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Peer reviewedWeiss, Robert S. – Journal of Social Issues, 1979
The one-parent household forgoes the hierarchy usually maintained in a two-parent household. Thus, children of single parents are given more responsibility, often have closer relationships with their parents than children in two-parent homes, and tend to mature more rapidly. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Responsibility, Maturity (Individuals)
Peer reviewedWeiss, Robert S. – Children Today, 1981
Examines the early maturity of children in single-parent households: its evolution, its forms, and some of its short- and long-term effects. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Responsibility, Children, Family Life
