Writer Annie Murphy Paul contends that part of the growing gap between
rich and poor in America is due to partners choosing one another because
they are "matched sets" of having a good education, being well-paid,
and sharing a tax bracket.
In her article, "The Real Marriage Penalty", published in the November 19, 2006 edition of The New York Times Sunday Magazine, she writes that it is no longer "commonplace for doctors to marry nurses and executives to marry secretaries."
She refers to this as "assortative mating, or choosing to have babies with a reassuringly similar partner."
Stephanie Coontz, who wrote Marriage, a History, says "There are
fewer Cinderella marriages these days. Men are less interested in
rescuing a woman from poverty. They want to find someone who will pull
her weight."
Referring to "increased marital sorting", economists Raquel Fernandez
and Richard Rogerson, believe that having more "high earners marrying
high earners and low earners marrying low earners will significantly
increase income inequality" in America.
While sociologist Christine Schwartz believes that assortative mating is
"making marriage one more brick in the wall that separates Amerca's
haves and have-nots", sociologist Julie Press wrote that women are
looking for "cute butts and housework, that is, a man with an appealing
physique and a willingness to wash dishes."
Let us know your thoughts by posting a comment. Aside from love, what
criteria did you use to choose your spouse? Personally, at 19, I wasn't
thinking about "criteria" but I was attracted to Bob's creativity and
ambition. And he had great muscular arms -- still does!
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