2009: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
Marriage and Money. This tenth issue looks at the effect the Great Recession is having on marriage and brings into clear relief the enduring truth that marriage and money, the nest and the nest-egg, go hand in hand.
2008: Updates of Social Indicators and Graphs (PDF)
Update to the 2007 edition of The State of Our Unions.
2007: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
The Future of Marriage in America. The ninth edition presents the arguments that long-term trends point to the gradual weakening of marriage as the primary social institution of family life.
2006: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
Life Without Children. The eighth edition looks at the increasing portion of the life course spent without children in the household and how it is changing the pattern of American adult lives.
2005: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
Marriage & Family: What Does the Scandinavian Experience Tell Us? The seventh edition compares family trends and child wellbeing in the US and Sweden.
2004: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
The Marrying Kind: Which Men Marry and Why. The sixth edition reviews the 2004 survey of young men 25 to 24.
2003: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
Marriage and Children: Coming Together Again? The fifth edition looks at the decline of child centeredness in American society.
2002: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
Why Men Won't Commit. The fourth edition summarizes focus groups of young men 20 to 33 conducted around the country.
2001: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
Who Wants to Marry a Soul Mate? The third edition highlights the results of a 2001 poll examining attitudes about dating and marriage among Americans in their 20s.
2000: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
The second edition includes updated indices and highlights of focus-group discussions around the country.
1999: The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America (PDF)
The first edition includes indices of trends in marriage, divorce, unmarried cohabitation, fragile families with children, and teen attitudes about marriage and family.
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The 2009 State of Our Unions
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AUTHORS
W. Bradford Wilcox
Article// The Generation That Can't Move On Up By Andrew J. Cherlin and W. Bradford Wilcox, Wall Street Journal September 2, 2010
Article// Amid Downturn, Divorce and Infidelity Decrease Wall Street Journal August 31, 2010
Article// Shared suppers a recipe for healthy families Chicago Tribune August 3, 2010
Article// 3 innovative proposals touted by conservative thinkers The Washington Post May 14, 2010
Commentary// Can the Recession Save Marriage? Wall Street Journal December 11, 2009
Radio// Brad Wilcox discusses The State of Our Unions on the Tom Joyner Morning Show December 7, 2009
Commentary// Tiger Woods scandal prompts question: Why do men cheat? USA Today December 4, 2009
Commentary// The Evolution of Divorce National Affairs Fall 2009
Commentary// To Have, To Hold, For a While Wall Street Journal April 13, 2009
Elizabeth Marquardt
Radio Documentary// Divorced Kid Elizabeth Marquardt is interviewed in this
radio documentary on Minnesota Public Radio
Sep 9, 2009
Article// Children of Divorce Are Good Actors Illiana Simons citing Elizabeth Marquardt's work, Psychology Today blog July 30, 2009
Alex Roberts
Commentary// Reaching for Savings By Alex Roberts and Andrew Yarrow, The Baltimore Sun July 19, 2009
Commentary// Bonds Could Mimic Experience of Playing Ohio Lottery By Alex Roberts, The Cleveland Plain Dealer July 14, 2009
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