Studies show that 90% of all single parents are women. In 1995, almost one-third of all black families lived in single-parent homes with children. At the same time, only 8% of white families and 7% of South Asian families were single-parent households.
About half of black women of 30 and over are the main source of income for their single-parent families, while only a tenth of South Asian mothers are the main bread winners.
These statistics underscore the challenges facing single black mothers today. Further, other studies show that, for both black and white women from 15 to 44, decisions about marriage and having children are largely driven by concerns about family disruption.
Bumpass and McLanahan conducted an ethnic study about daughters of single mothers.
Their findings may surprise you. Daughters of single mothers have a:
- 53% chance of marrying while teenagers - 111% chance having babies while they are teens - 164% chance of having babies out of wedlock - 92% chance of having marital problems In families where the father died early, the study came to these conclusions about daughters of single mothers:
- Early loss of the father does not significantly affect black children. - Growing up in a single-parent family has little effect on whether daughters would remarry after divorce whether they were black or white.
The Bumpass and McLanahan study supports the conclusion that women who grew up in a single-parent family with their mothers as head are more likely to marry and have children while they're young, to have illegitimate children, and to have failed marriages ending in divorce.
These Are Some of The Tips You Will Find in The Book :
The Transition and New Circumstance
Organizing
New Family Unit
Age - Appropriate Actions
School Society and Family
Single Parenting and Black Males
Single Parents: Spotlight on Black Single-Parent Males
Black Single Parents
Consequences of Single Parenting
Dating Meeting a Single Parents Children
Dating Single Parents
The Effects of Single Parenting
Ethnically Speaking: The Trends in Single Parenting
Financial Help for Single Parents
How Many Single Parents Are Enrolled in College
Meeting Single Parents
Single Parents Dating: It Is Time to Move On
How Do Single Parents Find People to Date?
Single Parents in South Africa
All About SPARK ( Single Parents Raising Kids)
Effective Vacation Tours for Single Parents
