Re:U.S. has world’s highest rate of children living in singl...
by anon291 on Saturday September 23, 2023 @08:23PM
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Regardless of how you slice it... an extended family household has multiple adults. That means the US leads the world in children being raised with only one adult around.
EDIT: Also, to be clear, an extended family household means that mom and dad could still be around, so it says nothing of a household with only either mom or dad (most likely mom, according to the article).
Re:U.S. has world’s highest rate of children living in singl...
by kamikaz1k on Saturday September 23, 2023 @08:25PM
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I can't see why single parent has a bridge to extended family. Single Parenthood is about parents splitting, extended family is about mutually supporting generations.
Anecdotally, I know quite a few extended family situations, but only one single parent. Non-US context.
Re:U.S. has world’s highest rate of children living in singl...
by throwaway290 on Saturday September 23, 2023 @08:30PM
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Anecdotally, non-US, many of my friends grew up in these situations (single parent, extended family helps take care)
Re:U.S. has world’s highest rate of children living in singl...
by brucethemoose2 on Saturday September 23, 2023 @08:36PM
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I have seen this in the US, but my sample size is very small even for an individual.
It might not even be detected on surveys. The parent would say they were a single parent if asked, which is true, but family pitches in a ton.
Single parent USA: 23%
Single parent world: 7%
Extended family USA: 8%
Extended family world: 38%