chastity the foundational virtue for marriage and for society patrick f. fagan, ph.d

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Chastity Chastity The Foundational Virtue for MarriageThe Foundational Virtue for Marriage

And for SocietyAnd for Society

Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D.Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D.

The Diocese of Arlington The Diocese of Arlington Catholic Charities Catholic Charities

Mental Health Seminar Mental Health Seminar Nov. 13, 2013 Nov. 13, 2013


Chastity:The Foundation

of MarriageAnd

The Family


CONTENTS

problems solution strategy need to succeed


the big problem


PROBLEMstatisti

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statistic

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55% of American 17 year olds

have grown up without mother and

father

divorce has reduced the growth of us economy by 1/6th every year for 20

years

when you factor in the marriage of parents there is

little to no difference between incarceration rates of black and white

youth

most children in poverty now live in

situations of cohabitation rather

than in single parent family

Because of abortion we loose $100B in

income and $10B in taxes every year


FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTIONS

government

marketplace

schoolchurch family

m a c r o – l e v e l

m i c r o – l e v e l


STUDIES SHOW

productivity

income

crime

life expectancy

wealth life

expectancy

27%

39%


2.9

2.62.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

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INTACT STEP COHABIT (BOTHNATURAL)

COHABIT (ONENATURAL)

DIVORCED NEVER MARRIED

GPA English/Math by Family StructureSource: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12.


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$27

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%

Average Unmarried Male Premium Average Married Male

Marriage Premium in Male Income

Source Antovics, K. & Town, R. Am Econ Review V 94, (2004) pp 317-321

+ =


3.93 Million Children 3.17 Million Children

0.75 Million Children

Unmarried Parents Same Parents If Married

Source R Rector (Heritage Fdn) : Analysis of CPS 2001

Children in Poverty

In Poverty

Out of Poverty


US Total (Males) 1982-2010% “Unskilled” Not Working:

single

single

Cohab

CohabMarried

Married


US Total (Males) “Not Working” Professional Class

singleCohabMarried

Unemployed

Fraction of Occupation

Class singleCohab

Married


Retreat from Marriage:Black Men (25-54)

Unemployment Differentials

Marriage (pink) and non-Marriage (blue)


Proportion of MarriedHeads of Households 1960-1990


Growth in Productivity: Down

MARRIED

DIVORCED

SINGLE


Male Employment 1962-2010Males aged 25-54; Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPS)


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.

Family Structure: Comparative Rates Family Structure: Comparative Rates Of Youth IncarcerationOf Youth Incarceration

1

2.07

2.71

3.7

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Raised in Intact Married ParentFamily

Raised in Mother-Only Family Raised in a Mother andStepfather Family

Raised in a Stepmother Family

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Relative Rates of Physical Abuse by Family Structure Source NIS-4, 2010

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5.2

4.3

10.3

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2

4

6

8

10

12

Always IntactMarried Family

Step MarriedFamily

Intact CohabitingFamily

Step CohabitingFamily

Single ParentFamily

Not living witheither parent


Relative Rates of Sexual Abuse by Family Structure Source NIS-4, 2010

1

5

19.8

4.8

10.68.6

0

5

10

15

20

25

Always IntactMarried Family

Step MarriedFamily

Intact CohabitingFamily

Step CohabitingFamily

Single ParentFamily

Not living witheither parent

DRAFT ONLYDRAFT ONLYU.S: Partner / Spouse Violence Against Mothers Over 20 With Children under 12

Source DOJ Nat Crime Victimization Survey 1999

46

15

33

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Married Widowed Married+Div+SepCombined

Never Married

Rate

Per

1,0

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Number of Non-Marital Sexual Partners Versus Percent in a Stable Marriage

Source: NSFG 1995


the solution


PASSING THE BATON


DROPPING THE BATON


SOLUTION

Grow the young intact married family that worships God weekly


STRATEGY TO SOLUTIONbe a part of the conversation

shape the conversation

govern-ment market-

place school

churchfamily




PROBLEM


STUDIES SHOWcertain family behaviors cause positive national

and personal consequences family dinner friendship social fun (rather than

digital) teen chastity pre-marriage

preparation pre-courtship

preparation mentoring newly

married Adoption

weekly worship prayer

increased revenue from taxes

increased productivity enhanced human capital higher income and

savings higher education

attainment small business growth better health


Need for success

The Children --- The Next Generation

The Economy The Constitution The Solution Natural Law


Annual Rejection Ratio: For Every 100 Children Born Sources: CDC/ NCHS report series

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10.0

20.0

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1955

1960

1965

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1995

1998

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Divorce

OWB


Charts from “Knot Now”, by Hymowitz, Carroll, Wilcox and Kaye, 2013


For many: Marriage is not in their futureCharts from “Knot Now”, by Hymowitz, Carroll, Wilcox and Kaye, 2013


