Single mothers

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM OF ISSUE

Single mothers’ insurmountable life challenges and stressors may negatively influence the quality of the mother-child relationship and family functioning and may lead to child maltreatment or possibly maternal filicide. A theo-educational-based parenting experience (TPE) interve…

This thesis explores the experiences of Working Lone Mothers (WLMs) as they attempt to negotiate the complex articulation of public/private spaces whilst caring for their children and themselves. The focus of the research is set on WLMs “understanding and practice of care within…

The purpose of this mixed-method study was to gain a deeper understanding of the lived experience of low-income single mothers rising from the grips of poverty in Wilmington, DE. Over the past few decades, due to the increase in divorce rate and single mothers caring for childre…

The Women's Achievement Network and Development Alliance (WANDA), based in Palo Alto and San Carlos, created by an influential group of women philanthropists, has been dedicated to assisting and empowering low-income single mothers in San Mateo County toward enduring financial s…

This present study examines the lived experiences of African American (Black) single mothers. The study suggests that their lives and their ability to provide for their children are severely inhibited because of the lack of attention to society's needs and lack of financial and …

This dissertation addresses two issues associated with Malaysia's economic and social development agendas since the 1970s. Firstly, it studies divorced middle-class Malay mothers' individualized and agentic approaches to writing their own narratives and their attempts to retain …