Families look very different amid shift in values
(NEWSER) - An Iowa county’s divorce rate today is almost seven times what it was in the 1970s, and it’s symptomatic of a wide-ranging trend: For the first time in history, rural Americans are as likely as urbanites to be divorced, the New York Times finds in a look at Census data. The shift accompanies a number of other changes, including greater independence for women, more of whom are working. “In the bottom ranks, men have lost ground and women have gained,” says a professor. More»
