Marriage has long been considered a cornerstone of American culture. But when it comes to the economics and the internal dynamics of marriage, social scientists are still debating the impact of "goin' to the chapel." We explore the issue and why some experts say there's a "marriage gap" between the rich and poor.
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Impacts of Marriage
Listen Thursday, Jun. 7, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Politics, Society
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Guests
Joseph T. Jones
President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development (Baltimore, MD)
Kay Hymowitz
Fellow, Manhattan Institute; and author,"Marriage and Caste in America: Separate and Unequal Families in a Post-Marital Age" (Ivan R. Dee)
Stephanie Coontz
Professor of History and Women's Studies, Evergreen State College; Director of Research, Council on Contemporary Families; and author, "Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage" (Penguin)
Robert Lerman
Senior Fellow, Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, Urban Institute; Professor of Economics, American University
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