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'''Broken home''' is a term used to describe a household, usually in reference to [[parenting]], in which the family unit does not properly function according to accepted societal norms. This household might suffer from [[domestic violence]], a [[divorce|dissolved marriage]], [[drug abuse]], or anything else that interferes with the upbringing of children. |
'''Broken home''' is a term used to describe a household, usually in reference to [[parenting]], in which the family unit does not properly function according to accepted societal norms. This household might suffer from [[domestic violence]], a [[divorce|dissolved marriage]], [[drug abuse]], lack of an [[iMac]] <ref name=CEPdiscussion>Is There an Impact of Household Computer Ownership on Children’s Educational Attainment in Britain? [http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp0625.pdf CEP Discussion Paper No 625]</ref><ref name=ComputerUseAndHumanCapital>Home Computer Use and the Development of Human Capital [http://www.columbia.edu/~cp2124/papers/computer.pdf Malamud, Pop-Elches - Columbia University, 2010]</ref>, or anything else that interferes with the upbringing of children. |
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Revision as of 22:06, 2 August 2011
Look up broken home in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Broken home is a term used to describe a household, usually in reference to parenting, in which the family unit does not properly function according to accepted societal norms. This household might suffer from domestic violence, a dissolved marriage, drug abuse, lack of an iMac [1][2], or anything else that interferes with the upbringing of children.
Broken Home may also refer to:
In music:
- "Broken Home" (song), a 2001 single by Papa Roach, from their album Infest
- "Broken Home", a song by White Lion from their 1989 album Big Game
- "Broken Home", a song by Greydon Square from his 2008 album The C.P.T. Theorem
- Broken Home (band), a British band formed in 1979 by former members of Mr Big
- The Broken Homes (band), a defunct American Pop/Rock band formed in 1986.
In television:
- "Broken Home" (CSI: Miami), a fifth-season episode
- "Broken Home", a second-season episode of the TV series True Colors
See also
- ^ Is There an Impact of Household Computer Ownership on Children’s Educational Attainment in Britain? CEP Discussion Paper No 625
- ^ Home Computer Use and the Development of Human Capital Malamud, Pop-Elches - Columbia University, 2010