500 words discussion 4

What is the historical significance of marriage, and how do you think it has changed or has remained the same today? What is the relationship between marriage and financial wealth? How do different identities impact marriage and poverty?

This forum asks you to express how your opinion has been altered (or remained unchanged) by the readings. In 500 words or more, answer the above question/s. You are welcome to cite any combination of the readings from this week (including Brennan and Bernstein, but you must use different quotes than from your previous post), Traister, Spade, and Tillmon for a total of THREE in text citations.