Program Type
Undergraduate
Faculty Advisor
Julie Mikles-Schluterman
Document Type
Poster
Location
Face-to-face
Start Date
25-4-2023 9:00 AM
Abstract
Societal structure is not built to support a single-parent household positively. This can be shown by research measuring children’s development in poverty, the median household income of single parents, and food insecurities and obesity of children in poverty. The first goal of this research is to investigate the patterns of struggle that single-parent families experience in low-income households. These patterns of struggle in low-income households will include poverty, race/ethnicity, and child development (e.g., education). The second goal is to investigate the policies in place to help single-parent families and why they are inefficient in assisting them. These goals helped narrow down previous research findings that brought to the surface the disadvantages single-parent families experience, why stability is critical for child development, and how poverty can impact upbringing (e.g., food insecurities).
Recommended Citation
Brown, Kristen; Young, Vivian M.; and Bruton, Bryr, "Societal Structure and Stability in Low-Income Families in Arkansas" (2023). ATU Research Symposium. 67.
https://orc.library.atu.edu/atu_rs/2023/2023/67
Research Paper
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Societal Structure and Stability in Low-Income Families in Arkansas
Face-to-face
Societal structure is not built to support a single-parent household positively. This can be shown by research measuring children’s development in poverty, the median household income of single parents, and food insecurities and obesity of children in poverty. The first goal of this research is to investigate the patterns of struggle that single-parent families experience in low-income households. These patterns of struggle in low-income households will include poverty, race/ethnicity, and child development (e.g., education). The second goal is to investigate the policies in place to help single-parent families and why they are inefficient in assisting them. These goals helped narrow down previous research findings that brought to the surface the disadvantages single-parent families experience, why stability is critical for child development, and how poverty can impact upbringing (e.g., food insecurities).