What happened to the institution of marriage?

With divorce rates on an all-time high Reports indicate that the current health of marriage and family life in America has sobering implications for the future of the country. New data indicate that trends in non-marital childbearing, divorce, and marital quality in Middle America increasingly resemble those of the poor, where marriage is fragile and weak. Yet among the highly educated and affluent, marriage is stable and appears to be getting even stronger. This discussion challenges traditions stereotypes failures associated with the institution of marriage.