Traditional families harmed by trade shocks, men’s falling “marriage-market value”

By AJC on 05/05/2017

“…Perhaps marriage is a matter of romance, an amalgam of love and chemistry, a choice made for reasons spiritual, soulful and biological. But perhaps there’s some economics involved. 
The loss of manufacturing jobs has made men—especially rural men—less valuable as marital partners leading to a decline in rates of marriage and an increase in the number of children born to unwed parents. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.ajc.com/business/traditional-families-harmed-trade-shocks-men-falling-marriage-market-value/E7FTzbOJY4i8l8aLhoqUKI/