Divorce, Family Structure, and the Academic Success of Children
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: April 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780789014870
Subjects: Sociology, Social Studies; United States; Family/Marriage; Divorce & Separation; Family & Relationships; Sociology; Sociology - Marriage & Family; Home and school; Research; Children of single parents; Child Development; Children of divorced parents; Education
First sentence: The research studies presented in this book attempt to examine the effects of family structure, and especially parental divorce, on the academic achievement of adolescents from a number of different perspectives.
Description: By presenting data from a number of different perspectives, Jeynes clarifies the relationship between family make-up and academic success.