Midwest Sociology

Amy August and Caity Curry
April 28, 2019, 12:40 p.m.
Crosspost from
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Cross-Class Marriages and Families

As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, many couples will be deciding — and in some cases, disputing  — how best to celebrate their love and commitment to one another. Because people’s beliefs about marriage and family are shaped by social class conditions early in life, most people marry partners with income, education, and occupation levels similar […]