The Two-Parent Privilege

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

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🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Although it may be surprising to some, having two parents in the home provides the greatest economic privilege kids can have. Thus, the decline in marriage has had disastrous cultural implications. In this episode, Sean and Scott discuss the recent book The Two Parent Privilege by Melissa Kearney. They discuss Kearney's 10-year study which shows the host of benefits that are passed on to children who grow up with two parents. While her argument is not biblically-based, it lines up with Script...

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0:00.0	Our culture says that as long as children are loved, the structure of the family doesn't really matter.
0:07.0	But is that true? What does the data show about family structure and how it has an impact on children.
0:14.0	What exactly are the advantages of two parents instead of one?
0:18.4	We'll dive into these questions and more around a new book,
0:21.2	The Two Parent Privilege by economist Melissa Kearney.
0:24.7	I'm your host Sean McDowell.
0:26.2	I'm your co-host Scott Ray.
0:27.6	And this is Think Bibbically from Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.
0:32.0	Scott, this book came out and both of us are intrigued and
0:34.9	fascinated by it. It's called the two-parent privilege. What's the basic idea and
0:40.4	premise behind this book that she's arguing for?
0:43.0	Really, it's a case of simple math.
0:46.0	And she has one chapter that's titled,
0:49.0	Two is greater than one.
0:51.0	Right.
0:52.0	And that's really the point that two parents bestow more
0:58.5	advantages on children than does one parent working alone.
1:04.0	And that as a result, there's a lot of nuance to this too,
1:09.0	but as a result, the advantage is, she's viewing this as an economist.
1:13.0	That's right. So she's this is she's viewing outcomes in terms of you know level of education achieved and income achieved.
1:23.0	You know, good job, good future, good income.
1:26.0	She's only looking at economic categories and economic outcome.
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