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>I know this point-view might be seen as judgemental, It is judgmental. >it's just that I see people not contributing back to society with their work-time as
by macspoofing 10y ago
>I know this point-view might be seen as judgemental,
It is judgmental.
>it's just that I see people not contributing back to society with their work-time as not giving it all
Child-rearing has societal benefits. It's one of the key reasons why children from two parent-households do significantly better on average than children from one. Either they get the benefit of dual income or a full-time parent.
>I've heard my ~84-year-old peasant grandma' saying that she was very upset that her legs were hurting her because she wanted to continue working
I believe that but it's a choice.
- paganel 10y ago> Child-rearing has societal benefits. It's one of the key reasons why children from two parent-households do significantly better on average than children from one. Either they get the benefit of dual income or a full-time parent. Link to studies on that? And I mean comprehensive studies, not the ones limited to the US.
- adrienne 10y agoThey won't be able to provide, because it turns out the differences basically evaporate when you control for the financial stability of the households. It's just that one-parent households (especially in the US) tend to be a hell of a lot less financially stable than two-parent households.