Generation Unbound: Drifting Into Sex and Parenthood Without Marriage

Those children, onĪverage, have more of an uphill climb in life, and, as Howard and Reeves note,Įconomic and social mobility are impacted. Those children have a relatively high likelihood of receiving extensive co-parenting.Īt the other end of this spectrum would be children born to parents who had notĭeveloped much, if any, commitment to each other beforehand, much less aĬommitment to parent a child together before having one. One end of a spectrum are parents who married before the child arrived, where Is associated with a far greater likelihood that a child’s parents will continue If) the partnership to parent formed in the first place. Marriage most often is a strong and credible signal of commitment prior toĮven here, there may be an under-appreciation for how (and Likely, in some large respect, explanatory regarding child outcomes because Reality has very often been messier than the tidy ordering of love, marriage,Īnd a baby carriage and many marriages do not go the distance. Signaled by marriage is a commitment comprised of “us with a future.” Sure, Regarding the sequence and timing of childbearing. Has most typically been a potent signal of commitment with a distinct placement Seems to be arguing that the signal value of marriage is not as consequentialĪs behaviors such as parenting, but what that view fails to account for is how marriage Important across a wide swath of societal life because people will often makeīetter decisions with clearer information about the level of motivation inĪnd signals about commitment are, arguably, of great importance in theĭevelopment and maintenance of romantic and family relationships.

The importance of “visible expressions” of commitment. I think this argument shows a serious under-appreciation for

Generation Unbound: Drifting Into Sex and Parenthood Without Marriage