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And what's up with Coulter not citing her "social research" - sitting in a coffee shop and watching how kids act isn't "research" - I am not sure what her research is, which doesn't answer your question, but I did find the latest census data on Single Parents, perhaps those numbers could be analyzed.
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http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-234.pdf
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http://www.photius.com/feminocracy/facts_on_fatherless_kids.html
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Did I explain that right? I don't have the math to actually sit and work that out, but I know what I'm trying to say.
Lies, damned lies, and statistics. :)
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January 12, 2009 10:49 PM
Can we find the research backing up Ann Coulter's assault on single mothers from today's The View?
Watching Ann Coulter's assault on single mothers today and she claims decades of social research that says single motherhood is destroying America.
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January 12, 2009 11:01 PM
I don't disagree that kids growing up in a single household have it more difficult than those growing up in a dual parent household. But I think she is a little loony by saying that "Destroying America" and then going as far to attacking those mothers, considering most of the time it's not their fault some could be widowed, others having to escape abusive situations etc, she's a lunatic and the real question should be is "Why do they still put her on TV? She says in this clip 80% of kids growing up in a single household go to jail. Yes, I would love to see where she gets those stats. And what's up with Coulter not citing her "social research" - sitting in a coffee shop and watching how kids act isn't "research" - I am not sure what her research is, which doesn't answer your question, but I did find the latest census data on Single Parents, perhaps those numbers could be analyzed.
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http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-234.pdf
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January 12, 2009 11:36 PM
Here's a guy that compiled a list of studies and facts related to this subject. http://www.photius.com/feminocracy/facts_on_fatherless_kids.html
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January 13, 2009 02:56 AM
That's an extensive list, and no doubt her source is buried in there somewhere.
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January 13, 2009 12:45 AM
Is she just pulling a fast one with the statistics, though? If we take Darcy's facts, that roughly 50-60% of inmates came from single-parent (or no parent) homes, and couple it with census data that suggest only 1/10th of households are single-parent households, wouldn't that mean that if you had a more even distribution of single/two parent families, that the percentage of inmates coming from those single parent families would be much higher? Did I explain that right? I don't have the math to actually sit and work that out, but I know what I'm trying to say.
Lies, damned lies, and statistics. :)
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I do agree she is a horrible person in terms of her approach and lack of empathy.
What if the statement was worded something like, "80% of the inmates inmates in prison had fathers who were absent or didn't participate in raising them as children."
A very different tone. Because you can have separated parents who actively raise children (together) --even if one does not live physically in the home w/ the child.
For whatever reasons (I care not to consider or ponder), Anthrax Coulter has purposely chosen to spotlight women as the crux of the problem. I think she's a self-hater w/ many issues, and it comes out in her flawed, lie-filled opinion books.
p.s. Jason C, sometimes when you refresh (after you hit SAVE comment), it's NOT saving your comments/text from a previous edit. hmmm.