| − | An '''agamist''' is a person who is unmarried, or who is opposed to [[marriage]]. <ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/agamist</ref> While the use of the word is uncommon in contemporary [[American]] culture, the practice of cohabitation without marriage is, if anything, on the upswing, to the concern of many who support the concept of marriage and the traditional [[family]] unit. In America, for example, the number of children born to unwed parents increased from approximately 12% in 1970 to almost 33% in 2002. <ref>http://client.norc.org/jole/SOLEweb/7363.pdf</ref> Similar figures also hold true in Europe. <ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0417/p01s03-woeu.html</ref> | + | An '''agamist''' is a person who is unmarried, or who is opposed to [[marriage]].<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/agamist</ref> While the use of the word is uncommon in contemporary [[American]] culture, the practice of cohabitation without marriage is, if anything, on the upswing, to the concern of many who support the concept of marriage and the traditional [[family]] unit. In America, for example, the number of children born to unwed parents increased from approximately 12% in 1970 to almost 33% in 2002.<ref>http://client.norc.org/jole/SOLEweb/7363.pdf</ref> Similar figures also hold true in Europe.<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0417/p01s03-woeu.html</ref> |