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Author Popenoe, David, 1932-

Title Families without fathers : fathers, marriage and children in American society / David Popenoe ; with a new introduction by the author.

Publication Info. New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, [2009]
©2009

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.856 P826F    Check Shelf
Description xii, 275 pages ; 23 cm
Note Originally published: Life without father. New York : Martin Kessler Books, c1996.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-264) and index.
Contents Introduction to the Transaction edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Fatherlessness -- 1. The remarkable decline of fatherhood and marriage -- 2. The human carnage of fatherlessness -- pt. 2. Fathers in history -- 3. Victorian fathers and the rise of the modern nuclear family -- 4. The shrinking father and the fall of the nuclear family -- pt. 3. Why fathers matter -- 5. What do fathers do? -- 6. The essential father -- pt. 4. Conclusions -- 7. Reclaiming fatherhood and marriage -- Notes -- Index.
Subject Fatherless families -- United States.
Fatherhood -- United States.
Fathers -- United States.
Paternal deprivation -- United States.
Children of single parents -- United States.
United States -- Social conditions.
ISBN 9781412810388 alkaline paper
1412810388 alkaline paper
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