@article{ref1,
title="Death and family life in the past",
journal="Human nature",
year="1990",
author="Vinovskis, Maris A.",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="109-122",
abstract="As recently as 1970 about one-fifth of the children living in single-parent households resided in ones created by the death of a father. In colonial and nineteenth-century America, death was a much more important factor in disrupting parent-child relationships than it is today. Past societal reaction to the death of a parent continues to influence social policy; for example, widows and their dependent children receive more public assistance than divorced mothers or single mothers with children born out-of-wedlock. Although the material conditions for widows have improved over time, the social network available to help them cope with the emotional distress caused by the death of a husband probably has diminished.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1045-6767",
doi="10.1007/BF02692148",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02692148"
}