Why Are Fewer Americans Getting Married?

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Fewer Americans are tying the knot nowadays, according to a new Pew Research report that showed 51 percent of the adult population is married, compared to 1960 when 72 percent of the country was. NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez discusses the changing demographics of marriage in the United States with Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College. Origina?

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7 min

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Date of Publication

[2013], c2011

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Films on Demand

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