Dr. Helen,
Some of these comments remind me of some issues I saw overseas in Singapore years ago. In Singapore after high school all males have to enter military service for two years. At the same time most women of the same age, continue their education. The State encountered a problem. There was a growing trend among the college age kids of not tying the knot. It was explained to me that the educational disparity of the women and the soldiers was leading to a lack of social interaction. The state response was to have state held social events to try and get people that grew apart back together. I have to wonder given some of the discussion, if there was more to it then the educational disparity. I think the latest statistics among college age men indicates a growing decrease in enrollment statistics in the US also.
