Lone parent families

Question 1

define lone parent families

Answer 1

family units where one parent takes sole responsibility for raising children

Question 2

what did a study by Hall et al 1999 find about singlehood

Answer 2

single people found freedom in being solo and chose to concentrate on their careers rather than being in a long-term relationship.

Question 3

in what percentage of lone families is the parent the mother

Answer 3

91%

Question 4

poverty statistics relating to lone parent families

Answer 4

children in lone parent families are twice as likely to live in poverty.
43% = lone parent
22% = couple families

Question 5

what did spencer 2005 find about children in lone parent families

Answer 5

1) poorer health
2) lower educational achievement
3) more likely to engage in anti-social behaviour

Question 6

what is one of the most common reasons for the rise in lone parent families

Answer 6

the increasing divorce rate since the 1960s following the divorce reform act of 1969.

Question 7

what did functionalist sociologist Fletcher 1966 argue about rising divorce rates

Answer 7

1) higher expectations of marriage in modern society
2) marriage is now based on love rather than economic reasons
3) if love is lost, divorce happens