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Yet far from devaluing marriage, people still overwhelmingly describe marriage as the highest commitment they can imagine. Most Americans say they \u003ci\u003ewant\u003c\/i\u003e to marry eventually, and couples who do marry have a lower chance of divorce than at any time since the 1970s. Increasingly, though, people tell pollsters they \"have no idea\" if they actually \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e end up married. And unlike in the past, young women are more uncertain than young men.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFor Better and Worse\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephanie Coontz-author of the \"rich, provocative, and entertaining\" book \u003ci\u003eMarriage, A History\u003c\/i\u003e-unravels the roots of such paradoxical trends. 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Coontz puts forward a radical middle ground, pointing to surprising new research on the personal changes and the policy innovations that can help people create successful relationships, in or out of marriage.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52957978689809,"sku":"NGR9780593299098","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53534341529873,"sku":"NIN9780593299098","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780593299098.jpg?v=1769683109"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-stephanie-coontz.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}