tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665342107723336257.post318532512121969373..comments2023-02-13T03:38:13.649-05:00Comments on LaMarotte: Trends: Single-Parent Households with ChildrenADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665342107723336257.post-3783967577274681602011-05-17T01:39:50.905-04:002011-05-17T01:39:50.905-04:00The fundamental issue is that many of the old cons...The fundamental issue is that many of the old constraints have been (mostly) removed:<br /><br />Women can work in most fields at near wage parity with men. Some exceptions still apply <br />Women can get credit/own property without a husband.<br />Women can go to school. They out number men in universities.<br />Social safety nets instead of community/church (and the guilt that came with that)<br />The Divorce stigma is gone.<br /><br />Now, there is no advocacy that any of that be reversed. Those constraints did the job of ensuring more 2 parent households existed. Keeping women out of the workforce tended to mean higher wages for the "breadwinner". <br />They were very effective, but constraining. Limiting the life of half the adult population.<br /><br />What has happened is an obvious result of those restraints being removed... with the very desirable effect of liberating women.<br /><br />As yet, we have not found a replacement set of values to ensure the long term health of families and thus protect children.<br /><br />We could continue down the road of cradle to grave entitlements such as Europe. We could heavily subsidize births with the same result: falling birthrates.<br /><br />Better would to be to build a social environment that supported the two parent family, and let people make that choice on their own.russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855830819794968851noreply@blogger.com