*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management*

Title: How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege? Author: Claire Cain Miller Source: NY Times Date: Sept 25, 2017 Summary: Currently, 26 percent of poor adults, 39 percent of working-class adults and 56 percent of middle- and upper-class adults ages 18 to 55 are married, according to a research brief http://www.aei.org/publication/the-marriage-divide-how-and-why-working-class-families-are-more-fragile-today published from two think tanks, the American Enterprise Institute and Opportunity America.

*Link: *http://nyti.ms/2xJAYhj ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library