Marriage today is fracturing along class lines. Americans with four-year college degrees continue to wed in large numbers and enjoy stable marriages. But only about a third of American adults hold four-year degrees. For the larger number of Americans without a college degree, marriage is disappearing with alarming speed.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/straight-marriage-article-1.1303011#ixzz2POZI8cJl
For example, only about 6% of American women with four-year college degrees today are having children outside of marriage. But for those with high school degree only, the number is 44%. For high-school dropouts, it’s 54%.
Marriage used to be achievable for people up and down the income scale. But today, it is becoming another form of privilege for the upscale.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/straight-marriage-article-1.1303011#ixzz2POZI8cJl
For example, only about 6% of American women with four-year college degrees today are having children outside of marriage. But for those with high school degree only, the number is 44%. For high-school dropouts, it’s 54%.
Marriage used to be achievable for people up and down the income scale. But today, it is becoming another form of privilege for the upscale.