Fragile families and child wellbeing

Jane Waldfogel, Terry-Ann Craigie, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn review recent studies that use data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to examine why children who grow up in single-mother and cohabiting families fare worse than children born into married-couple households. They al...

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Published in:The Future of Children 2010, Vol.20 (2), p.87
Main Authors: Waldfogel, Jane, Craigie, Terry-Ann, Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Child welfare
Domestic relations
Evaluation
Influence
Unmarried parents
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Summary:Jane Waldfogel, Terry-Ann Craigie, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn review recent studies that use data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to examine why children who grow up in single-mother and cohabiting families fare worse than children born into married-couple households. They also present findings from their own new research.
ISSN:1054-8289