Tag: marriage
A quarter of US parents are unmarried – and that changes...
Orestes 'Pat' Hastings, Colorado State University and Daniel Schneider, University of California, Berkeley
Family structure in America is sharply divided by class and race.
While 84%...
Why fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced
Tera R. Jordan, Iowa State University
Fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced, with the rates falling 18% between 2008 and 2016.
Among American adults, there...
What’s behind the belief in a soulmate?
Bradley Onishi, Skidmore College
The United States appears to be in a romantic slump. Marriage rates have plummeted over the last decade. And compared to...
How your genes could affect the quality of your marriage
Richard Mattson, Binghamton University, State University of New York
How important is it to consider a romantic partner’s genetic profile before getting married?
It is logical...
How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball’s color line
Chris Lamb, IUPUI
Jackie Robinson will be remembered for his courage, athleticism, tenacity and sacrifice on Jan. 31, the centennial of his birth. By confronting...
Low-income parents want a white picket fence, not just money, before...
Christina Gibson-Davis, Duke University and Anna Gassman-Pines, Duke University
Marriage rates in the U.S. are declining, especially among the lowest-income Americans.
However, in October, wage...
How do Americans really feel about interracial couples?
Allison Skinner, Northwestern University
According to the most recent U.S. census, approximately 15 percent of all newlywed couples are interracial. More interracial relationships are also...
In the US, fairy-tale royal weddings clash with reality
Laurie Essig, Middlebury College
Unless you’ve been living in outer space, you probably know that on May 19, Prince Harry will marry Meghan Markle. Many...



















