Implications of Family Trends for Children: A Research Perspective.

Hofferth, Sandra L.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Implications of Family Trends for Children: A Research Perspective.

Hofferth, Sandra L.

Educational Leadership, v44 n5 p78-84 Feb 1987

Outlines the changes in the family structure in our society and the new stresses this puts on the children and the schools who are now faced with educating students with many potential problems. The report covers marriage, divorce, women's employment, sex, unmarried pregnancy, childbearing, changing family size, and poverty. Includes references and sources. (MD)

Descriptors: Divorce, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Women, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems, Family Role, Family Structure, Family Violence, Marital Instability, One Parent Family, Social Structure, Unwed Mothers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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