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Peer reviewedLewit, Eugene M. – Future of Children, 1993
Reviews statistics on children in foster care. Examines the definition of foster care, the reasons children are placed in foster care, the various living arrangements that constitute foster care, and the rapid growth of the foster care population. (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Definitions, Demography, Family Environment
Peer reviewedShiono, Patricia H.; Quinn, Linda Sandham – Future of Children, 1994
The living arrangements of American children have been strongly affected by revolutionary social changes in the past 30 years, including a large decrease in first-marriage rates and an increase in divorce. Each year more than one million children are affected by divorce. Statistics on divorce and social trends are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Demography, Divorce
