Want to be happy? Get married. Studies have shown that the secret to happiness is marriage. Unsurprisingly (or maybe surprisingly in our modern age) it turns out that marriage is an excellent predictor of increased happiness. Dr. Brad Wilcox, Professor of Sociology, is the Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, and joins Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse to discuss how to be happy, what the numbers say, and explain how wedded parents are critical for children’s stability and future successes.
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With Nicholas H. Wolfinger, Dr. Wilcox is the co-author of Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, and Marriage Among African Americans and Latinos (Oxford, 2016), which shines a spotlight on the lives of strong and happy minority couples. He is also the coauthor of Gender and Parenthood: Biological and Social Scientific Perspectives (Columbia, 2013) with Kathleen Kovner Kline. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, National Review Online, NPR, NBC’s The Today Show, and many other media outlets.
Dr. Wilcox’s Bio: https://nationalmarriageproject.org/people/brad-wilcox
“Me First” to “Family First”: Brad Wilcox’s Marriage Advice: https://www.ncregister.com/interview/brad-wilcox-get-married-book-value-of-marriage
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Buy another of Dr. Wilcox’s books: Soul Mates: religion, Sex, Love and Marriage among African Americans and Latinos – https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Mates-Religion-Marriage-Americans/dp/0195394224/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449691393&sr=8-1&keywords=Wilcox+soul+mates
Discover more about Dr. Wilcox here: https://ifstudies.org/brad-wilcox
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More of Dr. Wilcox’s Articles:
‘Get Married’ and ‘Family Unfriendly’ Review: The Case for Wedlock – WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/get-married-and-family-unfriendly-review-the-case-for-wedlock-19414607
‘I Said, What’s Your Plan About Marriage and Dating? And There Was Silence.’ – The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/opinion/brad-wilcox-marriage-conservatives.html
Does Marriage Really Bring People Happiness? A Discussion – TIME: https://time.com/6696116/marriage-happiness-brad-wilcox-interview/
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About the Ruth Institute
The Ruth Institute is a global non-profit organization, leading an international interfaith coalition to defend the family and build a civilization of love.
Jennifer Roback Morse has a Ph.D. in economics and has taught at Yale and George Mason University. She is the author of The Sexual State and Love and Economics – It Takes a Family to Raise a Village.
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