Problem issues of single-parent male-headed families and its policy measures
Lee, S.H.
Pogon Sahoe Yon'gu 18(2): 106-135
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1226-072X PMID: 12179779 Document Number: 280643
"The main objectives of this study are first to identify the current state of single-parent male-headed families [in South Korea] and then to suggest policy measures. [Results indicate that] the mean age of fathers in single-parent male-headed families is 45.4.... The main causes of single-parent male-headed families are divorce..., death of spouse..., runaway or abandonment..., and separation.... The largest burdens of expense that single-parent male-headed families spend on living are for foodstuffs..., education of children..., and housing...." (EXCERPT)