Explaining Racial and Ethnic Differences in Marriage among New, Unwed Parents
In this paper the authors seek to understand why white and Hispanic parents are far more likely to marry within one year of a non-marital birth than are African American parents.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • July 2004

"Abstinence Unless Married" Education
This report looks at the abstinence-unless-married education provisions set out in the 1996 reform of the federal welfare law in the United States.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Center for Law and Social Policy • July 01, 1998

Increasing Marriage will Dramatically Reduce Child Poverty
Using information from the Fragile Families Study, this paper seeks to explain the relationship between marriage, economic status, and the reduction of child poverty.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• The Heritage Foundation • May 20, 2003

When Teen Have Sex: Issues and Trends
This report provides statistical information pertaining to teenage pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates in the United States from 1991 to 1996.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation • January 01, 1999

Sexuality, Poverty, and the Inner City
This document contains two papers on poverty and sexuality in the inner-city and focuses on teenage sexual relationships and pregnancies, and the impact of increasing numbers of unwed mothers on the welfare system.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • 1994

Repeat Teen Childbearing: Differences Across States and by Race and Ethnicity
This research brief provides statistics on repeat teen childbearing in the United States.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Child Trends • October 2007

Ten Important Research Findings on Marriage and Choosing a Marriage Partner: Helpful Facts for Young Adults
This article provides a list of ten helpful research facts young adults should know about marriage as they choose a partner.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• The National Marriage Project • November 2004

Encouraging Marriage and Discouraging Divorce
This paper describes initiatives, both government-based and private/religious, aimed at reducing divorce and encouraging strong marriages.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• The Heritage Foundation • March 26, 2001

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.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Child Trends • May 2007

Children and Lone-Mother Families: An Investigation of Factors Influencing Child Well-Being
This paper examines the relationship between lone-mother status, mother and family characteristics, and child difficulties.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Welfare Reform, Fertility, and Father Involvement
This article examines the unique role that fathers play in their children's lives, and demonstrates that public policies have considerable influence on childbearing patterns and a father's involvement with his children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• The Future of Children • 2002

A Balancing Act: Sources of Support, Child Care, and Hardship Among Unwed Mothers
This report examines single mothers' patterns of reliance on social support, the child care arrangements they make, and the particular physical, emotional, and economic challenges that these women face.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Columbia University School of Social Work • 2002

The Changing Role of Child Support among Never-Married Mothers
This paper shows that more never-married mothers are receiving child support than were in the past, although it continues to be relatively uncommon.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Institute for Research on Poverty • October 01, 1999

The Living Arrangements of New Unmarried Mothers
This paper investigates the living arrangements of unwed mothers, and examines the factors that influence their decisions in this regard.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • May 01, 2002

Family Change and Early Sexual Initiation
This paper investigates the influence of family structure on the age of a female's first sexual encounter.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Institute for Research on Poverty • July 01, 1998

Cohabitation: An Elusive Concept
This paper demonstrates that there is no easy definition or measurement of a cohabiting relationship, and argues that relationships between unmarried parents can be perceived as a continuum, from a marriage-like cohabiting relationship on one end, to the absence of any contact on the other.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Columbia University School of Social Work • 2004

How Will Welfare Reform Affect Childbearing and Family Structure Decisions?
This paper provides evidence that reforms to the welfare system have been moderately successful both in encouraging marriage and in discouraging divorce, avoidance of child support, living separately from relatives, and childbearing while unmarried or on welfare.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Institute for Research on Poverty • October 2001

No Minor Matter: Developing a Coherent Policy on Paternity Establishment for Children Born to Underage Parents
This report discusses the importance of being able to establish paternity for children born to unmarried parents and examines the particular challenges faced when the father is a minor.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Center for Law and Social Policy • March 01, 2004

Work, Welfare, and Family Structure: A Review of the Evidence
This paper looks at a number of major American welfare reform programs, including Assistance for Families with Dependent Children, Medicaid, and food stamps.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers
• Institute for Research on Poverty • Au