The triple bind of single-parent families

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book presents evidence from over 40 countries that shows how single parents face a triple bind of inadequate resources, employment and policies, which in combination further complicate their lives.

About the author

Dr. Rense Nieuwenhuis is an associate professor at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) of Stockholm University. His work addresses poverty, economic inequality, single parents, family policies, and the (EU) social investment perspective. Dr. Laurie C. Maldonado is a scholar on single-parent families in the US and across countries. She is affiliated with LIS Cross-National Data Center and Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Product details

• Assisted by: Laurie Maldonado (Editor), Laurie C. Maldonado (Editor), Rense Nieuwenhuis (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.03.2018
• EAN: 9781447333647
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-3364-7
• No. of pages: 504
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 916 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)