Single Moms: A Social Problem In The United States
Social Problem within the United States
In 1999 around 16 million children were living in a single parent household with their mothers, and almost 6 million children were living with only their fathers or with no parents at all (Fields and Casper, internet). The European Commission has reported that the percentage of children living with only one parent has grown from 8% to 13% in the last fifteen years. Population projections in the United States estimate that half of the children born in the 1990's will spend some time in single parent households (Amato, internet). These statistics seem unrealistic but if one thinks about it and actually look around and see their friends' families they would have to agree. I live in a single parent household …show more content…
You know these women. They work at the local diner serving up burgers and fries. They have three children from some drunken worthless bum and have the appearance of being heavily burden by their lives. When you encounter theses women, the first thought that comes to mind is: "I'll never be like her." The majority of single mothers work full time; a little under half have multiple jobs. The national average household income for a single parent woman is $24,000, which offers just a 13% margin above the federal poverty level for a family of four. 41% of single parent household upheld by women live at or just below the poverty line. Children from single parent women headed households have taken over elderly for …show more content…
Domestic abuse or violence in general is one of them. Of the 70% of women who stated the reason for filling for divorce was domestic abuse, 50% of those children had already experienced abuse or were witness to it (Poussaint). Violence can occur within the family or with child can apply it to the outside world because of the abuse they have seen their parents either place upon the other or endure from the other. Children from single parent households can influence our communities by the amount of violence that is protrude in the surroundings that are place in their daily lives. Low self esteem among teenagers and a feeling that they have no future, which can often make them, feel like anything goes and even to devalue their own life and the lives of others. Such feelings would make them more vulnerable to commit crimes and
In 1999 around 16 million children were living in a single parent household with their mothers, and almost 6 million children were living with only their fathers or with no parents at all (Fields and Casper, internet). The European Commission has reported that the percentage of children living with only one parent has grown from 8% to 13% in the last fifteen years. Population projections in the United States estimate that half of the children born in the 1990's will spend some time in single parent households (Amato, internet). These statistics seem unrealistic but if one thinks about it and actually look around and see their friends' families they would have to agree. I live in a single parent household …show more content…
You know these women. They work at the local diner serving up burgers and fries. They have three children from some drunken worthless bum and have the appearance of being heavily burden by their lives. When you encounter theses women, the first thought that comes to mind is: "I'll never be like her." The majority of single mothers work full time; a little under half have multiple jobs. The national average household income for a single parent woman is $24,000, which offers just a 13% margin above the federal poverty level for a family of four. 41% of single parent household upheld by women live at or just below the poverty line. Children from single parent women headed households have taken over elderly for …show more content…
Domestic abuse or violence in general is one of them. Of the 70% of women who stated the reason for filling for divorce was domestic abuse, 50% of those children had already experienced abuse or were witness to it (Poussaint). Violence can occur within the family or with child can apply it to the outside world because of the abuse they have seen their parents either place upon the other or endure from the other. Children from single parent households can influence our communities by the amount of violence that is protrude in the surroundings that are place in their daily lives. Low self esteem among teenagers and a feeling that they have no future, which can often make them, feel like anything goes and even to devalue their own life and the lives of others. Such feelings would make them more vulnerable to commit crimes and