One more thing: there is decent research on an economic "bar" to marriage, i.e. many couples only marry if certain economic conditions exist. Factors include: health ins, bank acct, homeowning, lack of material hardship See https://t.co/zOrTzMUtZf
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Very interesting findings! I think this would pair well with @leapessin's @JMF_NCFR paper from last year for a really interesting grad class on changes in marital norms and the role of class that could go well with Kathy Edin's work (I'd like to teach/take
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“His” and “Hers”: Meeting the Economic Bar to Marriage - "results reinforce the importance of the multidimensional economic bar for marriage entry, highlighting the role of maternal economic contributions in low-income relationships" https://t.co/nWCW0jDri
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@DecideOrSlide Low income parents want a 'white picket' fence, not just $$ before getting married?" https://t.co/Zf9YDNm1o0