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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.
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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
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday August 30 2017, @08:50PM (2 children)
Well, breaking it down, yes, the predilection is to only fall in love with women. The choice is to be sexually active. Celibate lesbians are no less gay than ones who have a sex life.
I would think drugs likely couldn't change the underlying predilection, though if you get someone drunk enough they will probably have sex. Similarly, I don't think a single brain region is responsible for this; we're probably looking at mostly intrauterine hormone levels, maybe some genetic or epigenetic factors, and possibly some brain structure differences as a result of the previous. I swear I read some study about putting gay people in MRIs and seeing parts of the brain that handle sexuality and pheremones looking like the ones belonging to straight people of the opposite sex. Wouldn't be surprised if I had stronger front-to-back grey matter connections than most straight women too.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 31 2017, @01:08AM (1 child)
I get the idea cognitive sexuality ( as opposed to physical sexuality ) is a matter very akin to whether people will either like or dislike brocolli. I happen to love the stuff.
For the longest time, I have had a fit determining which group I fell into, as I seemed to fall into none of the established classifications. It wasn't until a couple of years ago which thanks to the internet and Google, I finally found what my little subgroup was called: Sthenolagnia. I have been that way as long as I can remember.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday August 31 2017, @05:40PM
Sthenos (strength) + lagnia (worship/sexual arousal), so...er, you're bi but prefer muscley or otherwise strong partners?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...