1. The Five Institutions

2. Government/Citizen Marketplace/Income Education/Learning Family/SexAffection Religion/ Worship-God 3. 4. 5. Rejection/Ambivalence Ratiofor Every 100 Children Born 40 1950 Children Aborted Children of Divorce 50 60 70 Children born out of Wedlock 30 20 10 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 Source: National Center for Health Statistics data and Alan Guttmacher Institute data 6.

GOVERNMENT

CITIZENSHIP

Vs.

CRIME

7. Source: C. Harper and S. McLanahan, Father Absence and Youth Incarceration, ASA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 1998. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

ABUSE, First

CRIME, Later

14. In Britain, a Child Whose Biological Mother Cohabits was 33 Times More Likely to Suffer Serious Abuse than a Child with Married Parents 5 Biological Parents Married Mother Married to Stepfather Biological Mother Alone Biological Parents Cohabiting Source: Robert Whelan,Broken Homes and Broken Children , 1994. Family Structure Biological Father Alone Biological Mother Cohabiting 10 15 20 25 30 35 Comparative Risk Ratios for Serious Abuse, 1982-1988 15. In Britain, a Child Whose Biological Mother Cohabits was 73 Times More Likely to Suffer Fatal Abuse than a Child with Married Parents 5 Biological Parents Married Mother Married to Stepfather Biological Mother Alone Biological Parents Cohabiting Source: Robert Whelan,Broken Homes and Broken Children , 1994. Family Structure Biological Father Alone Biological Mother Cohabiting 10 15 20 25 30 35 Comparative Risk Ratios for Serious Abuse, 1982-1988 16. 17. Runaway Children in UK 0% Step-Families Lone-parent Families Two-parent Families Percentage of children running away overnight before the age of 16 10% 5% 15% 20% 25% 18. 19. MARKETPLACE& INCOME 20. Note: Figures do not include transferred income. 21. 22. { 23. Impact of Divorce on Income of Families 10,000 Before Divorce After Divorce 20,000 30,000 40,000 $50,000 1993 Average Annual Income Source: Corcoran and Chaudray, Unpublished Research Paper, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, May 1994 Family Status 24. 25. 26. 27. Schema: Having Vs Belonging in the US 28. EDUCATION 29. 30. 31. FAMILY MARRIAGE& SEXUALITY 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. HEALTH, MENTALHEALTH 42. Adolescents in Poor Health by Family Structure Source: The National Longitudinal Study of AddHealth, Wave II (1996) PA58 43. 44. 45. CHURCHRELIGION 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

• • Religious belief and practice is associated with:

Greater likelihood of being married

Higher levels of familial and marital happiness

Higher levels of marital stability

Higher levels of good mother-child relationships

Higher levels of good fatherchild relationships

Greater educational aspirations

Greater educational attainment (especially for the poor)

Greater likelihood of escaping poverty

Higher levels of good work habits

Greater longevity

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Higher levels of well-being and happiness

Higher levels of recovery from addictions to alcohol or drugs

Higher levels of self control and self esteem

Higher levels of coping skills

Higher levels of charitable donations

Higher levels of volunteering

Higher levels of community cohesion

Higher levels of social support for those in need

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Religious belief and practice is also associated with:

Lower levels of cohabitation

Lower levels of out-of-wedlock births

Lower levels of teen sexual activity

Less abuse of alcohol and drugs

Less addiction to alcohol or drugs

Lower levels of suicide, depression, andsuicide ideation

Lower levels of many infectious diseases

Less juvenile crime

Less violent crime

Less domestic violence

58. 59. BELONGING AND REJECTION 60. 61. REJECTION PLUSHIGH RELIGIOUS PRACTICE INTACT PLUS HIGH RELIGIOUS PRACTICE REJECTION PLUS LOW-NO RELIGIOUS PRACTICE INTACT PLUSPLUS LOW-NO RELIGIOUS PRACTICE COMBINED FAMILY AND RELIGIOUSPRACTICE DIMENSIONS 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 5 Tasks ---5 Institutions Family/ Sex Affection Church/ Worship School/ Education Government / Citizen Marketplace / Income 72. Government/ Citizenship Economy / Income EducationFamily Marriage Church Worship 73. 74. Rejection/Ambivalence Ratiofor Every 100 Children Born 40 1950 Children Aborted Children of Divorce 50 60 70 Children born out of Wedlock 30 20 10 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 Source: National Center for Health Statistics data and Alan Guttmacher Institute data 75. World Rejection Index 1999-2000 76. Schema: Having Vs Belonging in the US 77. Culture of Belonging VsCulture of Rejection and Alienation 78. Two Great Commandments Love God(Worship) Love Your Neighbor (Spouse) 79. Government/ Citizenship Economy / Income EducationFamily Marriage Church Worship 80. 81. WWW. HERITAGE. ORG 82. WWW. FAMILYFACTS. ORG 83. The End ----- Is ToBelong