Concept information
Preferred term
family desertion
Definition
- Although married couples are now and always have been by far the most common family group in the United States, one of the most profound changes seen in society in the past half-century has been the massive increase in the number of families being run by single parents. This is having a significant impact on poverty in the country for a number of very important reasons. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Family Desertion]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/family_desertion
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