That can be a contentious topic, but lest we forget, science and controversy have been joined at the hip for ages. The author continues: “[W]e can effectively reduce the Baby Boom to a marriage boom: more people getting and staying married at younger ages.”So what caused this marriage boom? The marriage boom can be explained almost entirely by a combination of female labor force participation (down). He strays even further from the “mainstream,” explaining why the Baby Boom ended:In three words: second wave feminism. I get it about second wave feminism, etc.

Source: Forbes January 16, 2024 06:57 UTC