In a recent article published in the American Sociological Review, Alexandra Killewald, Harvard University Professor of Sociology, presented the results of her research examining the key contributors that made couples more likely to get divorced in marriages that were formed after 1975. The outcomes provide some insight into the roles gender and employment play in modern-day […]
US Catholics Want The Church To Change Rules On Divorce
According to a current Pew Research Center survey, many Roman Catholics in the United States (62%) believe the Vatican should allow divorced Catholics to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion even if they have remarried without an annulment from the Church. Roughly a third of U.S. Catholics (35%) say they believe that embarking upon a […]
Link Between Lasting Marriage and Education Level
Did you know that according to government estimates, approximately 50 percent of all first time marriages will survive at least 20 years? At a time when it feels like divorce rates are on the rise, this fact is important to remember. It’s also interesting to note that based on research from the National Center for […]