The realities of marriage in recent decades no doubt provide fuel for several varieties of criticism. Before divorce became ...

The really significant marriage penalties in U.S. society occur in the more than 40 means-tested welfare programs that affect lower-income families with children.

We've invented and reinvented marriage. We ask marriage to do a lot in our society, from sexual reproduction to romantic love to personal fulfillment, political alliances.

Jane Austen’s Regency-era novels may seem worlds apart from present-day Bangladesh, but her insights into class, gender, and the marriage market remain startlingly relevant in a Bangladeshi society ...

In 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the average age at first marriage was 28 for women and 30 for men. Some of our friends have gotten married younger than us, tying the knot at 22 or 23 ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has repeatedly expressed an interest in revisiting the court's decision that established the right to same-sex marriage. Why It Matters The Supreme Court 's ...

Because if we start seeing caring in society as a less gendered activity, not as a low-status job, more men may be eager to do it. This isn’t something that will happen overnight.