"State of Our Unions 2009 "seeks to answer the following questions: How is the Great Recession affecting the institution of marriage, as measured by changes in marriage and divorce rates in the United States? How do family finances---especially credit card debt and family assets---shape the quality and stability of contemporary married life in America? What does evolutionary psychology and the contemporary study of finance have to tell us about the best division of financial labor for husbands and wives? Is the Great Recession likely to foster egalitarian relationships between husbands and wives?

"The State of Our Unions 2012: The President's Marriage Agenda" suggests family policies for our next president, whomever he may be. Leading scholars of marriage and family here come together to offer a fresh set of policy recommendations to whomever the nation elects this fall--or indeed, in the future. "State of Our Unions" is an annual report that monitors the health of marriage in America, analyzes the cultural and social forces affecting married life in the U.S., and identifies cultural and policy strategies to strengthen the institution of marriage.