The state of our unions 2001 new brunswick nj national marriage project 2001 6 16 see andrew j cherlin the marriage go round the state of marriage and the family in america today new york alfred a knopf 2009 see lillian b rubin worlds of pain life in the working class family new york basic books 1976 1992. Home 2010 state of our unions when marriage disappears the new middle america by brad wilcox when marriage disappears argues that shifts in marriage mores increases in unemployment and declines in religious attendance are among the trends driving the retreat from marriage in middle america. When marriage disappears the new middle america the state of our unions 2010 institute for american values and the national marriage project institute for american values 2010 108 pages the state of our unions monitors the current health of marriage and family life in america produced annually it is a joint publication of the national marriage project at the university of virginia . Home resource detail the state of our unions 2010 the social health of marriage in america when marriage disappears the new middle america view resource link this document monitors the current health of marriage and family life in america produced annually it is a joint publication of the national marriage project at the university of virginia and the center for marriage and