the children of widowed mothers do better, statistically, than those of never-married mothers.
I've read that that difference is entirely explained, statistically, by the economic difference. Widows tend to be better off than single or divorced mothers.
But your general point is a good one. Clarke's _Imperial Earth_ did have a peaceful demographic decline, though. Of course, it had various colonies at the same time. o_O
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Date: 2010-08-02 11:44 pm (UTC)I've read that that difference is entirely explained, statistically, by the economic difference. Widows tend to be better off than single or divorced mothers.
But your general point is a good one. Clarke's _Imperial Earth_ did have a peaceful demographic decline, though. Of course, it had various colonies at the same time. o_O