Concept information
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interpersonal relationships
human relationships
family studies
families, family development, and parenting
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social interaction
human relationships
family studies
families, family development, and parenting
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social interaction
human relationships
family studies
families, family development, and parenting
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sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
communities: case studies
family
Preferred term
single-parent families
Definition
- Single-parent families are comprised of one parent raising children without the other parent living in the same household. Many factors have contributed to an increase in the proportion of single-parent households, including divorce, cohabitation, unwed births, teenage pregnancy, death of a spouse, or the decision to have or adopt a child without another parent or partner. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Single-Parent Families]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/single-parent_families
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