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Sociology of Family

What Are Lone-Parent and Single-Parent Families?

What are lone-parent and single-parent families? How they are defined, the problems and negative perceptions they face, and the variety of their experiences.

30 October 2023
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Single-Parent

Dictionary and academic sociological definitions of single-parent, collected from research across the academic landscape for use in essays and research.

27 October 2023
Sociology of Family

What Are Compound Families?

What is a compound family in sociology? Learn how compound families are defined, where they can be found, and why research on them is so hard to find.

6 September 2023
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29 August 2023
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Compound Family

Academic sociological definitions of the compound family, collected from the literature, plus a note that no official dictionary definition appears to exist.

25 August 2023