Beschreibung:
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.
Introduction: lone motherhood in international context. Part One Whither equality? The worlds of Danish lone mothers: Critical obstacles confronting lone mothers; Struggling against the odds; Fighting for an education. Part Two The outsiders - the worlds of ethnic minority lone mothers: Life on the margins. Part Three Violence and the culture of silence: Life under siege. Conclusion - policy and practice recommendations.