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New study finds married parents, not race, single biggest factor in success
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:57 am
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:57 am
The biggest privilege in America today? Married Privilege. If you are the child of parents who are married, you have the biggest privilege of anyone in the nation. Race doesn't matter.
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Finally, mobility is significantly lower in areas with weaker family structures, as measured e.g. by the fraction of single parents. As with race, parents’ marital status does not matter purely through its effects at the individual level. Children of married parents also have higher rates of upward mobility in communities with fewer single parents. Interestingly, we find no correlation between racial shares and upward mobility once we control for the fraction of single parents in an area.
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We find modest correlations between upward mobility and local tax and government expenditure policies and no systematic correlation between mobility and local labor market conditions, rates of migration, or access to higher education.
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Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:58 am to cokebottleag
I'd agree with this because it promotes stability and routine and confirmation that children need. Divorce and single parenting can lead to some extremely odd family dynamics for kids.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:00 am to cokebottleag
Makes sense.
Race really isn't an indicator of much substance, anyways.
ETA: Yes, my parents are still on their only marriage and this year will be their 30th anniversary
Race really isn't an indicator of much substance, anyways.
ETA: Yes, my parents are still on their only marriage and this year will be their 30th anniversary
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 10:01 am
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:02 am to cokebottleag
Pretty obvious brah
The "not race" thing is not really necessary
The "not race" thing is not really necessary
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 10:03 am
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:09 am to cokebottleag
Yep. Single parenting is highly correlated with many social problems. The way some conservatives are anti-science on biological issues (evolution), some liberals are anti-science on social science issues (single parent families being a prominent example).
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:10 am to cokebottleag
No, no, no, you have it all wrong. The media told me that Tbird will never be as successful as me bc he's African American and my white privilege holds him down.
I tried to argue with them that tbird seemed to be an upstanding, articulate, intelligent, and hardworking guy that is pretty successful and they explained to me how wrong I was and how my white privilege gave him no chance
Such a shame
I tried to argue with them that tbird seemed to be an upstanding, articulate, intelligent, and hardworking guy that is pretty successful and they explained to me how wrong I was and how my white privilege gave him no chance
Such a shame
Posted on 3/25/15 at 2:07 pm to cokebottleag
Walter Williams and to a lesser extent Thomas Sowell have been writing about this for decades. Race is really far less of a factor than issues like this, if you have a child out of wedlock the odds are stacked against you and the child. The problem is that many races (esp AA) have a very disproportionate percentage of out of wedlock births and single parents (or no parents).
BTW, my parents hit 50 last year and I hit 20 in May with my bride.
BTW, my parents hit 50 last year and I hit 20 in May with my bride.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:36 pm to cokebottleag
Who would have thought? But, but, what about white privilege keeping the black man down?
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:38 pm to cokebottleag
If only our system wouldn't reward people for having more kids and being single. I mean you can't blame them for not wanting to get married or strive for success because when they don't they get the same rewards as someone who works harder than them. When you have minorities abuse the system it leaves more kids growing up on the streets without any parents teaching them right and wrong and they end up learning the wrong things. Sadly, many people think that handing them more money is what fixes the issue but that's completely false.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 4:24 pm to cokebottleag
It seems to me that the culture surrounding lower class minorities which leads to absent fathers and promiscuity is a confounding variable here.
It seems everyone is afraid to ask WHY black parents are so often not married compared to other groups.
It seems everyone is afraid to ask WHY black parents are so often not married compared to other groups.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 5:32 pm to cokebottleag
So, a solid family unit is the biggest factor in success. Who would have thought that?
Everyone with common sense, that's who.
Everyone with common sense, that's who.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 8:47 pm to cokebottleag
There was never any doubt in my mind..... but the left wing socialist liberal progressives are intent on destroying three things:
Christianity
The Family Unit
Local Law Enforcement
Christianity
The Family Unit
Local Law Enforcement
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:08 pm to cokebottleag
Makes sense. I've always considered fatherlessness to be the biggest problem in the country, and it affects black people disproportionately.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:33 pm to cokebottleag
Good thing Catfan's ovaries don't work. Her kids would be screwed.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:47 pm to cokebottleag
They did a study to find out that good parenting is important to how a child turns out? That's an unexpected result. How much they spend on that study? It's really amazing the things those conservative web sites can figure out if you just give them enough money
This post was edited on 3/26/15 at 12:08 am
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