Why are non-marital childbearing rates high in Advanced cultures??

[mazHur]

Why are non-marital childbearing rates high in Advanced cultures??
What would they do if their state stopped supporting them??
Does it mean lack of proper education promotes making ''fragile families'??
Why this isn't so in illiterate or semi-illiterate developing countries??
Can the world apply the US model to other under-developed regions of the world as well or it is just a stigma
on the face of rich societies??

Your comments are welcome!!


''women with low education are more likely than women with high education to have children outside marriage''

''Non-marital childbearing is strongly associated with socio-economic status and minority status. Between 30% and 40% of unmarried mothers and fathers lack a high school degree and less than 3% have finished college. African Americans and Hispanics have higher rates of non-marital childbearing than whites, even after adjusting for SES

With respect to region, non-marital childbearing rates are higher in states with high levels of poverty and a high proportion of minorities.''
http://discuss.prb.org/content/interview/detail/4480/

 

[Niamh]

whether a person is married or not does not a stable, happy home make (imo) there are plenty of married dysfunctional families out there.

 

[mazHur]

whether a person is married or not does not a stable, happy home make (imo) there are plenty of married dysfunctional families out there.

does it mean one should go the wrong way if others are going on the right??

 

[Niamh]

does it mean one should go the wrong way if others are going on the right??

wrong being not married and right being married? Is that what you're saying? I don't believe one needs to be married to provide a stable and loving home for a child.

 

[mazHur]

wrong being not married and right being married? Is that what you're saying? I don't believe one needs to be married to provide a stable and loving home for a child.

Why are illegitimate referred to as ''wanted''??

''What is behind the trend and what does it mean? This change reflects two converging tends in American



society. Not only are women living longer than men, creating more widows, women are getting married at a later age.''

More women and men are living larger parts of their adult lives alone. Where as people used to spend most of their adult lives married, factors such as the live span gap between men and women, college education, and the trend of getting married later in life are making it more unlikely.


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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2383440/why_do_men_and_women_have_extramarital.html?cat=41

 

[Niamh]

sorry but I'm having difficulty understanding you tbh, my point is people can have a long term relationship with kids without having to be married.

 

[mazHur]

sorry but I'm having difficulty understanding you tbh, my point is people can have a long term relationship with kids without having to be married.

true but this custom is not looked upon as 'bright' as it appears to others universally

 

[Niamh]

true but this custom is not looked upon as 'bright' as it appears to others universally

It doesn't really matter how it's looked upon really as long as the children concerned are well looked after, happy and secure.

 

[mazHur]

The trend for extra or premarital sex and childbearing seems to be influence by materialistic aspirations otherwise why this tendency seems to be poor among materialistically rich people??



''Single parent families are at a higher risk of poverty than couple families, and on average single mothers have poorer health than couple mothers.[12]
Many factors influence how children develop in single-parent families: the parent's age, education level, and occupation; the family's income, and the family's support network of friends and extended family members (including the non-resident parent, if available). Disadvantages in these factors that often accompany single parenting appear to cause most of this association rather than single parenting itself.[13][14]
Shocking headlines do get published; for example a 2003 Swedish study, stated that those living with a single parent were about three times more likely to kill themselves or end up in the hospital after an attempted suicide by the age of 26 than children living with two parents, however this only happened to 2.2 percent of girls and 1 percent of boys.[15]''


'The major issue facing single mothers and their children in the United States today is poverty. Female-headed single parent families comprise 50% of all families in poverty (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1979). Statistics show in the U.S. Census Bureau that children raised by both parents grow up with more financial and educational advantages.'

'UK poverty figures show that 52% of single parent families are below the Government-defined poverty line (after housing costs).[10]'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-parent

 

[Kyle B]

In many countries, having children is a necesity mandated by culture.

 

[mazHur]

In many countries, having children is a necesity mandated by culture.

for example??

 

[Niamh]

The trend for extra or premarital sex and childbearing seems to be influence by materialistic aspirations otherwise why this tendency seems to be poor among materialistically rich people??



''Single parent families are at a higher risk of poverty than couple families, and on average single mothers have poorer health than couple mothers.[12]
Many factors influence how children develop in single-parent families: the parent's age, education level, and occupation; the family's income, and the family's support network of friends and extended family members (including the non-resident parent, if available). Disadvantages in these factors that often accompany single parenting appear to cause most of this association rather than single parenting itself.[13][14]
Shocking headlines do get published; for example a 2003 Swedish study, stated that those living with a single parent were about three times more likely to kill themselves or end up in the hospital after an attempted suicide by the age of 26 than children living with two parents, however this only happened to 2.2 percent of girls and 1 percent of boys.[15]''


'The major issue facing single mothers and their children in the United States today is poverty. Female-headed single parent families comprise 50% of all families in poverty (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1979). Statistics show in the U.S. Census Bureau that children raised by both parents grow up with more financial and educational advantages.'

'UK poverty figures show that 52% of single parent families are below the Government-defined poverty line (after housing costs).[10]'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-parent

I'm not even talking about single parent families, I'm saying that you don't actually have to be married to your partner to have kids and be in a stable relationship.

 

[mazHur]

I'm not even talking about single parent families, I'm saying that you don't actually have to be married to your partner to have kids and be in a stable relationship.

I take your point in that it may not be necessary in certain cultures to be married to your partner but I am a bit skeptic about the 'stability' of such a relationship!

 

[retro]

I take your point in that it may not be necessary in certain cultures to be married to your partner but I am a bit skeptic about the 'stability' of such a relationship!

There are plenty of non-married couples with children that I know of that with far more stable relationships than married couples.

 

[Niamh]

I take your point in that it may not be necessary in certain cultures to be married to your partner but I am a bit skeptic about the 'stability' of such a relationship!

well, I'm of the opinion that a relationships stability is down to the people involved in the relationship not down to whether or not they're married

 

[mazHur]

grrr.... hey, when will you stop chasing me???

i know but your circle should be very soupcon to serve as a model!!

 

[anathelia]

I take your point in that it may not be necessary in certain cultures to be married to your partner but I am a bit skeptic about the 'stability' of such a relationship!

It has nothing to do with the type or relationship and everything to do with the people involved and their level of maturity. My daughter's father and I have a fantastic relationship both with each other and with our daughter. I have people in my life who are the exact spitting image of the idea that the type or relationship has nothing to do with it, that it's about the people involved.

 

[mazHur]

It has nothing to do with the type or relationship and everything to do with the people involved and their level of maturity. My daughter's father and I have a fantastic relationship both with each other and with our daughter. I have people in my life who are the exact spitting image of the idea that the type or relationship has nothing to do with it, that it's about the people involved.

Where does fidelity stand in such cases??

 

[Niamh]

Where does fidelity stand in such cases??

If a person is going to be unfaithful to their partner they will do it whether they're married or not.

 

[anathelia]

Where does fidelity stand in such cases??

Fidelity has nothing to do with it. And as Niamh said, people will be unfaithful regardless of their relationship. Case in point: my mother. Cheated on my dad. I have a half-brother that came about because of it. They were married. But I know plenty of couples who haven't been married and never cheated on each other. You're not understanding that the relationship has nothing to do with it. It has to do with the people IN the relationship.