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'Marrying Up' is Now Easier for Men, Improves Their Economic Well-Being, Study Finds

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday August 30 2017, @06:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the changing-times dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

As the number of highly educated women has increased in recent decades, the chances of "marrying up" have increased significantly for men and decreased for women, according to a new study led by a University of Kansas sociologist.

"The pattern of marriage and its economic consequences have changed over time," said lead author ChangHwan Kim, associate professor of sociology. "Now women are more likely to get married to a less-educated man. What is the consequence of this?"

Kim's co-authored the study with Arthur Sakamoto of Texas A&M University, and the journal Demography recently published their findings. They examined gender-specific changes in the total financial return to education among people of prime working ages, 35 to 44 years old, using U.S. Census data from 1990 and 2000 and the 2009-2011 American Community Survey.

Your dreams of finding a Sugar Momma may finally come true.

ChangHwan Kim, Arthur Sakamoto. Women's Progress for Men's Gain? Gender-Specific Changes in the Return to Education as Measured by Family Standard of Living, 1990 to 2009–2011. Demography, 2017; DOI: 10.1007/s13524-017-0601-3

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Justin Case on Wednesday August 30 2017, @08:17PM (1 child)

    by Justin Case (4239) on Wednesday August 30 2017, @08:17PM (#561686) Journal

    just you and your hand tonight

    Actually, no need to wait for tonight, I already did it! :)

    You see, that's exactly my point. Women no longer have control of my sexuality, and therefore, I no longer have to care what they think of me.

    It's not hate so much as benign neglect. You go your way, I'll go mine. You just don't matter as much as you thought you did.

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  • (Score: 3, Flamebait) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday August 30 2017, @11:27PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Wednesday August 30 2017, @11:27PM (#561824) Journal

    You see, that's exactly my point. Women no longer have control of my sexuality, and therefore, I no longer have to care what they think of me.

    Women prevent you from masturbating? What kind of porn are you watching, anyway??

    I vote we all give him a break. If they did that to me I'd probably assume the worst of all of them too!

    I's OK, JC, women aren't all unique humans like the rest of us. They're all exactly the same and you're the real victim here.