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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"lone mothers"”.
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Leaving lone parenthood: analysis of the repartnering patterns of lone mothers in the U.K.
… a wealth of research in the U.K. on the stock of lone parents, in recent years there has been a lack of research on the dynamics of lone parenthood, particularly leaving lone parenthood. In an attempt to fill this gap, this thesis provides a detailed study of repartnering patterns of lone mothers …
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Articulating an ethic of care: the moral narratives and practices of working lone mothers in South Wales
This thesis explores the experiences of Working Lone Mothers (WLMs) as they attempt to negotiate the complex articulation of public/private spaces whilst caring for their children and themselves. The focus of the research is set on WLMs “understanding and practice of care within their „relational …
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Giving a voice to lone mothers: Investigating the impact of neoliberal policies on accessing and participating in further education.
… research is an inquiry into the experiences of lone mothers who are trying to access and/or participate in further education in the presence of neoliberal policies. Its aims are to highlight the impact of neoliberal policies like labour activation has, on lone mothers in education. It also seeks …
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Understanding the Lives and Labours of Lone-Mother Students
This study has explored the experiences of lone mothers and their labours as lone- mother students in Higher Education and en route to accessing Higher Education. The main aim of the study was to investigate barriers and constraints in provision of support for lone mothers wishing to study in …
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Lone motherhood, welfare and paid work : identities and experiences
Lone motherhood has long been a source of social, economic and political concern. With increasing family diversity and change involving patterns of parental separation and single motherhood, children are now more likely to spend some time in a lone mother headed family, compared with forty years …
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Extended living arrangements in Chile: An analysis of subfamilies
… extended living arrangements, including mothers’ full-time employment, the vulnerability of informal family structures, and other needs of support connected to the life course. There has been an increasing trend across 1990–2011 for young women who have started their family life to live …
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Paying 'Due Regard'? The Impact of the Public Sector Equality Duty on Service Provision for Single Mothers
… ‘on the ground’. The discourse surrounding lone mothers has long been highly politicised, entrenched in a paradigm of dependency. This in-depth, qualitative study, undertaken between February 2013 and May 2015, used an alternative perspective of gender equality through considering the …
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The impact of job insecurity on mental health over time across gender and family responsibility
… by parent-partner status (e.g. non-parents, lone mother, partnered father, etc). Loss of job security was associated with a moderate decrease in mental functioning for partnered fathers, partnered mothers, and non-parents ranging between a reduction in MCS-12 by 1.00 to 2.27 points (all …
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University moms : an evocative story
Much of the research on women who become mothers during their teenage years has focused on risks and negative outcomes. Many of these risks are directly linked to the limited education of women who become pregnant before finishing high school. Research indicates that many young pregnant and …
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The construction of wellbeing for solo mothers: An exploration of the relationship between work, welfare, social justice and wellbeing for solo mothers
… of subjective wellbeing of Australian solo mothers was explored in relation to work, welfare and social justice. A purposive sample of 73 solo mothers was recruited for the quantitative part of the study and 15 solo mothers were selected from the sample to interview for the qualitative …