The Changing Face of Marriage

My parents have raised me and my siblings as good Catholics. We go to Church every Sunday and practice the Word of God. I feel unified with my family and Catholics throughout the world because we all share similar beliefs.

I think one thing that has definitely changed in marriage and family life in television and films is the role of woman. I remember watching older movies where the women never had jobs and only cared for the children and the house. Now, in movies and shows, women have jobs and are equal to their husbands. One con of the media and Hollywood would be all the marriages and divorces between celebrities. I feel like celebrities don’t treat marriage as seriously as others.

I never really thought about how people with a college degree are less likely to experience divorce and multiple marriages than those without a college degree, but after reading the Happily Never After article on Busted Halo, I think that it makes sense. People who have a college degree may be more cautious and smart about how to approach certain things than those without a college degree. One thing that especially stood out to me in the article was, “With increasing numbers of less educated Americans cohabiting instead of marrying, more children are born into these fragile unions, at risk of being raised in poverty and with fewer educational resources of their own.” I think that before having children, a couple needs to discuss how they plan to raise the children in a good environment. I think that I would want to establish the domestic church in my home because that is how I was raised, and everything has worked out well.