Out-of-wedlock births.London -- The Office for National Statistics reports that the number of children born outside marriage has skyrocketed from 12% in 1980 to 42% in 2004. This development is a reflection of the rising trend of cohabiting parents--together with a rise in single-mother parenting. The UK stands in fourth place among European nations for the number of births outside marriage, after Sweden, Denmark and France. It is estimated that if this trend continues, more than half of all children born in the UK will be born out of wedlock wed·lock n. The state of being married; matrimony. Idiom: out of wedlock Of parents not legally married to each other: born out of wedlock. by 2012. This will present a challenge for society to rethink re·think tr. & intr.v. re·thought , re·think·ing, re·thinks To reconsider (something) or to involve oneself in reconsideration. re the concepts of "home," "marriage," and "living together." Psychologists This list includes notable psychologists and contributors to psychology, some of whom may not have thought of themselves primarily as psychologists but are included here because of their important contributions to the discipline. say that, on average, children from single-parent families single-parent family Social medicine A family unit with a mother or father and unmarried children. See Father 'factor.', Latchkey children, Quality time, Supermom. Cf Extended family, Nuclear family, Two parent advantage. do not achieve as much or behave as well as those raised by married parents. |
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