Today, one third of all American babies are born to unmarried mothers—a startling statistic that has prompted national concern about the consequences for wome

Over half of all births to young adults in the United States now occur outside of marriage, and many are unplanned. The result is increased poverty and inequali

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. In 2006, a record 38.5% of all U.S. births were non-marital births. Many of these children grow

In a landmark book that's "intriguing [and] provocative" and presents "an original thesis [to explain] this peculiar paradox—we idealize marriage and yet we