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By Sara McLanahan and Garry Sandefur. 196 pp. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1994. $19.95. ISBN 0-674-36407-4.

Since the 1992 presidential election, family values have been a hot political topic, and properly so. Families matter. Unfortunately, much of the public discussion has been characterized by a distressing ignorance about, and a remarkable indifference to, empirical data, which is one reason why Growing Up with a Single Parent is so valuable. Because family structure is a prime determinant of health for both children and adults, this clearly written and remarkably jargon-free monograph is highly recommended to all practicing physicians. McLanahan and Sandefur summarize the facts about single parenthood and its consequences; they outline social policies that might set . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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