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This second volume of The Future of Children examines family formation and child well being, with a particular focus on marriage. The authors look at the history of marriage in America, the changes in family formation and the effect of these changes on economic and social outcomes for children, and the effect of marriage policy on specific subgroups such as low-income, minority, and homosexual families. The volume also provides a review of programs that have tried to increase and stabilize marriage as well as the impact of tax and transfer policies on marriage.
Contents include:
Introducing the Issue
Sara McLanahan and Elisabeth Donahue (Princeton University) and Ron Haskins (Brookings Institution)
Marriage as a Public Issue
Steven L. Nock (University of Virginia)
American Marriage in the Early Twenty-First Century
Andrew J. Cherlin (Johns Hopkins University)
For Love and Money? The Impact of Family Structure on Family Income
Adam Thomas (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) and Isabelle Sawhill (Brookings)
The Impact of Family Formation Change on the Cognitive, Social and Emotional Wellbeing of the next Generation
Paul R. Amato (Pennsylvania State University)
Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Parenting, and America's Children
William Meezan (University of Michigan) and Jonathan Rauch (National Journal and the Brookings Institution)
Why Don't They Just Get Married? Barriers to Marriage among the Disadvantaged
Kathryn Edin (University of Pennsylvania) and Joanna M. Reed (Northwestern University)
Healty Marriage Programs: Learning What Works
M. Robin Dion (Mathematica Policy Research)
The Hefty Penalty on Marriage Facing Many Households with Children
Adam Carasso (Urban Institute) and C. Eugene Steuerle (Urban Institute)