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Lone Parenthood in the Life Course.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernardi, Laura.
Other Authors: Mortelmans, Dimitri.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2017.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Life Course Research and Social Policies Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1: Changing Lone Parents, Changing Life Courses
  • Changing Pathways of Lone Parents in Europe
  • Prevalence of Lone Parents in Europe
  • Life Course Trajectories of Lone Parents
  • Challenging Life Domains for Lone Parents: Poverty, Work, and Health
  • Work Trajectories
  • Poverty
  • Health Trajectories
  • Migration and Lone Parenthood
  • Lone Parents and Their Children
  • Parenting
  • Child Outcomes
  • Welfare States and the Support for Lone Parents
  • Overview of the Book
  • References
  • Part I: Defining Lone Parents
  • Chapter 2: Changing Lone Parenthood Patterns: New Challenges for Policy and Research
  • A Fuzzy Definition of Lone Parenthood
  • Variation and Change in the Prevalence of Lone Parenthood
  • Changing Reasons and Trajectories of Lone Parenthood in France
  • Lone Parenthood in France as a Transition in the Family Life Course
  • Contrasting Patterns of Lone Parenthood in European Societies
  • Old and New Challenges for Family and Social Policy
  • Changing Norms: From Stigmatization for Moral Reasons to Stigmatization of Poverty and Welfare State Dependency
  • Policy Responses to Changing Models of Parenthood
  • Challenging Social Policy: Lone Parenthood as a Social Risk
  • The Relative Failure of Activation Policies
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: A Media Discourse Analysis of Lone Parents in the UK: Investigating the Stereotype
  • Introduction
  • Intersectionality
  • Data and Methodology
  • Identity Factors
  • Gender
  • Ethnicity
  • Class
  • Economic Factors
  • Age
  • Causes of Lone Parenthood
  • Sexuality
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Lone Young Parenthood by Choice? Life Stories in Great Britain
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Lone Young Parenthood and Its Political Approach: A Success Story.
  • Findings: Some New Insights
  • Young Mothers Speak Out!
  • Living on a Tight Budget: The Big Issue
  • A Roof Over My Head
  • Did You Say Social Life?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Variety of Transitions into Lone Parenthood
  • Variety of Transitions into Lone Parenthood
  • Background and Significance
  • Data and Methods
  • Findings: Marking the Transition to Lone Parenthood
  • Objective Markers Usually Used in Modelling Union and Family Transitions
  • Relational and Subjective Markers of the Transition to Lone Parenthood
  • Ambivalence About Lone-Parenthood Status
  • Discussion
  • Annex 1: Respondents' Profiles at Interview
  • References
  • Part II: Demographics of Lone Parents
  • Chapter 6: Are Lone Mothers Also Lonely Mothers? Social Networks of Unemployed Lone Mothers in Eastern Germany
  • Theoretical Background: Subjective Well-Being and Social Networks
  • Lone Mothers' Well-Being, Social Networks, and Support
  • Methods
  • Results
  • The Qualitative Accounts on the Current Life Situation and Well-Being
  • Network Structure and Composition
  • Network Typology
  • How Is Well-Being Related to the Network Types and Characteristics?
  • Balancing Strains and Support in a Network Dominated by the Family of Origin
  • Balancing Strains and Support in a Conjugal Network
  • High Level of Well-Being in an Extended Network
  • Limited Well-Being in a Restricted Network
  • Discussion
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Migrant Status and Lone Motherhood - Risk Factors of Female Labour Force Participation in Switzerland
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • The Swiss Context and Lone Mothers' Employment
  • The Role of the Migrant Status for Labour Market Participation
  • Socio-demographic Factors
  • Data and Methods
  • Data
  • Dependent Variables and Method
  • Control Variables and Sample Description
  • Results
  • In and Out of Employment
  • Working Hours.
  • Effect of Control Variables
  • Discussion and Conclusions
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Part III: Income and Poverty Among Lone Parents
  • Chapter 8: 'Only a Husband Away from Poverty'? Lone Mothers' Poverty Risks in a European Comparison
  • Introduction
  • Theory and Hypotheses
  • The Labor Market
  • The Welfare State
  • The Interplay of Institutional Configurations and Individual Characteristics
  • Data, Measures and Methods
  • Data &amp
  • Sample
  • Measures
  • Analytical Strategy
  • Descriptive Findings
  • Lone Mothers' At-Risk-of-Poverty Rates &amp
  • Poverty Ratios
  • Social Composition and Lone Mothers' Poverty Risks
  • Institutional Configurations
  • Main Findings from Multi-level Analysis
  • Do Gender Inequalities Influence Lone Mothers' Poverty Risks?
  • Do Gender Inequalities Affect the Effects of Individual Characteristics on Poverty?
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Income Trajectories of Lone Parents After Divorce: A View with Belgian Register Data
  • Introduction
  • The Rise of Lone Parenthood in Belgium
  • Income, Poverty and Lone Parenthood in the Life Course
  • Belgian Divorce Legislation and Financial Consequences of Divorce
  • Aims
  • Data and the Identification of Lone Parents
  • Results
  • Partner Trajectories in Lone Parenthood
  • Income Effects of Repartnering
  • Income Effects of Labour Market Participation
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 10: The Economic Consequences of Becoming a Lone Mother
  • Literature Review
  • The UK Context
  • Data Description
  • Methods
  • Lone Mothers in the UK: Characteristics, Employment and Income
  • Trajectories Over Time: Changes in Economic Outcomes
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • References
  • Part IV: Labour Market Behavior of Lone Parents
  • Chapter 11: The Role of Informal Childcare in Mothers' Experiences of Care and Employment: A Qualitative Lifecourse Analysis.
  • Introduction
  • Single Parents' Lifecourses and Childcare and Employment
  • Qualitative Longitudinal Research: Fateful Moments, Timespaces and Caringscapes
  • Australian Context: Single Parenthood, Income Support and Childcare
  • The Study
  • Data Collection
  • The Sample
  • Data Analysis
  • The Role of Informal Carers in Supporting Single Mothers' Transition from "Welfare to Work"
  • Entering Employment or Education, and the 'Helping Hand' of Informal Care
  • Balancing Work/Study and Care
  • Managing Changing Childcare Needs Across the Lifecourse
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Lone Mothers in Belgium: Labor Force Attachment and Risk Factors
  • Introduction
  • Lone Parenthood Between Welfare and Labour Market Participation
  • Lone Parenthood in the Flanders
  • Data and Methods
  • Results
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Part V: Well-Being and Health of Lone Parents
  • Chapter 13: Associations Between Lone Motherhood and Depression: A Co-twin Control Study
  • Introduction
  • Prior Research Investigating Lone Motherhood and Depression
  • Social Selection vs Social Causation
  • The Utility of Twin Research in the Study of Behavioral Data
  • Sweden: Current Policy Landscape
  • A Data Illustration Using the Swedish Twin Registry
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 14: The Selective Nature of Lone Parenthood: The Case of Ireland
  • Introduction
  • The Irish Case
  • Debating the Role of Parents
  • Data Source
  • The Importance of Selection
  • Confounding Factors
  • School Clustering
  • The Propensity Score Matching Method
  • Findings
  • Educational Development
  • Physical Health
  • Psychological Wellbeing
  • Discussion
  • Families, Policy and Research
  • References
  • Chapter 15: Changes in Lone Mothers' Health: A Longitudinal Analysis
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Data &amp.
  • Methods
  • Data Management and Methods
  • Variables
  • Results
  • Descriptive Analysis
  • Multivariate Analyses
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Erratum to: Changing Lone Parents, Changing Life Courses.

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