(1) Sharon Jayson, We Are Just Not That Into Marriage; Survey reveals declining interest. USA Today, Nov. 18, 2010 (title in the print).
http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/sex-relationships/marriage/2010-11-18-1Amarriage18_ST_N.htm?csp=hf
(2) Sharon Jayson, The Changing Face of the American Family; We are increasingly more open to units built on relashions, not just tradition, Pew study Finds. USA Today, Nov. 18, 2010 (title in the print).
http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/sex-relationships/marriage/2010-11-18-pew18_ST_N.htm
(63% say a gay or lesbian couple raising a child is a family; 54% say a cohabiting couple with no children is not a family)
(3) Gay marriage l Banned banns; The distinction between civil partnerships and marriage might be crumbling. Economist, Nov. 11, 2010.
http://www.economist.com/node/17468419?story_id=17468419
My comment:
(a) For the "bann" in the title, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banns_of_marriage
(public announcement in a Christian parish church that a marriage is going to take place between two specified persons. It is commonly associated with the Church of England)
Until today I have not seen this word in American publications or conversations. Such a word does nto exist in www.m-w.com.
(b) This report uses "civil partnership." Apparently it is a British legal term. In US, the same notion is represented by either domestic partnership or civil union (particularly the latter as separate but equal form to substitute for same-sex "marriage").
(4) Belinda Luscombe, The Rise of Sheconomy; How women are using their rapidly increasing spending power to impel changes in the way companies operate. Time, Nov. 22, 2010 (title in the print; cover date).
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2030913,00.html
My comment: Unfortunately Time does not allow non-subscribers to read this article. Otherwise, I will recommend the illustrations--but not necessarily the test.
But one may see it here.
http://thewritingfiendatlarge.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/time-magazine-the-rise-of-the-sheconomy-and-why-men-and-women-should-join-cincy-crew/