The movie, directed by Garry Marshall ("Runaway Bride," "The Princess Diaries"), pretends to address the practical issues of single parenthood in New York but is far too skittish to do more than bring up a problem or two, then solve it with a magical sitcom-ready wave of its wand.
The movie pretends to address the practical issues of single parenthood in New York but is far too skittish to do more than bring up a problem or two, then solve it with a magical sitcom-ready wave of its wand (Holden).
Here, we specifically explore the issue of 'social' parenthood and how this disturbs international concepts of reproductive rights.
These seven interwoven tales, each dealing with contentious issues of adoption and parenthood, feature mothers who are biologically or emotionally uncertain and fathers who, while absent or unhelpful, have no such doubts.
The laws surrounding parental rights have improved significantly for gay parents in the Netherlands over the past few years, but the issue of multi-parenthood is still a complicated one.
Since 1576, attempts to pin single parenthood to issues of moral failure or financial irresponsibility have floundered on the precise same rocks of poverty.
Consequently, the issue of pregnancy and parenthood is of utmost importance.
Two qualitative studies showed that the issue of pregnancy and parenthood after breast cancer may also evoke negative views and attitudes in some survivors (Connell et al., 2006; Lee et al., 2011).
Quite possibly the most evocative exploration of childhood since The 400 Blows, Sean Baker's Tangerine follow-up is as brutally real as it is beautiful, a humanistic portrait of adolescence and parenthood that handles issues of class with generosity and grace.
