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Men and women who are married and who attend church regularly are among the happiest couples, according to data compiled by a prominent sociological professor.
Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia as well as the director of the school’s National Marriage Project, told “EWTN News Nightly” this week that he wrote his newest book, “Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization,” after hearing concerns from his students about the state of marriage today.
“They’re kind of worried about their prospects for marriage, particularly the women at UVA,” Wilcox told “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol. “And so this kind of concern led me to write a book on the importance [and] the value” of adults getting married.
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Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia as well as the director of the school’s National Marriage Project, told “EWTN News Nightly” this week that he wrote his newest book, “Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization,” after hearing concerns from his students about the state of marriage today.
“They’re kind of worried about their prospects for marriage, particularly the women at UVA,” Wilcox told “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol. “And so this kind of concern led me to write a book on the importance [and] the value” of adults getting married.
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Married, churchgoing couples among the happiest, data says
Contrary to popular perception, data indicate that married men and women are markedly happier than their unmarried counterparts.
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