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Podcast: Modern Wisdom
Episode: #689 - Melissa Kearney - The Terrifying Impact Of Single-Parent Households
Description: Melissa Kearney is a Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, and an author known for her research in the field of economic demography.Declining marriage and birthrates frequently dominate discussions about the future of society, but what is the impact of separated parents on the kids who grow up in these homes? Melissa has spent years assessing the data, and her findings are absolutely terrifying.Expect to learn how single-parent households are massively worsening class divides, what happens to kids who grow up with only one parent, what is driving the decline in...