3Qs: Examining the changing nature of marriage
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
A recent report from the Pew Research Center highlighted that 4.2 million adults were newly married in 2011, which is a decline from the 4.5 million newlyweds estimated in 2008. The estimates come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which began asking respondents in 2008 whether they had been married, divorced or widowed in the previous 12 months. Here, Suzanna Walters, professor of sociology and director of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, suggests possible reasons for fewer Americans marrying.