Marriage in Western societies, historically tied to Christianity, is based on an 1866 English law, “…the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.” Marriage ...

For decades, conventional wisdom has held that the trajectory of American family life is heading in one direction: towards the abolition of marriage as the stable anchor of family life and a more ...

Marriage has always reflected the economic and social realities of its time. For much of history, women had limited access to income, property, and mobility. Marriage functioned as a system that ...

Young Americans are choosing to marry and have children at much lower rates than their parents and grandparents. “In 1980, just 6% of 40-year-olds had never been married,” according to the Pew ...

But the fertility decline that began just prior to the Great Recession continued, even in the years when the economy was ...

In thinking about the future of the United States, Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic about the institution of marriage and the family. Overall, 40% say they are very or somewhat ...

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Have rising material expectations made marriage feel less attainable for today’s young adults? Marriage rates have steadily been declining for several decades. Roughly one-third of Gen Z is expected ...