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The family is breaking down; The proposition that death in the past, and divorce now, both made marriages last in practice about the same length of time sounds more plausible. Stone's version of it is frequently repeated uncritically, as it was in The Guardian Weekend Special a few weeks ago.
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Far more blacks are doing well: The median U.S. family income in 1988 was $32,191, and roughly 30% of blacks live at or above that level. ... ''The flip side of a female-headed family is a father- absent family,'' says Mincy of the Urban Institute.
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The Family Way; Treating fathers as optional ... The central question, then, becomes a search for the reasons that families are weak. In my judgment, they are weak in large measure because of broad, long-lasting cultural changes in Western society, changes that for blacks were made even worse by the legacy of slavery.
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Family disintegration – III ... Bad manners, which lead to immorality and wife beating - these are more reasons behind the disintegration of families.
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Family disintegration – I ... There are reasons leading to this disintegration of families, such as what the Prophet mentioned: “It is enough a sin that one neglects his dependents (i.e., those under his care).” There are many fathers who pay no heed to their children and households, and do not fulfill their...
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ENDLESS BELLY BUTTON -- By Dash Shaw ... All the members of the Loony Family, including Mom and Dad, sons Dennis and Peter, daughter Claire, daughter-in-law Aki, and granddaughter Jill are fully realized--a good thing, since the reader spends a lot of time with them.
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While the link between the family and chronic welfare dependency is understood much better these days, there is another link--between the family and crime--that deserves more attention. Entire communities, particularly in urban areas, are being torn apart by crime.
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