Question

What is the author's main idea in this excerpt?

Focusing on marriage to alleviate poverty is an indirect way to comment on the morality of poor parents.


Focusing on the collapse of marriage takes attention away from a more important focus of providing quality education to children.


The collapse of marriage is the primary cause of child poverty in the United States.


Government solutions to poverty, such as creating jobs and improving education, are not as effective as promoting marriage.

Answer 1

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The main idea in this excerpt is that focusing on marriage as a solution to poverty may be taking attention away from more important factors that contribute to child poverty, such as providing quality education to children.