Postsecondary Education and Economic Well-Being of Single Mothers and Single Fathers

Autor/inn/en	Zhan, Min; Pandey, Shanta
Titel	Postsecondary Education and Economic Well-Being of Single Mothers and Single Fathers
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 66 (2004) 3, S.661-673 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00045.x
Schlagwörter	Postsecondary Education; Mothers; Labor Market; Human Capital; Fathers; Economic Status; One Parent Family; Educational Attainment; Gender Differences; Racial Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Mother; Mutter; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Humankapital; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	We investigate the effects of post-secondary education on the economic well-being of single parents. The data for this study are from the 1993 Panel Study of Income Dynamics, with a sample of 930 single mothers and 168 single fathers. The results indicate that post-secondary education, particularly a 4-year college degree, improves the economic status of both single mothers and single fathers. Controlling for the effects of education and other factors, single fathers fare better than single mothers, and White single parents fare better than their African American counterparts. To benefit single parents, social policies must devote more resources toward human capital development and reduction of gender and race-based discrimination in the labor market. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10