Tag: divorce

Demography Links

Apr 1, 2014

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1. Washington Post: Robert Samuelson: America’s demographic denial … For proof, see Paul Taylor’s new book, “The Next America.” Taylor oversees many of the Pew Research Center’s opinion surveys. His masterful synthesis of polls shows that three familiar mega-trends lie at the core of America’s political and social stalemate. First, immigration. By 2050, immigrants and…
Demography Links

Feb 13, 2014

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1. Business Insider: These Maps Show The Geography Of Interracial Marriage This map shows white and African American marriages. Go to the article to see maps for other ethnicities. 2. PBS: Study finds that divorce rate rises as economy improves … The divorce rate dipped from 2.09 percent to 1.95 percent between 2008 and 2009,…
Saturday Links

Jul 13, 2013

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I skipped Saturday Links last week due to the holiday weekend. I'm catching up this week. 1. Faith in the Free Market "… Selke, now 36, is part of a vanguard of young Christians who believe that God uses not only the church and formal ministry but every sphere of society, including business and free…
Saturday Links

May 4, 2013

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Some weeks the pickin's are thin. Not this week. 1. Asians are now the largest immigrant group in Southern California: New Suburban Dream Born of Asia and Southern California 2. Surge in unwed mothers: Deep in the stats, it's not what you think According to the US Centers for Disease Control, 42 percent of children…
Saturday Links

Dec 1, 2012

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Here are the links. BTW, if you haven't already, you can "like" the Kruse Kronicle Facebook page and see daily links in your Facebook feed. 1. As a kid, I watched Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on Saturdays. That was the beginning of my life-long appreciation for big cats. One of the organizations we support…
As Two-Income Family Model Matures, Divorce Rate Falls

May 8, 2012

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in Gender and Sex, Sociology, Trends: Social

CNBC: As Two-Income Family Model Matures, Divorce Rate Falls You hear it nearly every day: There’s an epidemic of divorce, with one in two marriages failing. Except it's not the complete picture: The divorce rate is actually falling in America, thanks to economic and behavioral changes. The big spike in divorce came in the postwar…
The Gray Divorcés

Mar 6, 2012

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in Demography, Gender and Sex, Generations, Sociology, Trends: Social

Wall Street Journal: The Gray Divorcés The divorce rate for people 50 and over has doubled in the past two decades. Why baby boomers are breaking up late in life like no generation before. For the new generation of empty-nesters, divorce is increasingly common. Among people ages 50 and older, the divorce rate has doubled…
Kids Moving Out Are a Boon to the Economy

May 16, 2011

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in Business, Demography, Economic News, Generations, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

BusinessWeek: Kids Moving Out Are a Boon to the Economy As employment picks up, more young people are setting up house. That's lifting consumer spending. … About 20 million adult children in the U.S. live with their parents, and most are eager to move, says Peter Francese, a demographic analyst for advertising agency Ogilvy &…
Christians question divorce rates of faithful

Mar 21, 2011

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in Christian Life, Demography, Sociology

USA Today: Christians question divorce rates of faithful It's been proclaimed from pulpits and blogs for years — Christians divorce as much as everyone else in America. … When Wright examined the statistics on evangelicals, he found worship attendance has a big influence on the numbers. Six in 10 evangelicals who never attend had been…
Three Myths About Christians and Divorce

Apr 20, 2009

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in Christian Life

Rev.org: Three Myths About Christians and Divorce (HT: Bradley Wright) … In fact, it is part of three larger myths that scholars reveal to be dead wrong. 1) Christians divorce as often as non-Christians. According to the General Social Survey, the gold standard of scientific survey data because of its high response rates, 41 percent…