Get married : why Americans must defy the elites, forge strong families, and save civilization / Brad Wilcox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilcox, William Bradford, 1970- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage--United States.

Marriage.

Marriage--Social aspects--United States.

Marriage--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Broadside Books [an imprint of] HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]

Summary:

"Marriage expert Brad Wilcox provides the evidence for why marriage is the most fundamental and worthwhile social institution"-- Provided by publisher.

"What's the recipe for happiness? If you listen to liberal elites or red pill influencers, you'd say it's making money, living for yourself, and staying single without kids--and you'd be wrong. Nothing predicts happiness better than a good marriage. According to new research by the University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox, our kids and communities--not to mention our civilization as a whole--are much more likely to flourish when the state of our unions is strong. Despite this, record numbers of Americans are not succeeding at getting or staying married. In this hard-hitting book, Wilcox reveals the anti-family messages and policies coming out of HollyƯwood, Washington, the media, academia, and corporate America that have weakened marriage. Along the way, he knocks down a number of myths they've propaƯgated. He reveals: Both men and women who get and stay married accumulate much greater wealth than people who don't marry. Married men and women with families report more meaningful lives, compared with their single and childless peers. Couples who take a "we-before-me" approach to married life--by, for instance, sharing joint checking accounts--are happier and less divorce-prone than couples who do not. Couples who forge "family-first" marriages--characterized by frequent date nights, family fun time, and chores done with the kids--enjoy the happiest marriages. Wilcox spotlights four groups--Asian American, Conservative, Faithful, and Strivers--who have built strong, stable marriages by defying the me-first mesƯsages of our elites in favor of a family-first way of life. This is a book for anyone who wants to underƯstand why, even as fewer men and women tie the knot, America's most fundamental institution matters for our civilization more than ever. And for men and women looking to establish strong, stable, and happy unions for themselves and their children, Get Married reveals the road forward."--HarperCollins.com.

Contents:

Preface. Devaluing our most important institution

Introduction. Marriage since the "me" decade

The closing of the American heart: the state of our unions

The masters of marriage: Asian Americans, conservatives, the faithful, and strivers

The flying solo myth: marriage is of no benefit to men and women today

The family diversity myth: love and money, not marriage, make a family

The soulmate myth: love, for as long as it makes me feel happy

We before me: looking out for number one is a recipe for marital failure

The parent trap: the false notion that kids make life and marriage miserable

The "maybe I do" mentality: no way to protect your marriage

To provide, protect, and pay attention: what really makes her happy

In God we trust: how religioun helps, not harms, your marriage

Orphaned: how our political class fails the American family

Conclusion. In pursuit of happiness.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-283) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Wilcox, William Bradford, 1970- Get married

ISBN:

9780063210851

0063210851

OCLC:

1392346972