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Can Marriage Help Solve Poverty?

A third of households headed by single mothers are in poverty. Anew report by the conservative think tank The HeritageFoundation argues that promoting marriage is America's greatestweapon against poverty. We discuss the report, the link between single-parent households and poverty and what can be done about it.
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A third of households headed by single mothers are in poverty. A new report by the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation argues that promoting marriage is America’s greatest weapon against poverty. We discuss the report, the link between single-parent households and poverty and what can be done about it.

Guests:

Stephanie Coontz, professor at Evergreen State College, author "Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage" and director of research and public education at the Council on Contemporary Families

Isabel Sawhill, economist and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings

Rachel Sheffield, research associate at The Heritage Foundation and co-author of the report on single parents and poverty

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