2. The Right of the Child to the Marriage of His Parents Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. Family Research Council Rhode Island Family Conference Feb. 27th th. 2010

3. The Thriving Parent Marriage / Child Relationship

5. The Non-Thriving Marriage / Child Relationship

6. Society = Relationships

7. Future of Society = The Child

8. Divorce OWB 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

9. International Rejection Ration USA

10. Ideal of Family

11. Reality of Family

12. 5 Tasks, 5 Institutions

13. Basic Tasks Family Next Generation Religion Moral Universals, Worship School To Know Government Protection Marketplace Income, Property

14. Society’s Basic Tasks Gov School Market Family Church

15. Individual’s Basic Tasks Gov School Market Family Church

16. Couple’s Basic Tasks Gov School Market Family Church

17. Family’s Basic Tasks Gov School Market Family Church

18. Society’s Basic Task Gov School Market Family Church

19. Society’s Basic Task Gov School Market Family Church $$$$

20. Yearly Income, 200, Families With Children Note: Figures do not include transferred income

21. Children in Poverty, 2000

22. Children in Poverty 3.93 Million Children 3.17 Million Children 0.75 Million Children Unmarried ParentsSame Parents Married Source R Rector: Analysis of CPS 2001 In Poverty Out of Poverty In Poverty

23. Marriage Premium in Male Income Comparative Income % + $27 = $127 $100 Source Antovics, K. & Town, R. Am Econ Review V 94, (2004) pp 317-321

24. Income of Divorce on Income of Families Family Status 42% 1993 Average Annual Income Source: Corcoran and Chaudray, Unpublished Research Paper, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, May 1994

25. Median Net Worth of Families With Children Under 18 (2000) Source: Survey of Consumer Finance, 2001

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27. Schema: Having vs. Belonging in the US ?

28. $$$ INCOME - ECONOMY

29. INCOME - FAMILY ECONOMY

30. Society’s Basic Tasks Gov School Market Family Church

32. School Expulsion Source Add Health Wave II 1996

33. Educational Attainment Ideal

34. Educational Attainment

35. Gov School Market Family Church Society’s Basic Tasks

36. Safety vs. ABUSE

37. In Britain, a Child Whose Biological Mother Cohabits was 33 Times More Likely to Suffer Serious Abuse than a Child with Married Parents 5 Biological Parents Married Mother Married to Stepfather Biological Mother Alone Biological Parents Cohabiting Source: Robert Whelan, Broken Homes and Broken Children, 1994. Family Structure Biological Father Alone Biological Mother Cohabiting 10 15 20 25 30 35 Comparative Risk Ratios for Serious Abuse, 1982-1988

38. In Britain, a Child Whose Biological Mother Cohabits was 73 Times More Likely to Suffer Fatal Abuse than a Child with Married Parents 5 Biological Parents Married Mother Married to Stepfather Biological Mother Alone Biological Parents Cohabiting Source: Robert Whelan, Broken Homes and Broken Children, 1994. Family Structure Biological Father Alone Biological Mother Cohabiting 10 15 20 25 30 35 Comparative Risk Ratios for Serious Abuse, 1982-1988

39. Runaway Children in UK 0% Step-Families Lone-parent Families Two-parent Families Percentage of children running away overnight before the age of 16 10%5%15%20%25%

41. Source: C. Harper and S. McLanahan, “Father Absence and Youth Incarceration,” ASA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 1998. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.

42. Good Law and Order

43. Diminished Law and Order

44. Gov School Market Family Church Society’s Basic Tasks

49. IDEAL OF FAMILY

50. REALITY OF FAMILY

51. www.FamilyFacts.Org

52. BELONGING: MALE + FEMALE FAMILY CHILD FATHERMOTHER SOCIETY AT LARGE

53. REJECTION: MALE vs. FEMALE FAMILY CHILD SOCIETY AT LARGE FATHERMOTHER

54. The Most Basic Right of All Children — In Every Age and Place

55. International Rejection Ration USA

56. Future of Society = The Child

57. The Future of the Child is the Marriage of his/her Parents