Quotation – “In 2010, the national unemployment rate for people sixteen to twenty-four with only a high-school diploma was 24.6 percent, compared to a rate of 8 percent for the college educated” (Hymowitz, Carroll, Wilcox, and Kaye 2013:23).
I became a college student at nearly forty-one years old, because I found I could no longer find a job without a college degree. I have also found that I am not alone. Several of the people that I went to high school with have also become first-time college students in the last few years. My parents were not in a position to send me to college and at the time a high school diploma was enough to find a job with a living wage. A couple of years after I graduated I found a job I liked and settled in. I worked my way up …show more content…
One of the main reasons people used to marry for was to start a family, but the authors of Knot Yet note that “it is increasingly viewed as a relic of the past” (Hymowitz et al. 2013:8). It is not surprising that the marriage and parenthood are no longer as connected as they once were, many adults today either grew up in households that did not have both parents or knew someone who did (Hymowitz et al. 2013:26). While I can understand why the young adults of today believe that children are not a reason for marriage it also worries me. We are already seeing an increase in unwed mothers and the idea that marriage and kids are not connected indicates that the number will continue to rise. The growing independence of women has also changed the reasons that they marry. In the past women were not able to support themselves financially and that has changed, especially for women with college degrees. During that time women often married for financial security, but now that are searching for the right person (Hymowitz et al. 2013:34). The fact that women are able to marry on their own terms and marry someone they believe is right for them is a significant
I became a college student at nearly forty-one years old, because I found I could no longer find a job without a college degree. I have also found that I am not alone. Several of the people that I went to high school with have also become first-time college students in the last few years. My parents were not in a position to send me to college and at the time a high school diploma was enough to find a job with a living wage. A couple of years after I graduated I found a job I liked and settled in. I worked my way up …show more content…
One of the main reasons people used to marry for was to start a family, but the authors of Knot Yet note that “it is increasingly viewed as a relic of the past” (Hymowitz et al. 2013:8). It is not surprising that the marriage and parenthood are no longer as connected as they once were, many adults today either grew up in households that did not have both parents or knew someone who did (Hymowitz et al. 2013:26). While I can understand why the young adults of today believe that children are not a reason for marriage it also worries me. We are already seeing an increase in unwed mothers and the idea that marriage and kids are not connected indicates that the number will continue to rise. The growing independence of women has also changed the reasons that they marry. In the past women were not able to support themselves financially and that has changed, especially for women with college degrees. During that time women often married for financial security, but now that are searching for the right person (Hymowitz et al. 2013:34). The fact that women are able to marry on their own terms and marry someone they believe is right for them is a significant