<p><strong>'This volume's contributors tackle questions important in both academic and political debates: can single mothers be good mothers? Why the increase in single motherhood across many countries? How does social policy affect single-mother families?'</strong> - <em>Journal of Social Policy</em><br /><br /><strong>'Thoughtful, insightful and theoretically sophisticated perspectives on a subject which is often the target of blanket pathologising attack ... reader-friendly and engaging...accessibly written.'</strong> - <em>Capital and Class</em><br /><br /><strong>'A sobering piece of political sociology that focuses on Britain but could productively be read by social analysts in every region of the world.'</strong> - <em>Population and Development Review</em><br /><br /><strong>'A wide-ranging and stimulating discussion...well written and offers critical analyses of key issues including the Child Support Act, the outcomes of lone motherhood for children and the underclass debate.'</strong> - <em>Health Visitor</em><br /><br /><strong>'Exemplifies the diversity of feminist thought around lone mothering.'</strong> - <em>Feminism & Psychology</em></p>