| 来源类型 | Article
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| 规范类型 | 评论
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| Yes, marry for the sake of the children |
| Robert Doar; Ronald Mincy
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| 发表日期 | 2016-04-04
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| 出版年 | 2016
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | To the Editor:
That children tend to do best when raised by two parents is strongly supported by research. Even controlling for other factors, children from two-parent families do better across key developmental and life outcomes, on average. At present in the United States, marriage provides the most reliable arrangement through which children grow up with two committed parents. Yet Eduardo Porter declares a focus on marriage “a waste of resources and time” (“Push Marriage? Not for the Sake of the Children,” Economic Scene, March 23).
We were both part of a group of top experts from across the political spectrum that agreed that marriage matters for helping children move up. We were under no illusions that more marriage alone would solve poverty or that past government programs promoting it have succeeded.
But marriage is critical for mitigating the risk of living in poverty, helping children move up and providing companionship in life.
Throwing up our hands and giving up on reducing the high rate of nonmarital births, as Mr. Porter advises, would be nothing short of abandoning low-income Americans.
RONALD B. MINCY
ROBERT DOAR
New York
Mr. Mincy is a professor of social policy and social work practice at the Columbia University School of Social Work. Mr. Doar is a fellow in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute. |
| 主题 | Poverty Studies
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| 标签 | family structure
; Poverty
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| URL | https://www.aei.org/articles/yes-marry-for-the-sake-of-the-children/
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| 来源智库 | American Enterprise Institute (United States)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/260348
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