The Abolition of Marriage: How We Destroy Lasting LoveMarriage is disappearing as a cultural norm in America, with disastrous consequences for the social and economic stability that depend on it. That's the reality that Maggie Gallagher asks us to face--and to change--in this revealing look at marriage in America today. |
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... teenage girls . By the late eighties , black teenage mothers , for example , were responsible for less than one - seventh of all illegitimate babies born in the United States.7 The fastest rate of growth in unwed motherhood is among ...
... teenage girls . By the late eighties , black teenage mothers , for example , were responsible for less than one - seventh of all illegitimate babies born in the United States.7 The fastest rate of growth in unwed motherhood is among ...
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... teenage boys ) .43 Meanwhile , fully 55 percent of America's teenage girls said they would consider having a baby outside of wedlock.44 We know that marriage can be made to disappear . It has already largely happened in the black ...
... teenage boys ) .43 Meanwhile , fully 55 percent of America's teenage girls said they would consider having a baby outside of wedlock.44 We know that marriage can be made to disappear . It has already largely happened in the black ...
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... Teenage Underclass Behavior and Subsequent Poverty : Have the Rules Changed ? " The Urban Underclass , 157 . 9. Ibid . 10. Duncan and Hoffman , " Teenage Underclass Behavior , " 163 . 11. Ibid . , 161 , Table 3 . 12. Bill Carter ...
... Teenage Underclass Behavior and Subsequent Poverty : Have the Rules Changed ? " The Urban Underclass , 157 . 9. Ibid . 10. Duncan and Hoffman , " Teenage Underclass Behavior , " 163 . 11. Ibid . , 161 , Table 3 . 12. Bill Carter ...
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