tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post113837123896525939..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Marriage and Caste 3: Do Spouses Make Marriage, or Does Marriage Make Spouses?Gruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1138480986754301942006-01-28T15:43:00.000-05:002006-01-28T15:43:00.000-05:00One cannot ignore the difference in economic oppor...One cannot ignore the difference in economic opportunities --esp males --<BR/>between those who are college grads and those who are not. Consider that<BR/>manufacturing (a male dominated industry) in this country has been shinking<BR/>wildly over the past 30 years--practically doesn't exist. Whether it is the<BR/>effects on the psyche of men or their spouses ....marriages at that level<BR/>have been much more disrupted in recent years than college graduates. So,<BR/>I'd be reluctant to conclude college ed are smarter about the value of<BR/>marriage to children, until one had eliminated this other hypothesis. <BR/><BR/>Another competing hypotheses is that men attending college have learned how<BR/>to live with/manage/support a liberated female--at least more independent by<BR/>virtue of their employment. Less educated men have not had the opportunity,<BR/>either in their family life or experience in college, to work through a<BR/>complimentary view of manhood that fits the "new woman"....creating greater<BR/>conflict in those families.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1138423488259954752006-01-27T23:44:00.000-05:002006-01-27T23:44:00.000-05:00Go Jordan's Grandma!Go Jordan's Grandma!Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1138406525557768342006-01-27T19:02:00.000-05:002006-01-27T19:02:00.000-05:00I like your take on the situation. It focuses mo...I like your take on the situation. It focuses more on the presupositions of the people involved and less on the external outcomes. Anyway, found you through Jordan's Grandma so I'll get back to reading your other posts.archshrkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692804883679708643noreply@blogger.com