In defense of single-parent families

The stories of stigma: what we say about single-parent families

The realities: what we know about single-parent families. The poverty justification. The developmental justification. The morality justification. Implicit justifications: race and gender stories

Divorced single parents. The context of work and family. Family law. Employment law. Welfare. Conclusion: law, stigma, equality, and choice

Nonmarital single-parent families. The context: nonmarital single parents. Nonmarital families and the law

Single parents as positive role models. Black single mothers and their families. General characteristics of single-parent families

Policies for single-parent families. Lessons from where we are now. Elements of changed policy toward single-parent families

Legal strategies. Defining family. Family support.