02896nam 2200673 450 991078704790332120230803205102.00-8157-2635-X0-8157-2559-0(CKB)3710000000238057(EBL)1781845(SSID)ssj0001335540(PQKBManifestationID)11994110(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001335540(PQKBWorkID)11307060(PQKB)10328784(MiAaPQ)EBC1781845(OCoLC)890531076(MdBmJHUP)muse37688(Au-PeEL)EBL1781845(CaPaEBR)ebr10929309(CaONFJC)MIL642681(OCoLC)893898876(EXLCZ)99371000000023805720140916h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGeneration unbound drifting into sex and parenthood without marriage /Isabel V. SawhillWashington, District of Columbia :Brookings Institution Press,2014.©20141 online resource (227 p.)Includes index.1-322-11430-7 0-8157-2558-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 CoverOver 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,"" whoUnmarried mothersUnited StatesUnmarried fathersUnited StatesYouthSexual behaviorUnited StatesFamily planningUnited StatesMarriageUnited StatesUnmarried mothersUnmarried fathersYouthSexual behaviorFamily planningMarriage306.874/32Sawhill Isabel V.302114MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787047903321Generation unbound3707254UNINA