The correlation of married individuals and poverty rates has
become more evident within the past decade.
This trend is not only an ongoing issue in the U.S but countries throughout
the world. The government is aware of
the pattern of marriage and decreased poverty rates within a region. It’s been
researched that the more married people there are, they fewer poverty
levels. This is due to the fact of in a
marriage typically there are two adults working full time or at least one adult
working full time but taking responsibility of the finances of the entire
family or household. This nuclear family
structure takes into account maintaining household bills, childcare, and
shelter. Whereas in a single parent
home, one is left to take care of finances with outside resources and support
and they still may be just barely making it to survive. This article argues that marriage is not the
solution to poverty but rather a method to stop the progression of such
severely low poverty levels.
Divorce is at an increasing rate around the world. Many individuals that have children divorce
shortly after or decide not to get married at all. Divorce and poverty are both
global social issues in that they correlate an ongoing difficulty of an
individual’s full potential of success.
No matter the region, children living in poverty are mainly coming from
single parent households or households with one parent working to financially
support the family. If the promotion of
marriage succeeds throughout the world more families will face less individual
struggles and separation. Children in low
income married households can benefit from being above the poverty line not
only for the financial benefits but it will encourage traditional values and
family systems within a working society.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/magazine/can-marriage-cure-poverty.html?_r=0
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