Doubled Up
shared households and the precarious lives of families
$92.31
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
12 August 2025
Summary
Doubled Up: The Hidden World of Shared Households and American Families
How sharing a home with extended family or friends serves as a crucial, but imperfect, private safety net for families with children
More than fifteen percent of US children—over eleven million—live in doubled-up households, sharing space with extended family or friends. These households are even more common among low-income families, families of color, and single-parent families, functi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691247021 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691247021 |
| Author: | Hope Harvey |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 558g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
“Poignant, sometimes heartbreaking reflections… . [Doubled Up] sheds much-needed light on a little discussed aspect of income inequality in America.” * Publishers Weekly *
About The Author
Hope Harvey
Hope Harvey is an assistant professor at the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Kentucky and a research affiliate at the Center for Poverty Research.
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