[Time 42:00]; Glenn as economist looks at behavior to reveal a person’s values (paraphrase).
Q: Why bother with asking elite their opinion on family structure, when one can move forward by looking at data/household records?
A: From a behavioral science perspective, what a person says publicly can be important. Do Rob’s elite student interviewees go on to shape public policy effecting 2-parent households? I am not worried about those who are insincere when saying “Marriage is oppression”. I worry about those who want to be true to their word. The potential of downstream thought -“If marriage is oppression, then X must be true, therefore.. “ is unknown and worrisome in a society where institutions and gov act crazy. Schools are already encouraging boys to avoid “toxic masculinity”, which could make them less marriage-competitive because brides seem to really like the “toxic” stuff in men, per behavioral research.
[Time 42:00]; Glenn as economist looks at behavior to reveal a person’s values (paraphrase).
Q: Why bother with asking elite their opinion on family structure, when one can move forward by looking at data/household records?
A: From a behavioral science perspective, what a person says publicly can be important. Do Rob’s elite student interviewees go on to shape public policy effecting 2-parent households? I am not worried about those who are insincere when saying “Marriage is oppression”. I worry about those who want to be true to their word. The potential of downstream thought -“If marriage is oppression, then X must be true, therefore.. “ is unknown and worrisome in a society where institutions and gov act crazy. Schools are already encouraging boys to avoid “toxic masculinity”, which could make them less marriage-competitive because brides seem to really like the “toxic” stuff in men, per behavioral research.