Skip to main content
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Give to the College

2010 Hinckley Lecture - Linda J. Waite, Marriage, Social Connections, and Health: Why Married People are Healthier

By BYU College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences,
February 10, 2010 05:00 PM
Image of Linda J. Waite

Dr. Waite is the Lucy Flower Professor in Urban Sociology at the University of Chicago and Director for the Center of Aging at the National Opinion Research Center. Her research focuses on how marriage changes people's behavior in ways that promote economic, emotional and physical well-being. She also has studied the decision to cohabit, the transition from cohabitation to marriage and the characteristics of cohabiting unions. One of her books, The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Healthier, Happier, and Better Off Financially ( Doubleday 2000), received the 2000 Outstanding Book Award from the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education.

2010 Linda J. Waite, University of Chicago: “Why Married People Are Healthier”

Recent Articles

data-content-type="article"
Articles

Brown University Historian Frames America’s Founding Through Family Connections

By Elizabeth Stevens
February 18, 2026 10:19 AM
At the 22nd Annual Marjorie Hinckley Lecture, Karin Wulf shared how genealogy shaped America's earliest systems.
4 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=Read more promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Articles

Roses, Rings, and the Reality of Waiting

By Elizabeth Stevens
February 09, 2026 12:49 PM
Beyond the candlelit dinners and engagement posts, many students are navigating ambiguous loss, longing for someone they have long expected but have not yet met.
4 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=Read more promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Articles

Local Votes Matter: BYU’s Push for Student Civic Participation

By Emma Edgemon
February 04, 2026 01:00 PM
A friendly competition with Utah Valley University encourages students to vote in local elections.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=Read more promoTextAlignment=
Next
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=Read more

Tags
Hinckley lecture