Council on Contemporary Families

CCF's Kuperberg and Walker Publish New Research on College Hookups
They find that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 8.5 men in college whose most recent hookup was with a same-sex partner identify as straight.
CCF Members Joanna Pepin and Fenaba Addo Quoted in The Atlantic
Pepin and Addo weigh in on why more married millennials are keeping separate bank accounts.
New Research Shows that Men Favor More Gender Equality
A new report presented to CCF shows that in 2016, support for all aspects of gender equality reached new highs.
Sharing Household Tasks Can Improve Relationship Quality
A new report presented to CCF shows that sharing housework now increases happiness for couples.
For a Better Marriage, Act Like a Single Person
CCF’s Stephanie Coontz writes about marriage and singlehood in the New York Times.
Recap of 2018 CCF Conference!
The 2018 CCF Conference “Conceiving American Families in the 21st Century: Reproductive Policies, Practices, and Technologies” was on March 2, 2018. Click here for access to slides and video recordings!

CCF's Kuperberg and Walker Publish New Research on College Hookups
They find that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 8.5 men in college whose most recent hookup was with a same-sex partner identify as straight.
CCF Members Joanna Pepin and Fenaba Addo Quoted in The Atlantic
Pepin and Addo weigh in on why more married millennials are keeping separate bank accounts.
New Research Shows that Men Favor More Gender Equality
A new report presented to CCF shows that in 2016, support for all aspects of gender equality reached new highs.
Sharing Household Tasks Can Improve Relationship Quality
A new report presented to CCF shows that sharing housework now increases happiness for couples.
For a Better Marriage, Act Like a Single Person
CCF’s Stephanie Coontz writes about marriage and singlehood in the New York Times.
Recap of 2018 CCF Conference!
The 2018 CCF Conference “Conceiving American Families in the 21st Century: Reproductive Policies, Practices, and Technologies” was on March 2, 2018. Click here for access to slides and video recordings!

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Sarah Kendig

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Arkansas State University

Sarah Kendig joined Arkansas State University after completing a NICHD postdoctoral fellowship at the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in Sociology (specializing in Social Demography and Social Psychology) at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research program broadly focuses on how family roles and relationships structure […]

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CCF's Kuperberg and Walker Publish New Research on College Hookups

CCF Members Joanna Pepin and Fenaba Addo Quoted in The Atlantic

New Research Shows that Men Favor More Gender Equality

Sharing Household Tasks Can Improve Relationship Quality

For a Better Marriage, Act Like a Single Person

Recap of 2018 CCF Conference!

Featured CCF Member

Recent Postings

CCF’s Weekly Media Roundup by Steve Mintz, April 18, 2018

CCF ADVISORY: On August 26, 2017, Women’s Equality Day Turns 44

Is TANF Working for Struggling Millennial Parents?

It’s Women’s History Month: Why is pay for caregiving work so low relative to other jobs with similarly low requirements for formal education?

CCF’s Kuperberg and Walker Publish New Research on College Hookups

CCF BRIEF: On August 26, 2017, Women’s Equality Day Turns 44

CCF ADVISORY: On August 26, 2017, Women’s Equality Day Turns 44

CCF BRIEF: On August 26, 2017, Women’s Equality Day Turns 44

CCF ADVISORY: On August 26, 2017, Women’s Equality Day Turns 44

Welfare Reform at 20. How’s that working for you?

Kristi Williams Updates Ann Fisher on the Health Benefits – and Risks – of Marriage

Men and Depression, Joshua Coleman Comments for the WSJ

Kristi Williams Comments on CDC Report for Huffington Post

Stephanie Coontz Weighs In On Ivanka Trump’s Defense of Paid Family Leave

The Frontlines of Welfare Reform: Why Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs Succeed or Fail

Is TANF Working for Struggling Millennial Parents?

For a Limited Time Only: Josh Coleman is ‘On the Air’ with ‘Knowledge@Wharton’

Gray Divorce: A Growing Risk Regardless of Class or Education

Aging Alone in America

CCF ADVISORY: Debra Umberson reports on African-Americans’ much greater exposure to the early death of close family members

Kristal Brent Zook, One of CCF’s Newest Board Members, Has a New Article in the Washington Post

CCF Press Advisory: CCF Announces Dan Carsen (WBHM & Southern Education Desk) and Ashley Cleek (Al Jazeera America) as 2016 Award Recipients for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues

CCF’s Kuperberg and Walker Publish New Research on College Hookups

The Date’s not Dead after all: New Findings on Hooking Up, Dating and Romantic Relationships in College

Renowned expert on the meaning of marriage, Stephanie Coontz, opines for the WP