Sources of Support and Parental Performances a Descriptive Study of Mexican-American Female Single Parents Page: 83
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performance, the mothers' mental and physical health, child-
care, leisure time, and the different areas of the parental
role performance?
The research perspective here is that female single
parent households are not inherently pathological, incomplete,
or deviant. It is not the intention to predict beforehand
that this type of family "needs" to go through a transitional
phase, and eventually become "better" by again becoming a
nuclear family in the traditional manner, i.e., man or
husband present. The goal is to posit hypotheses to see
what factors and processes will enable this type of family to
function adequately and harmoniously, so that the needs of all
the members are met, the mother included, not just the
children.
Several Policy Recommendations
There are a number of structural patterns and factor
that have tremendous impacts on female single parents, social
forces that affect each female single parents in many ways.
Most of the patterns operate to create institutionalized
gender-based inequalities, prejudice and discrimination, i.e.,
sexism. Because these practices are seemingly invisible and
operate through large bureaucratic organizations that reflect
unequal access to power, opportunities and resources, female
single parents are affected negatively and disproportionately.
A number of major changes are necessary at the policy level.
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Maldonado, Alfred C. Sources of Support and Parental Performances a Descriptive Study of Mexican-American Female Single Parents, dissertation, August 1987; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331344/m1/89/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .