Marriage, Mobility, and Motherhood A Rural Perspective
In a thought-provoking essay, RSS members Shelley Clark and Matthew M. Brooks examine the intersection of population trends, community dynamics, access to higher education, and family well-being in rural America. The article criticizes the Trump administration decision to link federal transportation funding to rates of marriage and child-rearing, noting that this will simply aggravate rural deficits, including the dearth of public transportation.
“Many Americans still imagine rural communities as bastions of tradition, where marriage is widespread and families with lots of children abound. A quarter-century ago, these perceptions would have been largely correct. They no longer are.”—Shelley Clark, McGill University, and Matthew Brooks, Florida State University