Sawhill makes a thoughtful, fresh, rigorously documented case for reducing unplanned pregnancies. Generation Unbound is a must read for policy makers, change agents, parents, anyone working to ensure that America continues to be the land of opportunity." -Mark Edwards, Executive Director, Opportunity Nation "Dr. The negative implications for the ability of young adults and their children to achieve the American Dream are profound and deeply troubling, but this superbly written book, drawing on insights from behavioral economics, provides clearheaded, actionable recommendations of how we can change course and ensure that every young person can achieve their full potential. Tod Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University "Belle Sawhill has written an extraordinary book that surfaces and analyzes the most important demographic shift over the last 50 years: the trend of young adults drifting into parenthood, rather than planning for it. Free of ideology and comprehensive in scope, her story highlights how the decline in marriage is affecting children's life chances and what might be done to reverse the trend." -Sara McLanahan, William S. Now, she does it again, turning her sharp eye on non-marital childbearing with equal success. "Forty years ago, Isabel Sawhill inspired a generation of scholars, including myself, with her landmark research on divorce.
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