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Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragically, they must do so in the face of powerful legal and social stigma that works to undermine them.
As Nancy E. Dowd argues in this bold and original book, the justifications for stigmatizing single-parent families are founded largely on myths, myths used to rationalize harshly punitive social policies....
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
The bestselling author of "365 Days of Creative Play" now shows divorced mothers how to revitalize their energy, self-worth, and spirit to become whole again as individuals, as women, and as mothers. Four simple steps. A world of truth. At last, a source of compassion and support for divorced mothers facing the realities of raising children when their lives are at their most vulnerable and their self-images at their most fragile. Filled with more...
