Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without Marriage'
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Isabel Sawhill of Brookings explores the social and economic consequences of the great increase in unmarried parents. She believes family structure has a big impact on child well-being, and can improve social mobility and reduce the class divide. The author of "Generation Unbound: Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without Marriage," spoke June 28, 2015 at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
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