Single mothers/lone parents case study
- Created by: katherinecolbourn
- Created on: 01-05-15 11:32
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- Single mothers/lone parents
- Nature/ characteristics of information presented
- Text 1 and Fig 1 are quantitative data and are both secondary
- Text 1 is a media source from the Daily Mail
- Fig 1 is official statistics from ONS
- Definitons
- Single Mother/lone parent a single parent is a parent, not living with a spouse or partner, who has most of the day to day responsibilities in raising the children
- Explanations for the trends
- Changes in law e.g. easier to get divorce
- Increase in number of divorce
- Changes in society
- Less stigma attached to being a single parent
- Secularisation- less pressure on women to get married
- Decrease in interest in marriage
- Changes in law e.g. easier to get divorce
- Trends/patterns/key features shown by data
- The data from both are from 2011 but Fig 1 was released in 2012
- Fig 1 is reliable because it came from an offical source and can be repeated and Fig 1 is valid because it comes from the government
- Text 1 is invalid because it comes from a media source
- Potential support which could be offered by government/charities/independent organisations
- Benefit system
- Income support
- Childcare support income
- Education Support
- Breakfast club and after school club
- Charities
- Gingerbread charity
- Benefit system
- Potential advantages and disadvantages
- Advantage: the parent have a closer relationship with their children and give them more care and attention to make up for the care of two parents
- Disadvantage more likely to be financially unstable-don't have two incomes. Also parent may have to work lost of jobs, spends less time with their children.
- Potential research method questions
- Sample: snowball and stratified
- Interview more likely to valid because gain a rapport with interviewee and get more detailed information due to more open questions.
- Questionnaire are more reliable-easy to repeat. Can get more statistical information due to closed questions
- Nature/ characteristics of information presented
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