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How Broken Families Rob Children of Their Chances for Future Prosperity
This paper discusses the economic benefits of marriage and the impact of family composition on children.
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Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 11, 1999
Men Who Father Children with More Than One Woman: A Contemporary Portrait of Multiple-Partner Fertility
This research brief highlights the prevalence and the problems of multiple-partner fertility.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Child Trends
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2006
Repeat Teen Childbearing: Differences Across States and by Race and Ethnicity
This research brief provides statistics on repeat teen childbearing in the United States.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Child Trends
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October 2007
One in Three: The Case for Wanted and Welcomed Pregnancy
This paper provides a an statistical overview of unwanted pregnancies in the United States.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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May 2007
Encouraging Marriage and Discouraging Divorce
This paper describes initiatives, both government-based and private/religious, aimed at reducing divorce and encouraging strong marriages.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Heritage Foundation
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March 26, 2001
Child Support Enforcement and Father Involvement for Children in Never-Married Mother Families
This study examines the relationship between fathers' child support payments and their involvement in their children's lives.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2006
The Relationahip Context of Births Outside of Marriage: The Rise in Cohabitation
This research brief reports that 37 percent of births in the United States occurred outside of marriage in 2005.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Child Trends
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May 2007
One-Parent Families: Characteristics, Causes, Consequences, and Issues
This study of Canadian single-parent families explores the structural and cultural causes of single-parenthood, the causes of unmarried teen births, the consequences for children living in single-parent households and the issue of children's rights.
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Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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March 2006
Welfare Benefits and Family-Size Decisions of Never-Married Women
This study investigates whether or not restricting benefits to unmarried, welfare dependent women who have children is an effective deterrent to illegitimate childbearing.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 1993
The Politics of Fatherhood
This article outlines the statistics regarding fatherlessness and provides ...
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Political Science and Politics
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December 2002
Australian Social Trends 1996: Family - Family Formation: Trends in Fertility
This article examines trends in fertility, births, family size, and infant mortality in Australia.
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Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 12, 2001
The Intergenerational Effects of Early Childbearing
This report looks at long-term outcomes for children of teenage mothers and finds that these children are more likely to have low education, be unemployed, give birth as teenagers, and give birth out of wedlock.
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Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1995
Reversing Teen Pregnancy and Single Parenthood
This article describes the current crisis of out-of-wedlock births, explains why this is a problem for children, and provides suggestions for how to promote childbearing within marriage.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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American Experiment Quarterly
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Summer 2001
Is a Baby a Good Reason to Marry?
This article examines the reasons which lead women and men to decide not to marry the other parent of their child.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Center of the American Experiment
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Summer 2001
The Effects of Marriage and Maternal Education in Reducing Child Poverty
This report examines two questions: 1) Is marriage effective in reducing child poverty? and 2) What is the comparative effect of marriage and maternal education in combating child poverty? ...
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Heritage Foundation
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August 02, 2002
Making Marriage Matter
This lecture highlights the efforts of Frank Keating (the Governor of Oklahoma) to strengthen families and strengthen marriage in Oklahoma.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Heritage Foundation
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September 27, 2000
Court Affirms Natural Basis for Family: Johnson-Steeves v. Lee, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Action No. 9501 03160
This paper summarizes and comments on a case in which a woman claimed she did not have to provide a father access to his son because she became pregnant with the intention that the father would not be involved in the son’s life.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Centre for Cultural Renewal
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May 27, 1997
Children and the Stability of Cohabiting Couples
This paper seeks to determine whether or not having children increases the stability of cohabiting couples' relationships.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2000
The Effects of Poverty on Children
This article explores the physical, emotional, behavioural, educational, and health outcomes of children living in poverty, and explores how low income influences create adverse child outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Future of Children
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Summer/Fall 1997
Changing Fertility Patterns, 1974 to 1994
This article discusses the fluctuations in fertility rates in Canada between 1974-1994 and pays specific attention to the increase in teenage pregnancies and out of wedlock births.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Statistics Canada
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1996
Nonmarital First Births and Women's Life Histories
This paper looks at the future outcomes of unwed mothers who remain unmarried after the birth of their child.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Population Studies Center
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May 2002
Living Arrangements of Single Mother Families: Variations, Transitions, and Child Development Outcomes
This study finds that children living with single or cohabiting mothers have poorer developmental outcomes than children living with married parents or with a single mother who lives with her parents.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Population Research Center
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2001
Report to Congress on Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing
This paper investigates trends in non-marital childbearing and related information on sexual activity and behaviour.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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September 1995
Unmarried African American Fathers’ Involvement with Their Infants: The Role of Couple Relationships
This paper presents the findings of a study that asked unmarried African-American parents about the quality of their relationship and the level of the father's involvement with their child.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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October 2003
Unwed Parents: Myths, Realities and Policymaking
This paper explores the characteristics of unwed parents, the quality of their relationship, their ability to provide for their children, and the health outcomes of their children.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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July 2002
Why Not Just Live To g e t h e r ?
