Category Archives: marriage
Success Sequence for millennials– Brad Wilcox
“Success Sequence” for Millennials
ReleasedMar 07, 2018
In this podcast episode, Brad Wilcox of the University of Virginia and the National Marriage Project talks about the “Success Sequence” and how, for millennials, finishing their education, obtaining a full-time job, and getting married….” Listen here
Marriage Has Become a Trophy
Andrew Cherlin talks about the historical changes in the ways we think of marriage.
See other articles in the new family section (2018) in The Atlantic magazine.
Open Relationships
“Polyamory. Ethical non-monogamy. Open relationship. There are many ways to describe the consensual choice a couple can make to live a non-monogamous lifestyle—and ever more ways to navigate it. Maria Rosa Badia’s new short film Polyedric Love, premiering on The Atlantictoday, features honest conversations with couples about the rewards and challenges of their unconventional relationships” more here:
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/556988/open-relationship-nonmonogamy/
The Marriage Hack– Eli Finkel
A 15 minute talk by Eli Finkel about his perspective and research on marriage. He is also the author of The All or Nothing Marriage.
Marriage– Eli Finkel on Hidden Brain Podcast
In this episode of Hidden Brain, Eli Finkel talks about our changing expectations of marriage, When Did Marriage Become So Hard.
Banning Marriage of Children– United States
This news article notes that New Jersey just banned marriage of children. Did you think this was possible?
Sliding vs. Deciding– Scott Stanley
A major feature of Professor Scott Stanley’s work on commitment in marriage and issues of cohabitation and marriage is his idea of “sliding vs. deciding.” He has given many talks on this topic. Here is his talk in 2016. It is about an hour, but very informative.
Top % Family Profiles– National Center for Family & Marriage Research
TOP 5 FAMILY PROFILES OF 2016
Changing Dynamics of Union Formation and Dissolution
VOLUME 36 – ARTICLE 12 | PAGES 371-390
A reflection on the changing dynamics of union formation and dissolution
Background: This paper reflects upon the remarkable demographic transformation that has taken place among unions around the world. I establish the study of unions in a historical context with respect to its place in demographic studies in general.
Objective: I assess the similarities and differences across nations among patterns, trends, and differentials in the determinants and consequences of both marital and nonmarital unions. I focus on data from the United States and a number of other nations, mostly from Europe. Among the vast changes that have transpired over the course of the past several decades I pay special attention to demographic aspects of same-sex unions, as viewed through recently available data, and compare them to the dynamics of opposite-sex unions.
Methods: I draw upon research conducted by others to examine several global trends and differentials in union formation and dissolution. Further, I explore what constitutes ‘dissolution’ in the United States, and for whom. In addition, I discuss the impact of divorce on the economic well-being of spouses in the United States, with particular emphasis on the relative severity of the consequences for women versus men, as well as the factors underlying this differential.
Conclusions: Given the notably broader diversity of unions in the world today, the work of demographers has become substantially more complex than was the case years ago. That complexity notwithstanding, it is especially gratifying that we are rapidly accumulating data with which we can assess the dynamics of all unions, and not merely those of the marital or opposite-sex variety.
Author’s Affiliation
Neil G. Bennett – City University of New York, United States of America