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The statements offered by the author in the second paragraph are used to denote:

1. That single motherhood is not just a U.S. problem.
2. That single motherhood is a global crisis.
3. That single motherhood is a western, industrialized problem, but the U.S. has a more extreme problem than most.
4. That single motherhood is an increasingly attractive option for raising children.

The first two sentences of the paragraph explicitly state that it's a problem of western, industrialized nations, but the final sentence contrasts the U.S.'s problem as worse than most.