It a man's mother is highly educated, chances are that the woman he marries will have a similar education, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Iowa found that nearly 80 percent of high-achieving men who were sons of mothers with college degrees married women with a similar education. And 62 percent of men whose mothers had graduate degrees tied the knot with a graduate degree holder."These young men look up to their mothers as role models. They grew up in a family where their mothers were educated women," sociologist Christine Whelan, who conducted the study, said in an interview. "For an increasing number of these men... when they make their own choices about someone who they think will be a good wife in the future or a good mother, they go back to their role models."Whelan and her colleague Christie Boxer studied data on 3,700 people who took part in a survey about men and the educational level of the women close to them. All the men surveyed were considered to be high achievers in their 20s and 30s who earned salaries in the top 10 percent for their age group. The researchers found that more than 70 percent of the men had mothers who worked while they were growing up, and that the same group was twice as likely to marry women who made 50,000 or more a year.Whelan, who interviewed more than 100 men and has written a book entitled Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women, found many men welcomed the idea of a working spouse. "They are increasingly excited about the idea that they won't have to be the only breadwinner in the family, so these men are attracted to women who have a job and express a continuing interest to work," Whelan explained.It can be inferred from the passage that ( ).- women should earn more money- working mothers can set a good example for their sons- mother's working experiences affect son's personality- mother has great impact on son's choice of marriage
It a man's mother is highly educated, chances are that the woman he marries will have a similar education, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Iowa found that nearly 80 percent of high-achieving men who were sons of mothers with college degrees married women with a similar education. And 62 percent of men whose mothers had graduate degrees tied the knot with a graduate degree holder.
"These young men look up to their mothers as role models. They grew up in a family where their mothers were educated women," sociologist Christine Whelan, who conducted the study, said in an interview. "For an increasing number of these men... when they make their own choices about someone who they think will be a good wife in the future or a good mother, they go back to their role models."
Whelan and her colleague Christie Boxer studied data on 3,700 people who took part in a survey about men and the educational level of the women close to them. All the men surveyed were considered to be high achievers in their 20s and 30s who earned salaries in the top 10 percent for their age group. The researchers found that more than 70 percent of the men had mothers who worked while they were growing up, and that the same group was twice as likely to marry women who made $50,000 or more a year.
Whelan, who interviewed more than 100 men and has written a book entitled Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women, found many men welcomed the idea of a working spouse. "They are increasingly excited about the idea that they won't have to be the only breadwinner in the family, so these men are attracted to women who have a job and express a continuing interest to work," Whelan explained.
It can be inferred from the passage that ( ).
- women should earn more money
- working mothers can set a good example for their sons
- mother's working experiences affect son's personality
- mother has great impact on son's choice of marriage
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本题考查对文章内容的推理判断能力。解题的关键在于理解文章中关于母亲的教育背景、职业经历与儿子婚姻选择之间的关系，并对每个选项进行细致分析。
- 分析选项A：
- 文章中并没有任何地方提及“女性应该赚更多钱”这一观点。
- 所以选项A不符合文章内容，予以排除。
- 分析选项B：
- 虽然文章提到工作母亲对儿子有影响，但这并不是文章的核心推断内容。
- 文章重点强调的是母亲对儿子婚姻选择的影响，而不是单纯说工作母亲能为儿子树立榜样。
- 因此选项B不准确，排除。
- 分析选项C：
- 通读全文，没有一处提到母亲的工作经历会影响儿子的性格。
- 所以选项C与文章内容不符，排除。
- 分析选项D：
- 文中明确指出研究发现高成就男性在选择配偶时，倾向于选择教育水平与母亲相似的女性。
- 并且提到这些男性将母亲视为榜样，更有可能选择高学历或高收入女性，这充分体现了母亲的教育背景和职业经历对儿子婚姻选择有显著影响。
- 所以选项D符合文章核心内容，是正确的推断。