The Changing Realities of Family Life.

Zill, Nicholas

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ERIC Number: EJ463493

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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The Changing Realities of Family Life.

Zill, Nicholas

Aspen Institute Quarterly, v5 n1 p27-51 Win 1993

Examines traditional functions that the family has performed and describes what happens when sizable numbers of families do not fulfill these functions. Presents data on the scope and significance of childhood poverty and declining academic achievement. Explores implications for public policy of links between family change and child development. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Family Life, Family Problems, Family Structure, Minority Groups, One Parent Family, Poverty, Public Policy, Social Change, Social Structure, Urban Problems

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue on Children and Families. Journal availability: "The Aspen Institute Quarterly" Business Office, P.O. Box 444, Wye Center, Carmichael Rd., Queenstown, MD 21658.