Why Marriage Matters: Marriage, Lone Parenthood, Cohabitation, and Child Well-Being in the West

Author: W. Bradford Wilcox Publisher: The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society Publication: Remarks to The World Congress of Families IV Warsaw, Poland Document Date:                  May 2007 Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Cohabiting Parents Related Categories: Children > Child Welfare Divorce and Remarriage > Impact of Divorce on Children Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Children Family Structure > Parental Marital Status Family Structure > Single-parent Families Marriage > Benefits of Marriage   This paper examines the decline of marriage in the West and its consequences for children.  The paper concludes that a healthy marriage culture is crucial to ensuring children's social economic and psychological well-being. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link