Cohabitation ≠ marriage | reTHINK TANK

Опубликовано: 07 Август 2026
на канале: American Enterprise Institute
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Lauren Hashian are preparing for the arrival of their second child – outside of marriage. AEI's W. Bradford Wilcox explains that while a growing number of Americans have similar cohabiting lifestyles, this is not an ideal environment for raising children.

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SOURCES
Cohabitation acceptance in United States https://goo.gl/Qkg8C3

Cohabiting couples in the United States https://goo.gl/CQidfv; https://goo.gl/2v5hrX; https://goo.gl/oJacmw

Predicted change in emotional distress (females) https://goo.gl/UsrZur

Children born to cohabiting parents figures https://goo.gl/piZmFU

Chances of behavioral problems with children ages 6–11 https://goo.gl/rikXru

Likelihood of negative outcomes in school https://goo.gl/6dDKr8

Odds of marijuana use https://goo.gl/ZwGm5n

Incidence of child abuse by family structure https://goo.gl/fBFmVQ

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