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February 6th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) — Far from enhancing their value in
the marriage market, a college degree actually reduces the chances that an
American from an economically disadvantaged background will tie the knot,
a new study finds.
The researchers from Cornell University suggests that social and
cultural factors are just as important as income when it comes to
decisions on marriage.
“College students are becoming more diverse in their social
backgrounds, but they nonetheless remain a socio-economically select
group,” study author Kelly Musick, an associate professor of policy
analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, explained in a
university news release. “It may be difficult for students from less
privileged backgrounds to navigate social relationships on campus, and
these difficulties may affect what students ultimately gain from the
college experience.”
When people from a disadvantaged background go to college they can
become caught between two worlds, the researchers pointed out. Many may
not want to “marry down” and commit to someone with less education, but at
the same time, they might remain unable to “marry up” due to their
upbringing.
The study’s authors concluded that the chances of getting married will
have actually dropped for these disadvantaged individuals in college since
their background and their education level are so different. They
described this scenario as “marriage market mismatch.”
In conducting the study, published in the February issue of the
Journal of Marriage and Family, Musick and her team examined
national survey data on roughly 3,200 Americans. In reviewing people’s
family income, parental education and other social and economic factors,
they estimated their probability of going to college and the likelihood
that they would get married.
They found that going to college lowered the odds of marriage for the
most disadvantaged people. Men were 38 percent less likely to get married,
while the chances of marriage dropped 22 percent among women. In contrast,
among the more well-off, attending college increased men’s chances of
marriage by 31 percent and women’s odds jumped by 8 percent.
The researchers believe the findings can shed some light on the social
barriers faced by people who are the first in their family to attend
college.
“This research demonstrates the importance of differentiating between
social background and educational achievement,” said Musick. “Educational
achievement may go far in reducing income differences between men and
women from different social backgrounds, but social and cultural
distinctions may persist in social and family relationships.”
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides statistics
on marriage in the United States.
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