npr:
Marriage — it’s so last century. A new report out on Wednesday finds the share of all U.S. adults who are married has dropped to its lowest on record, at just 51 percent. If the trend continues, the institution will soon lose its majority status in American life.
(via When It Comes To Marriage, Many More Say ‘I Don’t’)
Graphic credit: Nelson Hsu/NPR
Graphic source: Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey Data
npr:
Marriage — it’s so last century. A new report out on Wednesday finds the share of all U.S. adults who are married has dropped to its lowest on record, at just 51 percent. If the trend continues, the institution will soon lose its majority status in American life.
(via When It Comes To Marriage, Many More Say ‘I Don’t’)
Graphic credit: Nelson Hsu/NPR
Graphic source: Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey Data
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I totally agree. Marriage is an important commitment that shouldn’t be taken lightly as many people are doing. They...
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While I don’t believe that we need to strictly stick to society’s gender roles, I am, at heart, a Nice Catholic Girl...
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Read the thoughts of the person above me. Read well.
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It’s things like this that I don’t want to live in this earth anymore :( Whatever happened to commitment, trust, and...
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It is fascinating to see such a seemingly concrete institution unravel - this is truly history in the making, folks.
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This might sound weird, but I’m pretty sure marriage and monogamy will be gone - or rare - in the near future.
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