Children's Living Arrangements in Unmarried-Mother Families

Pregnancy in the unmarried mother.

DURING THE past decade there have been vast changes in our society. Among these changes have been the changing pattern of social morality and the changes that have occurred in our so-called permissive society. About 8 per cent of all births are to women in the teenage group (British Medical Journal, 1965) and 8 per cent also occur in the unmarried mother. The problems that arise are both social...

A First Look at Living Arrangements Among Hispanic Elders 1970-2000 with Special Emphasis on Living Alone Among Unmarried Women

Loneliness and living arrangements.

Adults with ID/DD live in increasingly small community settings, where the risk of loneliness may be greater. We examined self-reported loneliness among 1,002 individuals with ID/DD from 5 states in relation to community residence size, personal characteristics, social contact, and social climate. One third reported being lonely sometimes and one sixth said they were often lonely, but lonelines...

Living arrangements and lifestyle satisfaction among the elderly in Chinese immigrant families: a preliminary study.

BACKGROUND The aims of this preliminary study were to understand the relationship between the living arrangements and lifestyle satisfaction through investigating how choices of living arrangements impacted upon lifestyle satisfaction of elderly Chinese immigrants in London. METHODS A qualitative research methodology with semi-structured, face-to-face and in-depth interviews was utilized with...

The Survey of Income and Program Participation a Resource-based Model of Living Arrangements among the Unmarried Elderly