luxuries
by rantywoman
“Marriage has become a luxury good,” said Frank Furstenberg, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania.
Money helps explain why well-educated Americans still marry at high rates: they can offer each other more financial support, and hire others to do chores that prompt conflict. But some researchers argue that educated men have also been quicker than their blue-collar peers to give women equal authority. “They are more willing to play the partner role,” said Sara McLanahan, a Princeton sociologist.
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“But some researchers argue that educated men have also been quicker than their blue-collar peers to give women equal authority. “They are more willing to play the partner role,” said Sara McLanahan, a Princeton sociologist.”
Surely, this is pretty self-evident already without research?
You know I will say I have met men who aren’t necessarily white color– AV techs, musicians– who have been pretty enlightened about all that. If I could just meet one who was only five-ten years older, as opposed to fifteen-twenty, I’d definitely be interested.
Yes, I think the blue collar thing is just a generalization, and def there will be people that buck the trend. I think in general though it holds true (all over, not just the US)….and of course politics plays a role in this as well…I can’t imagine the Tea Party lot are particularly enlightened…educated or not! I thought the character Gil Bender in Midnight in Paris summed them up pretty well 😉