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Today, the poor aren’t just more likely to get divorced. They’re more likely

游客2024-03-07  28
问题     Today, the poor aren’t just more likely to get divorced. They’re more likely to avoid marriage entirely.
    Earlier today, my colleague Derek Thompson argued that; it’s misleading to think of marriage as a "luxury good". Why? Because luxury goods are something the rich buy and the poor can’t afford. But in the case of marriage the trend is more complex. The vast majority of Americans tie the knot at some point in their lives, he argues. It’s just that those without a college education are far, far more likely to get divorced. Marriage is for everyone; failed marriages are for the poor.
    Bleak stuff. But it’s getting bleaker.
    Derek’s post is based on a long-term study of young Baby Boomers, who were at least 46 years old by 2010. But among younger Americans, marriage really is looking more and more like something you ’d have to buy at Tiffany’s. According to 2012 Census Bureau report, which shows the percentage of men who have never married by age and income, the less a guy earns nowadays, the less likely they are to have ever gotten married.
    Well, that’s not 100 percent true. Among twenty-somethings there seems to be a rich bachelor effect going on (or an overworked young professional effect, if you prefer). Those making $75,000 or more are somewhat less likely to have been married than those making between $40,000 and $75,000.
    This particular set of Census data unfortunately tells us much less about women and marriage. The problem: Stay-at-home moms.
    The key to remember, though, is that many educated, high-earning women, the sorts who are likely to meet and marry educated and high-earning men, leave the workforce or go part time once they have children. So a publicist who once made over $70,000 a year might only earn $20,000 if she decided to work fewer hours while caring for her children at home.
    Here’s why this trend—not just the move towards divorce like Derek talked about, but the move from nuptials (婚礼) entirely—is so gloomy. Getting married, and staying married, is one of the surest ways of securing a middle class life. By choosing not to wed in the first place, the poor are abandoning that chance at stability. [br] Why doesn’t Derek Thompson think that marriage is a luxury good?
选项 A、Because not everyone will get married eventually.
B、Because only rich people can afford to get married.
C、Because most people will get married regardless of their financial state.
D、Because lots of people can’t afford an expensive nuptial.
答案 C
解析 细节题。根据题干中的Derek Thompson和a luxury good可定位到原文第一段前两句。该句指出，认为婚姻是“奢侈品”的想法会误导人。第三句紧接着给出解释，因为奢侈品是富人能够承担而穷人承担不起的东西。由此可知，C选项符合，故选C。
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