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Cohen: How to Live in a World Where Marriage Is in Decline
As marriage rates continue to fall, policies that try to steer people into marriage through financial incentives are only hurting children
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Debating the Future of American Marriage
Stable marriage increasingly linked to socioeconomic privilege
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Marsh outlines challenges facing African American women
Marrying a less-educated partner can cost $25,000 per year
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Cohen sees 'symbolic effect' of same-sex unions on marriage
Pundits ponder future of marriage as an institution
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Philip Cohen comments on U.S. women's selectivity in marriage
Well educated women tend to choose long lasting marriages
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Philip Cohen comments on declining divorce rate in Michigan in Lansing State Journal
Dropping divorce rate among women age under 45 in Michigan may indicate later but stabler marriage
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Philip Cohen featured in USA Today on U.S. Divorce Rate
Millennials are contributing to the declining divorce rate in U.S.
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Philip Cohen comments on American's new marriage trend in NBC News
Social media adds to the pressure of a perfect marriage
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Kirsten Stoebenau, Behavioral & Community Health
"Come, we try" - A qualitative study of changing marital practices in low-income settings in Eastern Africa and the implications for maternal and child health
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Article ReferenceImplications of Unstable Trends in Marriage, Birth, and Divorce
Using birth, marriage, and divorce data from the U.S. Census, this study examines the stability in trends between 1920 and 2008. Our investigation substantiates the reactive nature of family trends to any intervention or change in its environment. We find that changes in family trends, which might have been initiated by changes in policies or other interventions, are permanent and do not fade away by reversing policies or interventions. Hence, family and consumer scientists, policymakers, and practitioners must explicitly allow for unstable trends when researching or targeting the dynamics of birth, marriage, and divorce, and prescribing interventions that they view as stabilizers of family dynamics.
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