I read maybe a chapter and a half of the Two-Parent Privilege, but I gave up due to a lack of behavioral genetics. It's impossible to properly analyze the effects of being raised with two parents versus one parents without taking into account in that divorce risk is a function of the personality traits of the two parents, personality traits are heritable, and therefore, children of divorce and children of stable homes differ *genetically* before we take into account any environmental effects.
Mind you: I actually believe that being raised by two parents *does* matter (though I can't point to any conclusive data to justify this belief.) That's why I am so frustrated that mainstream discussions of this topic (even by conservatives) don't adequately address the critiques of behavioral geneticists.
Thank you so much for more data on this consuming question. After speaking to my adult children this morning, I wonder what the map looks like for a reliable internet connection. Is time on the internet correlated with lower marriage rates? Their theory is that people used to marry mates they met in the real world, but now young people think they have access to the entire world in their pocket, and can do better than settling for someone in their hometown.
Wow! Wonderfully cogent analysis of the question. Thank you!
I read maybe a chapter and a half of the Two-Parent Privilege, but I gave up due to a lack of behavioral genetics. It's impossible to properly analyze the effects of being raised with two parents versus one parents without taking into account in that divorce risk is a function of the personality traits of the two parents, personality traits are heritable, and therefore, children of divorce and children of stable homes differ *genetically* before we take into account any environmental effects.
Mind you: I actually believe that being raised by two parents *does* matter (though I can't point to any conclusive data to justify this belief.) That's why I am so frustrated that mainstream discussions of this topic (even by conservatives) don't adequately address the critiques of behavioral geneticists.
Great article. Shame we have no data for religious affiliations, often an important aspect of culture.
Thank you so much for more data on this consuming question. After speaking to my adult children this morning, I wonder what the map looks like for a reliable internet connection. Is time on the internet correlated with lower marriage rates? Their theory is that people used to marry mates they met in the real world, but now young people think they have access to the entire world in their pocket, and can do better than settling for someone in their hometown.