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Publication Date: November 1998
Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy
Author(s): Chandler Arnold
Research Area: Social conditions
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Looks at what social science research tells us about children being raised in stepfamilies. Compares the outcomes of children growing up in stepfamilies with those of children living in both two-parent biological and single-parent families. Also examines the reasons for these differences, the demographics of stepfamily situations in America, and the factors influencing the decision to form a stepfamily.