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Seen and Heard: Andrew Cherlin

“A generation ago, the percentage of college-educated women having children outside of marriage was negligible. It’s no longer a rare event.”  

Andrew Cherlin, Benjamin H. Griswold III Professor of Public Policy, Department of Sociology, on his study  showing that nonmarital childbearing has increased significantly among women of all educational levels over the past  25 years. 

The Wall Street Journal, September 6, 2021