Growing Up With a Single Parent

What Hurts, What Helps

Sarah McLanahan

Gary Sandefur

    Why We Care about Single Parenthood

    How Father Absence Lowers Children's Well-Being

    Which Outcomes Are Most Affected

    What Hurts and What Helps

    The Value of Money

    The Role of Parenting

    The Community Connection

    What Should Be Done

    Appendixes
    Notes
    Index

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Sara McLanahan is Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University.

Gary Sandefur is Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.