{"product_id":"generation-unbound-isabel-v-sawhill-9780815726357","title":"Generation Unbound: Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without Marriage","description":"\"\u003cp\u003eOver half of all births to young adults in the United States now occur outside of marriage, and many are unplanned. The result is increased poverty and inequality for children. The left argues for more social support for unmarried parents; the right argues for a return to traditional marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGeneration Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e, Isabel V. Sawhill offers a third approach: change \"\"drifters\"\" into \"\"planners.\"\" In a well-written and accessible survey of the impact of family structure on child well-being, Sawhill contrasts \"\"planners,\"\" who are delaying parenthood until after they marry, with \"\"drifters,\"\" who are having unplanned children early and outside of marriage. These two distinct patterns are contributing to an emerging class divide and threatening social mobility in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSawhill draws on insights from the new field of behavioral economics, showing that it is possible, by changing the default, to move from a culture that accepts a high number of unplanned pregnancies to a culture in which adults only have children when they are ready to be a parent.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabel V. Sawhill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081572635X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815726357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 1066","brand":"Isabel V. Sawhill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48112975020287,"sku":"9780815726357","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95ae59dc-45aa-418b-a2bc-cf66ba5c32bc.jpg?v=1769612211","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/generation-unbound-isabel-v-sawhill-9780815726357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}