...I think the primary forces shaping the american marriage scene have been economic. Industrialization, capitalism, the rise of corporate pyres-have had more influence on marriage, divorce, and family lifestyles than what we may or may not have "learned" about marriage. It would require a sophisticated regression analysis to support the typical offhand remark about marriage/divorce rates such as "we are not learning from our mistakes". This sounds "Mormonish" to me and is decidedly suspect as a logical argument as to why the remarriage divorce rate is so high.

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