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Birthrate surge among white unwed mothers in poverty
In Phoenixville and beyond, lower income white women bear more children outside marriage, with Noah’s seven week milestone illustrating a trend. Sociologists say poverty and limited options drive single motherhood, while race is a function of class, not destiny.
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Devon Whitley
Phoenixville
Little Noah
Whitley
Crohn
St. Joseph’s University
Maria
Kefalas
Kathryn Edin
Princeton University
Child Trends
U.S
CNN
Stephanie Coontz
Evergreen State College
Olympia
Wash
Deborah Weinstein
Coalition On Human Needs
Washington
America
Credit
Affordable Care Act
Guzzo
Joan Maya Mazelis
Rutgers University-Camden
Edin
Princeton
Susan Post
Esperanza Health Center
University of California
David Brady
Elise Gould
Economic Policy Institute
Gould
Rebecca Maynard
University of Pennsylvania
Maynard
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