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“Fatherless Children”

1.      Fatherless America: confronting our new most urgent problem

A. Fathers are not taking care of their children

B. Loss of physical presence of the father

2.      Families without Fathers: Fathers, Marriage and Children in American Society

a. Grow Up Poor

B. Emotional Distress

 

3.      The Effect of Fatherless Homes in America

a.       Mental Issues

b. Abandonment

C. drug use

D. Sexual Activity

E. Confused Identity

 

4.      Fatherless Homes Statistics: Youth Suicide and Divorce/ Single parent Homes      

a. 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes

b. 90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes

c. 71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes

d. 85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless

5.      Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work

A. Full time workers

B. Full responsibility