Family Structure Questions

Question 1

what did Murray claim about (female) single parent families?

Answer 1

due to a lack of male role model, boys from these families grow up to be lazy, benefit-dependent and criminal

Question 2

what statistics were collected by Ian Duncan Smith (2010)?

Answer 2

• single-parent families 2x more likely to experience poverty
• 30% young offenders from 2-parent homes

Question 3

what did Moynihan (1965) claim about matrifocal Caribbean households?

Answer 3

• many issues found with these households may in fact stem from poverty caused by the lack of a ‘male breadwinner’ (only one source of income)