Unwed childbearing is on the rise, 40% of all births are to unwed mothers. Marriage is a union between two people that should last a lifetime, but with researching this subject it has been found that divorces are lowering, therefore, many couples are no longer choosing to get married leading to higher unwed childbirths. Millennial’s views on marriage and the welfare state’s role in society are the primary contributors to this trend. Many hardworking single parents have raised successful and well-adjusted children but statistics indicate that instability in the home leads to higher risks of children with bad behavior, increase in committing crimes and overall worse outcomes for communities with these higher rates of children from unwed parents.
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Since 1964 only 7% of children were born to unwed mothers, and by 2013 (Millennial generation) the rate had risen to 41% (Figure 1). With this rise in unwed mothers came more welfare programs such as - Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), food stamps, child nutrition programs, public housing and Section 8 housing, and Medicaid. Married couples can also take advantage of these programs, but the majority of the enrolled are single mothers. The welfare state has promoted single parenthood to the point that it has become normal. This in turn has damaged the view on getting married and then having children. These benefits have made it more accessible for parents to have children without an education or …show more content…
It has now become a standard of living. To many of the Millennial generation has become reliant on these benefits causing more issues to future generations then understood. Millennial’s view on marriage as being, obsolete is also causing repercussion for future generations views society. If this generation lowers the standard of marriage there is no hope for future generations to succeed. The important of educating the generations of the future about the cause and effect of having children unmarried, will hopefully bring a light to the issue and fix
Since 1964 only 7% of children were born to unwed mothers, and by 2013 (Millennial generation) the rate had risen to 41% (Figure 1). With this rise in unwed mothers came more welfare programs such as - Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), food stamps, child nutrition programs, public housing and Section 8 housing, and Medicaid. Married couples can also take advantage of these programs, but the majority of the enrolled are single mothers. The welfare state has promoted single parenthood to the point that it has become normal. This in turn has damaged the view on getting married and then having children. These benefits have made it more accessible for parents to have children without an education or …show more content…
It has now become a standard of living. To many of the Millennial generation has become reliant on these benefits causing more issues to future generations then understood. Millennial’s view on marriage as being, obsolete is also causing repercussion for future generations views society. If this generation lowers the standard of marriage there is no hope for future generations to succeed. The important of educating the generations of the future about the cause and effect of having children unmarried, will hopefully bring a light to the issue and fix