Study Finds Link Between Pornography And Declining Marriage Rates
Mothers across the nation used to tell their daughters: "Why buy the cow when
the milk is free." Now this study shows the wisdom in that old adage...
(WCJ) In a new study from The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany, titled “Are Pornography and Marriage Substitutes for Young Men?”, researchers found that the consumption of pornography leads to declining marriage rates.
Researchers Michael Malcolm of West Chester University of Pennsylvania and George Naufal of Timberlake Consultants and IZA analyzed data from 1,512 surveys completed by American men aged 18-35 between 2000-2004. What they found is that pornography makes marriage unappealing to men as they can find "low-cost sexual gratification" outside of it.
"Traditionally," the report says, "one of the reasons to enter into a marriage was sexual gratification. But as options for sexual gratification outside of marriage have grown, the need for a marriage to serve this function is diminishing." Pornography, as well as the acceptance and prevalence of premarital sex, mean that men can appease their sexual desires without entering into a marriage first.
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(WCJ) In a new study from The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany, titled “Are Pornography and Marriage Substitutes for Young Men?”, researchers found that the consumption of pornography leads to declining marriage rates.
Researchers Michael Malcolm of West Chester University of Pennsylvania and George Naufal of Timberlake Consultants and IZA analyzed data from 1,512 surveys completed by American men aged 18-35 between 2000-2004. What they found is that pornography makes marriage unappealing to men as they can find "low-cost sexual gratification" outside of it.
"Traditionally," the report says, "one of the reasons to enter into a marriage was sexual gratification. But as options for sexual gratification outside of marriage have grown, the need for a marriage to serve this function is diminishing." Pornography, as well as the acceptance and prevalence of premarital sex, mean that men can appease their sexual desires without entering into a marriage first.
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