#8 Marriage and Family: Intact

Throughout my blog I explored many websites, articles, and videos that spoke about the advantages and factors of my topic “Family and Marriage: In-tact.”  As I wrote my blog I primarily focused on the advantages that an intact marriage and family can have on all people involved including parents and children. Some of these advantages for children include fewer behavioral problems, better academic results, better emotional health and healthier romantic relationships in the future. After exploring these factors, the benefits are obvious but it is also important to keep in mind that for some families it may be more beneficial to not maintain an intact marriage for the parents and children involved. Although that may be the case for some families, I believe it is important to investigate these factors before considering a choice like that. The articles I have read describe the benefits maintaining an intact marriage has on the parents as well. For example, marries mothers are more inclined to create a better environment for their infants and are less likely to experience violence or abuse in their lives. Some of the effects being married have on fathers included better psychological well-being and more time spent at home with their children, which is also beneficial for the children.

The most important benefit an intact marriage and family can have that I have spoke about is the effect it has on children’s academic success. My third post explains the connection family structure and academic success have on each other. The post explains that children from intact families have higher test scores, academic expectations and are more likely to complete higher levels of education such as high school and college than children of “disrupted families.” Another benefit I explored in my later posts was the connection maintaining intact families might have on economic growth.  The article I read explained that placing a higher stress on intact marriages and families can potentially better our economy because of the benefits it provides for our society.

In conclusion, the importance of upholding an intact marriage and family is a topic that needs to be taken seriously and looked at attentively. As I mentioned in one of my later posts, a majority of U.S. teens do not live in intact families and this is a rising problem that we should work together to control. Intact marriages and families have many benefits for all parties involved and this rising issue needs to be brought to the attention of our society.