tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post113354888083503412..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: The Education Crossover in Divorce AttitudesGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1133574562623477032005-12-02T20:49:00.000-05:002005-12-02T20:49:00.000-05:00I think Kate's story is quite common, too. I beli...I think Kate's story is quite common, too. I believe that is why Elizabeth Marquardt's book is making such an impression.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1133561391910262192005-12-02T17:09:00.000-05:002005-12-02T17:09:00.000-05:00Kate, your story is one I have heard over and over...Kate, your story is one I have heard over and over again from young adults. I have heard young adults from a wide range of political perspectives speak of the trauma of divorce and their determination to prevent it from happening to them and their children. Anecdotally, I think your observations are right on. I will be curious to see what Beau founds out from the GSS data.Michael Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562574596754907146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1133561282949824692005-12-02T17:08:00.000-05:002005-12-02T17:08:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Michael Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562574596754907146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1133555369157973372005-12-02T15:29:00.000-05:002005-12-02T15:29:00.000-05:00Kate:I had actually written two alternative readin...Kate:<BR/><BR/>I had actually written two alternative readings for the educational crossover data, the second one being excactly what you say. I decided to hold off on publishing it until I have a chance to check with the General Social Survey, since the original paper did not consider generational differences.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1133553103406569752005-12-02T14:51:00.000-05:002005-12-02T14:51:00.000-05:00Isn't it possible that today's college students ar...Isn't it possible that today's college students are more conservative just because they're reacting to their parents? And the trauma visited upon them by their parents' divorces? <BR/><BR/>If the 70s college students were so much more liberal towards divorce, it's likely that many of their own marriages ended in divorce. Today's college students are likely their children. So it wouldn't be surprising if today's students have become more conservative regarding divorce simply because of their own childhood experience with it. <BR/><BR/>This pretty closely follows my own life. My liberal parents, who were in college and grad school in the 70s, divorced in the 80s. It was awful for me as a child, and I will do anything not to repeat it. While I'm no longer a college student, I am in my twenties, and I'm MUCH more conservative than my parents regarding divorce. They still think it's no big deal. I would absolutely vote for stricter divorce laws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com