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ERIC Number: EJ361932
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Women and the Economics of Divorce in the Contemporary United States.
Arendell, Terry J.
Signs, v13 n1 p121-35 Fall 1987
Households headed by women are more likely to be poor than those headed by men. The number of impoverished female-headed families is increasing due in part to the rising divorce rate. Other factors are the following: (1) lack of child care; (2) wage discrimination; (3) unfair divorce settlements; and (4) inadequate public assistance. (VM)
Descriptors: Divorce, Economic Status, Equal Protection, Family Income, Family Problems, Females, Heads of Households, Males, One Parent Family, Poverty, Social Change
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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