Chang Ying-chen, a professor of sociology at Soochow University, holds that there are different types of single-parent families and that governments, society, relatives and friends ought to tailor assistance according to these differences.
東吳大學社工系教授張英陣認為，單親家庭並非同質性的家庭，針對不同類型的單親，社會、親友、政府應該給予不同的協助。