Four in 10 say marriage is becoming obsolete, By Hope Yen (AP), November 18, 2010, Washington Post: “Is marriage becoming obsolete? As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married. More people are accepting the view that wedding bells aren’t needed to have a family. A study by the Pew Research Center highlights rapidly changing notions of the American family. And the Census Bureau, too, is planning to incorporate broader definitions of family when measuring poverty, a shift caused partly by recent jumps in unmarried couples living together…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty