Lone parent families today -- Fall and rise of lone parenthood -- Thinking about lone parenthood -- Role of the state: Right to reproduce ; Children's rights ; UK government strategy -- Lone parent families and social policy: Poverty and social security ; Underclass, dependency and social exclusion -- Work and employment: Work, gender and the free market -- Care and welfare of children: Outcomes for children -- Non-resident parents and child support -- Health, housing and hardship ; Sickness and disability ; Living standards of lone parent families

1. Single-parent families
2. Single parents
3. Family policy