Early Matters
Early Matters
Center on Child and Family Policy
Why Marriage Matters for Family and Child Well-Being (with Brad Wilcox)
50 minutes Posted Nov 9, 2023 at 7:00 pm.
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Katharine Stevens is joined by Brad Wilcox, a leading family policy expert, to discuss the role of marriage in family strength and wellbeing. Professor Wilcox argues that children growing up with married parents are more likely to flourish because marriage provides stability, financial resources, and emotional support for parents, leading to better parenting outcomes. He describes the steep decline in marriage rates over the past century, and the growing marriage divide between higher a...