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contexts > named groups > persons > single person > single parents
contexts > named groups > persons > parents > single parents

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single parents  

Definition

  • The most dramatic change in the structure of the American family over the past 20 years is the increase in single-parent households. While single parenthood due to death of a spouse has remained relatively stable, single parenthood as a choice, single parenthood as a result of teen pregnancy, and single parenthood as a result of divorce have increased dramatically. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Single Parents]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RBM8ST29-8

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