By examining Swedish and Canadian data, the author looks at the effects of cohabitation on future marriage and on children.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Center of the American Experiment
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Summer 2001
Births Outside of Marriage: Perceptions vs. Reality
This paper discusses trends in non-marital childbearing and unwed motherhood, and challenges public perceptions of the nature and causes of out-of-wedlock births, and the characteristics of unwed mothers.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Child Trends
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April 01, 2001
State Experience and Perspectives on Reducing Out of Wedlock Births
This study examines the context for the development of legislation to reduce non-marital births, the effectiveness of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), and the level to which various states have taken advantage of such policies and legislation in the United States.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Department of Health and Human Services
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February 01, 2003
Methodological and Theoretical Issues in Studying Nonresident Fathers: A Selective Review
This paper looks at methodological issues involved in the gathering of data on families with nonresident fathers.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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February 01, 1998
Marriage Following the Birth of a Child Among Cohabiting and Visiting Parents
This paper examines factors that affect the likelihood that unmarried parents will marry after the birth of their child.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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March 01, 2004
Poverty Among Children Born Outside of Marriage: Preliminary Findings from the National Survey of American Families
This paper provides evidence from American families that children born to unmarried mothers are significantly more likely to experience poverty than children born to married parents.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Urban Institute
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December 01, 1999
The Positive Effects of Marriage: A Book of Charts
These charts highlight how the decline of marriage affects children and adults compared with the numerous benefits that marriage offers.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Heritage Foundation
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April 01, 2002
The ‘Illegitimacy Bonus’ and State Efforts To Reduce Out-of-Wedlock Births
This report discusses state efforts to reduce non-marital childbearing in response to the 'illegitimacy bonus,' a federal initiative that provides an award to states if they lower rates of unwed motherhood.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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April 01, 1999
African American Men, Inequality and Family Structure: A Research Note
This paper suggests that African-American family disintegration, including poverty and father absence, is attributable to racial inequality.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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December 01, 1998
Marriage From a Child’s Perspective: How Does Family Structure Affect Children, and What Can We Do About It?
This paper examines trends in family structure and children's living arrangements, and looks at the impact of family structure on child outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Child Trends
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June 01, 2002
Teenage Pregnancy
This article looks at the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and abortion in Canada and finds that, while adolescent pregnancy rates have decreased, abortions have proportionately increased to over fifty percent.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 2000
Perception Correction for Congress: New Study Indicates Poor Parents Want to Marry
In response to the "Fragile Families" Survey, which indicated that policies encouraging marriage were well-received among poor and unwed parents, this paper recommends that Members of Congress provide funding through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Act in order to promote marriage.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Heritage Foundation Backgrounder
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October 01, 2001
Effects of Child Health on Parents’ Relationship Status
This study suggests that unmarried parents' commitment to their relationship is likely to decline if they have a child with poor health, particularly in families with a lower socio-economic status.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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December 01, 2003
Understanding Changes in Sexual Activity Among Young Metropolitan Men: 1979–1995
This article documents trends in male attitudes towards such issues as premarital sex, abortion, and nonmarital childbearing.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 1998
It’s All in the Past? Exploring the Repercussions of Parents’ Early Conjugal and Parental Histories on the Family Life Course of Their Children
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey on Children and Youth (NLSCY), this paper examines the impact the parents’ conjugal and parental behaviour (prior to the union in which the target child was born) has upon the child’s outcomes
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Human Resources Development Canada
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January 01, 2002
Is There an Advantage to Being Born to Married Versus Cohabiting Parents? Differences in Child Behavior
This paper demonstrates that children born to married parents have fewer behavioural problems than those born to parents in a cohabiting relationship.
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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July 01, 2003
Close Personal Relationships between Adults: 100 Years of Marriage in Canada
This paper documents the history of marriage and the family, focusing on two key historical periods: ...
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Category:
Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock
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Law Commission of Canada
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March 01, 2001
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