Ch. 1. How do single-parent families affect children and communities? The nuclear family is the best option for children and society / Kay Hymowitz
Traditional ideas of family are outdated and must evolve to be relevant in modern society / Katie Roiphe
The breakdown of marriage norms hurts society / Ryan T. Anderson
Marriage, parenthood, and public policy / Ron Haskins
Poverty and income inequality hurt children more than family structure / David Green
Single-parent families exacerbate income inequality / Robert I. Lerman and W. Bradford Wilcox
Ch. 2. What challenges do single-parent families face? There is a double standard in single parenting / Ellen Friedrichs
Single parenting is difficult but very satisfying / Kristin Leong
Single motherhood is demanding / Sash Milne
Single fatherhood is difficult / Dave Taylor
Children need fathers to provide stability and act as role models / Elizabeth Stuart
Children are not necessarily damaged by the absence of fathers / Michele Weldon
Ch. 3. How should the government treat single-parent families? Stronger federal economic and social policies would help single-parent families / Barack Obama
Federal policies discourage marriage and perpetuate government dependence / Louie Gohmert
The government should be promoting marriage / Marco Rubio
The government should not be promoting marriage / Stephanie Mencimer
New benefits of marriage study actually hints at the horrors of middle age / Maya Dusenbery
Ch. 4. What policies may help single-parent families? Family planning is essential to strengthening families and helping children / Isabel V. Sawhill
Single parents should be better educated / Brink Lindsey
How mandatory minimums forced me to send more than 1,000 nonviolent drug offenders to federal prison / Mark W. Bennett
Immigration reform would benefit many single-parent families / Clarissa Martinez-De-Castro
A minimum-wage hike would help single-parent families / Thomas E. Perez
A minimum-wage hike would not benefit single-parent families / Chantal Lovell.
