Can Marriage Recover from the Assault of Radical Individualism? Married couple households are now less than half of households in the U.S."The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Marriage is the foundation of a successful society. (2) Marriage is an essential institution of a successful society which promotes the interests of children. (3) Promotion of responsible fatherhood and motherhood is integral to successful child rearing and the well-being of children."  - Public Law 104-193: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996." . . . changes in American marriage and family structure since the 1960s have decreased the mean level of child well-being in the population, lowered the well-being of many adults, increased child poverty, and placed a large financial burden on our society."[1]  - Paul Amato (Distinguished Professor of  Sociology and Demography, Pennsylvania State University)(Read Full Post)