Skip to main content

Addressing Poverty Risks of Lone Mothers in Germany: Social Law Framework and Labour Market Integration

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Family Life in Japan and Germany
  • 477 Accesses

Abstract

As in other European countries, family relationships, patterns and arrangements in Germany have undergone fundamental changes in the past decades, in particular since the mid-90s, following the unification of the Federal Republic and the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) of East Germany in 1989. Among families with children under age, the married couple with one or two children is still the most common family constellation, although other family forms are gaining ground. In particular, the share of lone parent families has increased consistently over time. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt 2018a), in 2017, 19 percent (1.5 million) of the overall 8.2 million families living with at least one child under age was registered as a lone parent family (up from 14 percent in 1997).

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Eva Maria Hohnerlein .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2019 Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Hohnerlein, E.M. (2019). Addressing Poverty Risks of Lone Mothers in Germany: Social Law Framework and Labour Market Integration. In: Meier-Gräwe, U., Motozawa, M., Schad-Seifert, A. (eds) Family Life in Japan and Germany . Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26638-7_4

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26638-7_4

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer VS, Wiesbaden

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-658-26637-0

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-658-26638-7

  • eBook Packages: Social SciencesSocial Sciences (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics