University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) · 2008 · 11 citations · 0 references
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Social SciencesDemographySocial PolicyFamily PlanningFertilityReproductive DemographyChildbearing PatternsDeterminants Of FertilityFertility PolicyMarital FertilityMarriageReproductive PolicyAdolescent ChildbearingBirths Outside MarriageChildbearing Among AdolescentsChildbearing Outside MarriageEconomic Costs Of ChildbearingNonmarital Childbearing DecisionsNonmarital Fertility PolicyNonmarital Pregnancy
This report analyzes the trends in nonmarital childbearing, discusses some of the characteristics of unwed mothers, addresses some issues involving the fathers of children born outside of marriage, covers many of the reasons for nonmarital childbearing, examines the impact of nonmarital births on families and on the nation, and presents the public policy interventions that have been used to prevent nonmarital births or ameliorate some of the negative financial consequences that are sometimes associated with nonmarital childbearing.