Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar #2
Single Parenthood and Children’s Well-being
October 6, 1993
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Featured Speakers
Tom Kaplan, Associate Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Family Structure of Children in Wisconsin
Gary Sandefur, Professor of Sociology and Affiliate, Center for Demography & Ecology and the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Why We Should Be Concerned About Single Parenthood
Hamilton McCubbin, CEO, Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate
Promoting Children’s Well-being by Strengthening Families
Daniel Meyer, Professor at the School of Social Work and Affiliate of the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Improving the Economic Security of Single Parent Families
Additional Chapters/Materials
Introduction, by the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars
Single Parent Households in Wisconsin, by the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars
What are the Effects for Children?, by the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars
Why Single Parenthood Affects Children, by the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars
Policy Implications, by the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars
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