Obsolete or Just Evolving?

A recent Pew Research Center survey showed that 39 percent of respondents believe marriage is becoming obsolete. That's a dire prediction, but is it true?

“I don’t think marriage is a dying institution,” says Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbus State Community College in Ohio. “I do, however, think that the way we see marriage is changing. What most people don’t realize is that the way we see marriage has changed many times in the past. There was a time marriage was all about securing an heir with a particular heritage or about a man getting a particular woman’s dowry. Marriage is a constantly evolving concept.”