zlacker

>>gmays+(OP)
The chart is just another "wtf happened in 1971" moment.

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

What happened in 1971? The Nixon Shock, which is when the dollar stopped being convertible to gold after it became evident that the US did not have the gold it claimed to have.

>>29athr+U7
I don't think it's purely economic. I think birth control plus legalized abortion changed relationships, and those happened at roughly the same time. (Roe v. Wade was 1972, IIRC.)

The decline of religion also probably plays a role here. You'd have a hard time blaming that on the end of the gold standard.

I mean, sure, economics almost certainly plays a role. But it's not the sole cause.

>>Animal+ea
Feminism in general (with birth control and abortion) changed things quite a bit if we consider it including the rise of women in the workforce. Look at the chart of labor participation. I believe its changes at the time mostly reflect women starting to get jobs.

Although, people could maybe speculate that dual income families also became a necessity as a result of worsening economic conditions. I don't know.

(And for the record, I'm not using feminism as a negative word here.)