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RECONCEIVING THE FAMILY Phần 7

Thanh niên Mỹ tiếp tục để mô tả một cuộc hôn nhân tốt là một trong những goals106 cuộc sống quan trọng nhất của họ và tin rằng cuộc hôn nhân đem một loạt các tư nhân và công cộng benefits.107 bằng chứng biện minh cho sự nhiệt tình của họ. | Marriage Matters 323 Young American adults continue to describe a good marriage as one of their most important life goals106 and believe that marriage confers a wide range of private and public benefits.107 The evidence justifies their enthusiasm. Those who are married live longer and are less likely to become disabled than the unmarried they get more sleep eat more regular meals visit the doctor more regularly and abuse addictive substances less frequently.108 Even after controlling for age married men earn more than either single men or cohabitants 109 and they are less likely to lose their earnings through compulsive gambling.110 Married couples also have a higher savings rate and thus accrue greater wealth than the unmarried.111 Married individuals rate their happiness and mental health more highly than the unmarried.112 They experience less domestic violence and greater physical security.113 Although a high divorce rate rising rates of cohabitation and later marriage have all weakened both the stability and status linked with marriage 106 See Barbara Dafoe Whitehead David Popenoe Changes in Teen Attitudes Toward Marriage Cohabitation and Children 1975-1995 Nat. Marriage Project Next Generation Project at http marriage.rutgers.edu Publications pubteena.htm showing that respondent teenagers overwhelmingly reported that they would marry and approximately three-fourth reported that a good marriage is extremely important . 107 See Kelly Raley Recent Trends and Differentials in Marriage and Cohabitation in The Ties That Bind supra note 18 at 34 reporting that most young adults age 20-29 tend to believe that they would be happier more economically secure have more emotional security a better sex life and a higher standard of living if they were married . 108 See Waite Gallagher supra note 25 at 47-64 summarizing research . However the evidence is conflicting on whether the married rate their health more highly than the unmarried. See Linda J. Waite Trends in Men s .