Low-Income Urban Fathers and the “Package Deal” of Family Life

Kathryn Edin; Timothy Nelson; Joanna Miranda Reed

doi:10.4324/9780429494642-44

Low-Income Urban Fathers and the “Package Deal” of Family Life

Kathryn Edin, Timothy Nelson, Joanna Miranda Reed

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

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Economically disadvantaged fathers are far less likely to marry before having children than middle-class fathers are, and they have them far earlier (Nock 2007). When they do marry, they are more likely to divorce (Martin 2004). In the absence of a marital tie, the government assigns them financial obligations, which most do not satisfy fully (U.S. Census Bureau 2007). Thus, such men’s fathering behavior attracts a good deal of attention from both scholars and policymakers.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Social Stratification
Subtitle of host publication	Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	339-346
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9780429963193
ISBN (Print)	9780429494642
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429494642-44
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

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