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| Description | Research papers and data analysis regarding the effects of ‘broken homes’ on children. This research was carried out as part of the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD). James Douglas, director of the NSHD from 1946 to 1979, used the term ‘broken homes’ to describe families which had been affected by the absence of a parent, for example through death, serious illness, imprisonment, or divorce. The terms ‘broken families’ or ‘insecure families’ were also sometimes used in the research.
This file contains:
- handwritten notes for processing the data;
- copies of coding cards;
- typed data analysis instructions;
- master card layouts;
- substantial research notes which appear to be in Douglas’ handwriting;
- handwritten computing instructions;
- a copy of a typed, draft article written by Douglas, entitled ''Enuresis, delinquency and illegitimate births among children from broken families' (1969);
- a typed draft of an article entitled ‘The School Achievement of Children From Broken Homes’ (Feb 1971), seemingly written by Douglas;
- a typed, draft paper written by James Douglas, entitled 'One Parent Families in the National Survey of 1946: Note on Educational Achievement' (1973);
- typed data analysis entitled ‘Effects of Broken Homes on Eleven-Year Olds’ written by J.M. Ross, a researcher who was part of the NSHD team at the time;
- a small amount of correspondence with authors of other articles in the same subject area. |