Tag: low income families

  • The Changing Rules of Marriage, for Rich & Poor

    New York Times: The New Instability by Stephanie Coontz … Meanwhile, women’s expectation of fairness and reciprocity in marriage has been rising even as men’s ability to compensate for deficits in their behavior by being “good providers” has been falling. Low-income women consistently tell researchers that the main reason they hesitate to marry — even…