Why Are Liberal Women Becoming Unhappy? - Brad Wilcox - #933

Brad Wilcox is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and Director of the National Marriage Project.

Why are some people naturally happier than others? Whether it's genetics, upbringing, or life circumstances, how can you finally rediscover joy and feel like your true self again?

Expect to learn why young liberal women are so unhappy and why in contrasts conservative women are happier, if finding your one true soulmate is actually a myth, if people should be pursuing happiness instead of marriage, the factors that predict social mobility and how people can rise up out of poverty, what you can learn about the heritability of family desire and family stability, the current state of American politics based on the demographic results of the last election, and much more…

Timestamps:

(00:00) What Message Is The Book Eat, Pray, Love Promoting?

(03:02) Building A Foundation For A Happy Marriage

(08:37) Happiness Studies On Conservative And Liberal Women

(14:26) Solutions For Optimising Happiness

(18:40) Will Birth Rates Fall Again Under Trump's Presidency?

(21:04) Challenges AI Bring That Will Impact Our Future

(22:56) Why Marriage And Family Life Is Mimetic

(25:06) How To Get Social Mobility Going

(31:54) The Impact Family Structure Has On Our Life

(40:29) Education Dynamics Between Young Men And Young Women

(47:59) What Does The Medium Term Future Look Like For Dating?

(59:47) Is A Stay-At-Home Dad A Workable Solution?

(01:04:24) Statistics On The Recent Election

(01:10:13) Research Brad Is Focussing On Next

(01:11:30) Where To Find Brad

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