Why Marriage Matters, Third Edition: Thirty Conclusions from the Social Sciences updates topics that surfaced in earlier versions of Why Marriage Matters and presents new findings on the impact of cohabitation and divorce on children and families.

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Since its release this past August, over 9,000 copies of Why Marriage Matters, Third Edition have already been disseminated. A single copy is $6.50. Any order online receives a 20% discount, or $5.20/copy. Order a copy.

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Why Marriage Matters is an excellent tool for marriage educators, abstinence education providers, family life ministers, college professors, social service organizations, like-minded think tanks and public policy organizations, and many others who are trying to build a healthy marriage culture and educate the next generation about the importance of marriage. We disseminated over 65,000 copies of the first two editions. Bulk orders (50 copies or more) receive special discounts.

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To place a bulk order, please contact AmP Publishers Group by telephone at 302-635-7354 or by email at abigail@americanphilanthropic.com.

This third edition of Why Marriage Matters is co-sponsored by the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values and the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. Chaired by Professor W. Bradford Wilcox of the University of Virginia, the report is co-authored by eighteen family scholars from leading institutions including the University of California at Berkeley, Brookings Institution, University of Chicago, Penn State, University of Minnesota, University of Texas at Austin, Urban Institute, and the University of Virginia.