https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9780203031322-24/social-threat-social-problem-media-representations-lone-mothers-policy-implications-bob-franklin
In Britain, lone motherhood1 is not a neutral nor an apolitical status; it evokes strong moral evaluations and therefore easily becomes a political symbol.
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