Two Americas: The Effects of Single Motherhood on the Racial Disparity in American Life Expectancy

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dc.contributor.advisorNeilson, Bill
dc.contributor.authorScott, Chad
dc.contributor.departmentBiochemistry.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-25T15:32:26Z
dc.date.available2015-06-25T15:32:26Z
dc.date.copyright2015
dc.description.abstractThroughout American history, a significant gap in longevity has existed between the black and white populations of the United States, creating the potential for “two Americas” to arise. For decades, the average white individual has been projected to live significantly longer than the average black individual. In that time, single motherhood has increased nearly 8 times in its prevalence since the 1960s. This increase has had a particularly profound impact on the American black family—today nearly 3 of every 4 black babies are born to an unmarried mother. Over the past few decades, females headed a vast majority of black households, while females historically headed only a slim minority of white households. Because of this stark contrast in family structure between the black and white populations, this thesis proposes that single motherhood—through a variety of socioeconomic factors affecting a person’s life—is at least partially a contributor to the persistent racial gap in American life expectancy today. By decreasing the amount of non-marital births in America, more opportunities arise for children to climb in social status, potentially enabling them to close the racial gap in life expectancy that has plagued Americans for decades.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/9429
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectSingle motherhood.en_US
dc.subjectSingle mothers.en_US
dc.subjectSingle mother.en_US
dc.subjectSingle-mother families.en_US
dc.subjectFemale-headed households.en_US
dc.subjectLife expectancy.en_US
dc.subjectAmerican life expectancy.en_US
dc.subjectBlack individuals.en_US
dc.subjectWhite individuals.en_US
dc.subjectHomicide.en_US
dc.subjectViolence.en_US
dc.subjectDelinquency.en_US
dc.subjectPoverty.en_US
dc.subjectEducation.en_US
dc.subjectRacial disparity.en_US
dc.subjectNon-marital births.en_US
dc.subjectUnmarried mothers.en_US
dc.titleTwo Americas: The Effects of Single Motherhood on the Racial Disparity in American Life Expectancyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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