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Download full textAmato, Paul R. – Future of Children, 2005
How have recent changes in U.S. family structure affected the cognitive, social, and emotional well-being of the nation's children? Paul Amato examines the effects of family formation on children and evaluates whether current marriage-promotion programs are likely to meet children's needs. Amato begins by investigating how children in households…
Descriptors: Children, Family Structure, Social Change, Context Effect
