I'm not really seeing any argument in the article that this is causation vs. correlation. I know there have been studies done on this, but even anecdotally, fro

I'm not really seeing any argument in the article that this is causation vs. correlation. I know there have been studies done on this, but even anecdotally, from the people I am aware of via Facebook, friends of friends, etc., the ones that are married or even just stable in their careers and life in general are all childless minus a few, whereas the ones that have had more turbulent lives have much higher rates of having children. My reading of the situation is that if you are born into a disadvantaged household, you are going to struggle to get ahead because of how the system works. I don't think marriage is going to suddenly solve that or make a significant impact - the people I know where the father isn't in the picture, their situation wouldn't be any better if he was, and for some, the situation would be worse. I suppose the book might do more to prove out a causal link but the reasoning in the article doesn't inspire enough confidence for me to chance investing the time reading it.