October 20, 2006

Single Mothers

One out of every three American children is born to a single mother. Are those women the victims of circumstance, abandoned by the men who should be helping raise their children? Are they willing to do without husbands, but not children? Are they social reformers, intentionally or not? Three recent books analyze single motherhood.

Ruth Sidel, professor of sociology at Hunter College of the City University of New York: It is ironic and particularly poignant that single mothers are being

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