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single-parent [2 records]

Record 1 2022-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

The proportion of children living with a lone parent continued to increase in the new millennium.

Key term(s)
  • single-parent
  • lone-parent
  • single household head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
CONT

Cinq semaines additionnelles de prestations parentales pour un parent unique – inscrit seul sur le certificat de naissance ou d'adoption (trois semaines pour le régime particulier).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
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Record 2 2011-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
DEF

Se dit d'une situation de famille où un seul des parents assume la responsabilité des charges familiales.

OBS

L'adjectif «monoparental» tend à prendre le sens étendu de «relatif à la monoparentalité».

OBS

monoparental : terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

Spanish

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