INTRODUCTION

As we all know, a family is a basic social unit consisting of parents

and their children. But, what if it only consists of only one parent? Can we
still consider it as a family? Of course, yes. That kind of case is commonly
known as “Single-parent family”.

A single-parent family is generally results from divorce, death of the

spouse, separation, desertion, the adoption of a child y a single person, or
the birth of a child by an unmarried woman. Single-parents may be men or
women. Although, the number of single fathers is increasing, most single-
parent families consist of a mother and her children. The United States has
the highest percentage of single-parent families (34% in 1998) among
developed countries, followed by Canada (22%), Australia (20%), and
Denmark (19%). In developing countries, divorce is not as common, but
desertion, death, and imprisonment produce single-parent families, primarily
headed by women (Kinnear 1999).

According to SPAP (Solo Parent Association Philippines Inc.), almost

13.9 estimated numbers of Filipinos are Single Parents.

According to Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support:

2003, released by the U.S. Census Bureau in July, 2006, there are
approximately 14 million single parents in the United States today, and those
parents are responsible for raising 21.6 million children. 83.1% of custodial
parents are mothers and 16.9% of custodial parents are fathers. But, are
there any differences between a single-mother household and a single-father
household? We will find out.
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Single-parent families are not new in our society. In fact, there are
many of us have encountered and still encountering this kind of family life.

The main focus of the study is about the differences between a single-
mother household and a single-father household.

We, the researchers want to know if there are any differences between
a single-mother household and a single-father household. In relevant, we
also want to know if single-mothers are better than single-fathers or vice
versa.

OBJECTIVES

As researchers, we would like to meet the following objectives of the study:

 To know the common reason of being a single-parent.

 To know if single-mothers are better than single-fathers or vice versa.
 To know if single-mothers are more unique than single-fathers when it
comes to parenting styles.
 To know if there are any differences between single-mother household
and single-father household or they are just the same.
 “Are there Any
Differences between a
Single-mother Household
and a Single-father
household?”

Submitted by:

Lopez, Pauline Arrah

Macapagal, Roxanne Mae
Glomar, Reyson
Tiburcio, Tony Rose

Submitted to:

Mr. BJ Borja
 “EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL
FACTORS THAT LED TO TEENAGE
PREGNANCY”

Submitted by:
John Jussel Belen
Camille Tabuna
Reyshien Villanueva
Artheo Corales
Calvin
Submitted to:
Mr. Bj Borja