Diminished Rights: Danish Lone Mother Families in International Context

Valerie Polakow; Therese Halskov; Per Schultz Jørgensen

doi:10.46692/9781847425300

This is a qualitative study that documents the daily lives of vulnerable lone mothers and their children in Denmark. Loss of rights, gender and ethnic inequality, and family violence all emerge as key themes with international implications. Policy and practice recommendations are made with wide-ranging applications for an international audience.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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1 - Introduction: Lone motherhood in international context
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Part I - Whither equality? The worlds of Danish lone mothers
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2 - Critical obstacles confronting lone mothers
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3 - Struggling against the odds
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4 - Fighting for an education
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Part II - The outsiders – the worlds of ethnic minority lone mothers
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5 - Life on the margins
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Part III - Violence and the culture of silence
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6 - Life under siege
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7 - Conclusion: Policy and practice recommendations
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References
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Appendix A-1 - Lone mother research profile
pp 183-184
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Appendix A-2 - Lone mother life obstacles
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Appendix A-3 - Child profile
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Appendix B - Overview of the income levels of various public sources of support for single mothers with one child
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

Acknowledgements
pp iv-vi

1 - Introduction: Lone motherhood in international context
pp 1-18

Part I - Whither equality? The worlds of Danish lone mothers
pp 19-20

2 - Critical obstacles confronting lone mothers
pp 21-28

3 - Struggling against the odds
pp 29-62

4 - Fighting for an education
pp 63-82

Part II - The outsiders – the worlds of ethnic minority lone mothers
pp 83-84

5 - Life on the margins
pp 85-122

Part III - Violence and the culture of silence
pp 123-124

6 - Life under siege
pp 125-152

7 - Conclusion: Policy and practice recommendations
pp 153-170

References
pp 171-182

Appendix A-1 - Lone mother research profile
pp 183-184

Appendix A-2 - Lone mother life obstacles
pp 185-186

Appendix A-3 - Child profile
pp 187-188

Appendix B - Overview of the income levels of various public sources of support for single mothers with one child
pp 189-190

Index
pp 191-196

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