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...Kids thrive when Mom and Dad are happy,” Fagan said, arguing that children raised by married couples are better prepared to succeed in society outside their families...
According to the data Fagan presented, which included analyses of differences between racial and socioeconomic groups, children from intact families have higher GPAs and are less likely to be incarcerated. Additionally, Fagan compared the impact of a divorce on a household’s financial situation with the impact of the Great Depression on the U.S. economy...
...Fagan cited national trends that show decreasing sexual activity among young people, which he said gave reason for optimism. He expressed support for groups like True Love Revolution and encouraged them to frame the debate and use social science resources at Harvard to acquire data to advance their arguments...
During the question and answer session after the lecture, a number of audience members asked Fagan to elaborate on his views about homosexuality, but he declined to do so, saying that he was only referring to heterosexual relationships during the lecture...
Some audience members said they felt that Fagan had omitted important issues related to family stability. “I think the biggest thing is he didn’t address [social] class,” Natalia M. Renta ’11 said...