Generation unbound : drifting into sex and parenthood without marriage / Isabel V. Sawhill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sawhill, Isabel V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unmarried mothers--United States.

Unmarried mothers.

Unmarried fathers--United States.

Unmarried fathers.

Youth--Sexual behavior--United States.

Youth.

Family planning--United States.

Family planning.

Marriage--United States.

Marriage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Brookings Institution Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over half of all births to young adults in the United States now occur outside of marriage, and many are unplanned. The result is increased poverty and inequality for children. The left argues for more social support for unmarried parents; the right argues for a return totraditional marriage.In Generation Unbound, Isabel V. Sawhill offers a third approach: change ""drifters"" into ""planners."" In a well-written and accessible survey of the impact of family structure on child well-being, Sawhill contrasts ""planners,"" who are delaying parenthood until after they marry, with ""drifters,"" who

Contents:

Front Cover; Inside Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface; An Introduction; The End of Marriage?; Why Should We Worry?; A Growing Class Divide; Traditionalists and Village Builders; Childbearing by Design Not by Default; The Future: Less Marriage, Fewer Children?; Appendix; Notes; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815726357

081572635X

9780815725596

0815725590

OCLC:

890531076