2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.45

2.5

2.55

2.6

2.65

2.7

2.75

2.8

2.85

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Score

Weekly Weekly<MonthlyMonthly<Yearly Never

Frequency of Religious Attendance

GPA Score Combined English/ Math Source Ad Health Survey Waves 1+2 1995


WORSHIP: NEGATIVE


<MONTHLY/NEVER

WEEKLY/MONTHLY+

INTACT/COHABIT(NATURAL)

ANY REJ ECTION

2.48

2.722.75

2.94

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

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GPA


HIGH SCHOLL EDUCATION


CRIME: ASSAULT


HEAVY DRINKING


BACHELOR DEGREE


INTERCOURSE


IMPORTANCE OF BEING MARRIED


Number of Non-Marital Sexual Partners Versus Percent in a Stable Marriage

Source NSFG 1995


The More Sexual Partners the More Likely to Abort Source NSFG 1995

8

12

1819

25

3134

3943

52

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0 1 2 3 4 5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21+NUMBER OF NON MARITAL SEXUAL PARTNERS IN LIFETIME

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Age of First Intercourse Versus Number of Sexual Partners

Source: NSFG 1995


Non-Marital Sexual Partners and Out-of-Wedlock BirthsSource: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth, 1995

1.71%

16.29%

32.89%

40.02%

44.02% 42.66%

49.45% 49.99%47.55%

55.21%

49.89%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Virgin atTime of

FirstMarriage

Had Pre-Marital Sexwith FirstHusband

1 2 3 4 5 6-10. 11-15. 16-20 21+

Number of Lifetime Voluntary Non-Marital Sexual Partners

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Non-Marital Sexual Partners And Single MotherhoodSource: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth, 1995

7.09%

30.21%

36.48%38.81%

44.16%

53.07%

48.13% 47.03%

50.30%

56.98%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

0 1 2 3 4 5 6-10. 11-15. 16-20 21+

Number of Lifetime Non-Marital Sexual Partners

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5-4

4 w

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Ch

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THE INDIVIDUAL AND PORNOGRAPHY

• Pornography is addictive, and neuroscientists are beginning to map the biological substrate of this addiction.

• Desensitized to their type of pornography • Higher tolerance for abnormal sexuality, including rape,

sexual aggression, and sexual promiscuity. • Produces stronger notions of women as commodities or

as "sex objects." • Greater sexual permissiveness, out-of-wedlock births and

STDs. • Child-sex offenders are more likely to view pornography

regularly or to be involved in its distribution.


Porn-culture epidemic

THE FAMILY AND PORNOGRAPHY •Married men feel less satisfied and less emotionally attached to their wives. Wives notice and are deeply upset by the difference. •Pornography use is a pathway to infidelity and divorce.•Among couples affected by one spouse's addiction, two-thirds experience a loss of interest in sexual intercourse. •Both spouses perceive pornography viewing as tantamount to infidelity. •Pornography viewing leads to a loss of interest in good family relations.


For 16-23 year olds: What to do in matters sexual

»Friendship

»Chastity

»Good times


How NOW affects marriage down the road

• Sexuality (deeply us) Freud, JPII

• Dissipation of energy / resources

• Friendship capacity

• To give

• Research on giving “Who Really Cares”

Arthur Brooks

• Unhappy ? Find someone in real need


Charts from “Knot Now”, by Hymowitz, Carroll, Wilcox and Kaye, 2013


Other Religious and non Religious Groups:

Natural Law,Transcendentals,

Religion.


The Five Basic InstitutionsThe Five Basic InstitutionsFive Basic TasksFive Basic Tasks

ChurchChurch

FamilyFamily

SchoolSchool

GovernmentGovernment MarketMarket

Instrumental Relational


Belonging: Male + Female Belonging: Male + Female

FamilyFamily

Child / AdultChild / Adult

Father Father MotherMother

Society At LargeSociety At Large


Society’s Foundational RelationshipSociety’s Foundational Relationship


The Non-ThrivingThe Non-ThrivingMarriage / Child RelationshipMarriage / Child Relationship


Society’s Foundational RelationshipSociety’s Foundational Relationship


Free To ChooseNot Free to Choose The Consequences


Unleash creativity:getting through to

other teens


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Model build outORIGINAL RESEARCH

productivity

education

income

health

crime

taxessavings and wealth

addictions

• MARRIAGE• DIVORCE• SINGLE• COHABITATION

WORSHIP•WEEKLY•> MONTHLY•<MONTHLY•NEVER

Annual Index


we are free to choose, but we are not free to choose

the consequences


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