Tag: low income families
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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…