The characteristics of single-parent families in Greece

dc.contributor.author	Αντωνοπούλου, Διονυσία Φ.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-20T18:02:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-20T18:02:44Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-20
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1480
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Single-parent families
dc.subject	Marital status
dc.subject	Οικογένεια
dc.subject	Μονογονεϊκή οικογένεια
dc.subject	Οικογενειακή κατάσταση
dc.subject	Χαρακτηριστικά
dc.subject	Forms of family
dc.subject	Characteristics
dc.title	The characteristics of single-parent families in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Research article	en
heal.classification	Sociology--Philosophy
heal.classification	Greece
heal.classification	Ελλάδα
heal.classification	Κοινωνιολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86006205
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Greece
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Κοινωνιολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ελλάδα
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85122844
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85081304
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2014-01
heal.bibliographicCitation	Antonopoulou, D. (2014) The characteristics of single-parent families in Greece. “Health Science Journal”. 8 (1). p. 75-79.	en
heal.abstract	Introduction: Breakdown of family life or the family unit consisting of two parents and the building or the formation of more individualized forms of families, such as single-parent families, cohabitation or consensual unions and changes in gender roles and family values, are expressed as forms of family. Aim: The aim of the present study was to explore characteristics of single-parent families in Greece. Material-Method: Sample of the study were 206 leaders of single-parent families living in the large urban centres of Athens and Thessaloniki and in the province and have dependent children. Data were collected by the completion of a questionnaire, constrycted by the researcher for the needs of the present study. The survey was conducted in the period from January 2010 to May 2010. Statistical analysis was performed with the statistical package SPSS, version 16.00 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL). Results: 181 single parents (87.7%) were female single parents and only 25 single parents (12.1%) were male. Data analysis showed that their age was over 27, 38.3% were divorced single parents, 21.4% were widowed single parents, 18.9% were separated single parents, 12.6% were unmarried single parents due to abandonment and 8.7% were single parents due to personal choice. The 41.7% of single parents have one child, the 41.3% of single parents have two children, 13.6% have three children, 2.9% have four children and 0.5% has five children. Conclusions: The adoption of a specific family policy, in the broader context of a social policy, which will contribute to the normal functioning of the family in relation to the reconciliation of professional and family life, the conducting of researches aiming at the investigation of both specific and broader factors disrupting intrafamily relationships and the specification of the roles within the family, is essential.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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