Marriage is integral to tackling family breakdown

24 Jul 2011 12:28 PM

Marriage is integral to tackling family breakdown says CSJ in response to IFS study - Response to the IFS study ‘Cohabitation, marriage, relationship stability and child outcomes’. 

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) notes research published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on 19 July 2011 about the impact of marriage on childhood outcomes. 

Broadly, the headline claim of the paper that ‘Marriage does not improve children's development’ is questionable given the many caveats and nuances contained within the body of research, as well as the fact it takes a very narrow measurement of marriage’s impact on children. 

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