Nov 18, 2019, 11:35 AM ET

How modern families increase social inequality

Approximately 20% of cross-cultural marriages between South Korean men and foreign women are projected to end in divorce within four years, though state-funded assimilation centers are currently assisting rural men in finding brides to counteract population decline.
Domestic violence rates are predicted to likely decrease as other factors influence family stability, despite expectations that some women will prefer solitude if men lack steady employment or fail to share domestic responsibilities.
Financial and cultural barriers may prevent men from relinquishing the traditional breadwinner role, creating a dynamic where reliance on female income challenges established gender norms.
Children from professional families possess significant early advantages, including intensive parenting and cognitive investments, leading to an estimated difference of 30 million words heard by age three compared to children from lower-income backgrounds.
Well-educated families are expected to persist as "success factories," perpetuating their socioeconomic advantages across generations.
Economic and educational polarization creates a projected risk of a society lacking empathy, potentially resulting from the widening gap between cohesive wealthy families and struggling working-class households.
Many children from poorer backgrounds face the potential risk of growing up without firsthand experience of stable family structures.