My Baby's Father

by Maureen R. Waller

Book Overview

About one-third of births in the United States occur to unmarried parents. Evidence suggests that children who grow up in families headed by single parents have worse socioeconomic outcomes than those raised by married parents. "Fatherlessness" has become a byword in public debate and policymaking, yet fundamental questions about unmarried parents and their ideas of paternal responsibility remain unanswered.In My Baby's Father, Maureen R. Waller...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801488060
• ISBN13: 9780801488061
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher