SilverBear
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common sense says that extended families would be far superior to nuclear familiesThat's as nuanced as every individual case. I can agree though, as mentioned earlier in the thread: It is better to have a poor, single mom who pours herself into ensuring her child's success and teaches them moral values rather than having two rich alcoholic parents that beat their child and care nothing for their education or well being.
Bottomline, statistically, having two parents in the home is by FAR a better metric for a child's success, not to mention the financial benefits and having extra support as a parent/spouse. My wife and I are raising two young children, and neither of us can imagine having to do this on our own, or having our children being raised by hired strangers. The point of this thread though is that this nuclear family setup has nothing to do with "whiteness" and everything to do with common sense. It has nothing to do with race, but a lot to do with culture. What is troubling to me is that many of my male peers still take the stance of raising children is "woman's work" and are not involved at the level that is required for proper fatherhood (in my opinion) to foster successful children; this again transcends race. Dads need to be active with their children, teaching and instructing, as God intended.
Research supports this to some extent. But research also shows that the difference between kids raised in two parent families and single parent families disappears when economics are controlled for. SO its really about financial security rather than number of parents.
Cooper, M., Pugh, A.J. Families Across the Income Spectrum: A Decade in Review 2020 Journal of Marriage and Family
Browne, A.P., Battle, J.Black Family Structure and Educational Outcomes: the Role of Household Structure and Intersectionality 2018 Journal of African American Studies
Amato P et al Single-parent households and children’s educational achievement: A state-level analysis 2015 Journal of Social Science Research
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