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CCF's Stephanie Coontz featured in Rolling Stone
Read her thoughts on the challenges mothers are facing in “Coronavirus Is Killing the Working Mother”
Celebrate Father's Day with a New Fact Sheet From CCF!
Read how dads make a difference for their children in a new fact sheet from CCF expert Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan and Kari Adamsons
New MAST Center Brief on Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability
Co-authored by CCF expert Dr. Karen Benjamin Guzzo, the brief is the first in a series aiming to provide an overview of the current state of research on romantic relationships
CCF Experts Dan Carlson, Richard Petts, and Joanna Pepin Discuss Their Latest Brief Report on Gendered Division of Labor in the Time of COVID
Read their thoughts in the Deseret News article, “More men are doing housework during the pandemic, research finds.”
New from CCF! Men pick up (some) of the slack at home: New national survey on the pandemic at home
CCF experts Daniel Carlson, Richard Petts, and Joanna Pepin present new findings on gendered household division of labor in their brief report, “Men and Women Agree: During the COVID-19 Pandemic Men Are Doing More at Home”
New from CCF! Cohabiting in the Time of Covid19: The good, the bad, and the need for support
Read what CCF experts Amanda Miller and Sharon Sassler have to say in their new brief report, “Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis.”
Having Trouble Convincing Your Family to Take COVID-19 Seriously? CCF's Joshua Coleman Has Some Tips
Read his thoughts in The Atlantic’s “What Do You Tell Someone Who Still Won’t Stay Home?”
New from CCF! When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind?
CCF's Kristi Willams on WHYY Philadelphia
Hear what she had to say about romantic love and the modern American marriage on WHYY Philadelphia’s “Solitude and the creative life”.
CCF's Stephanie Coontz for The New York Times: What Can Different-Sex Couples Learn From Same-Sex Couples?
Find out in her NYT op-ed, “How to Make Your Marriage Gayer,” featuring research by CCF experts Joanna Pepin, Dan Carlson, Virginia Rutter, Amanda Miller, Deb Umberson, Kristi Williams, Sharon Sassler and more!

CCF's Stephanie Coontz featured in Rolling Stone
Read her thoughts on the challenges mothers are facing in “Coronavirus Is Killing the Working Mother”
Celebrate Father's Day with a New Fact Sheet From CCF!
Read how dads make a difference for their children in a new fact sheet from CCF expert Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan and Kari Adamsons
New MAST Center Brief on Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability
Co-authored by CCF expert Dr. Karen Benjamin Guzzo, the brief is the first in a series aiming to provide an overview of the current state of research on romantic relationships
CCF Experts Dan Carlson, Richard Petts, and Joanna Pepin Discuss Their Latest Brief Report on Gendered Division of Labor in the Time of COVID
Read their thoughts in the Deseret News article, “More men are doing housework during the pandemic, research finds.”
New from CCF! Men pick up (some) of the slack at home: New national survey on the pandemic at home
CCF experts Daniel Carlson, Richard Petts, and Joanna Pepin present new findings on gendered household division of labor in their brief report, “Men and Women Agree: During the COVID-19 Pandemic Men Are Doing More at Home”
New from CCF! Cohabiting in the Time of Covid19: The good, the bad, and the need for support
Read what CCF experts Amanda Miller and Sharon Sassler have to say in their new brief report, “Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis.”
Having Trouble Convincing Your Family to Take COVID-19 Seriously? CCF's Joshua Coleman Has Some Tips
Read his thoughts in The Atlantic’s “What Do You Tell Someone Who Still Won’t Stay Home?”
New from CCF! When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind?
CCF's Kristi Willams on WHYY Philadelphia
Hear what she had to say about romantic love and the modern American marriage on WHYY Philadelphia’s “Solitude and the creative life”.
CCF's Stephanie Coontz for The New York Times: What Can Different-Sex Couples Learn From Same-Sex Couples?
Find out in her NYT op-ed, “How to Make Your Marriage Gayer,” featuring research by CCF experts Joanna Pepin, Dan Carlson, Virginia Rutter, Amanda Miller, Deb Umberson, Kristi Williams, Sharon Sassler and more!

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Michael Rosenfeld

Professor of Sociology, Stanford University

Michael Rosenfeld is a social demographer who studies mating and dating, and the Internet’s effect on society. He studies family history and family law, especially as they relate to same-sex couples and their children. He is the author of many articles and the book The Age of Independence: Interracial Unions, Same-Sex Unions, and the Changing […]

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CCF's Stephanie Coontz featured in Rolling Stone

Celebrate Father's Day with a New Fact Sheet From CCF!

New MAST Center Brief on Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability

CCF Experts Dan Carlson, Richard Petts, and Joanna Pepin Discuss Their Latest Brief Report on Gendered Division of Labor in the Time of COVID

New from CCF! Men pick up (some) of the slack at home: New national survey on the pandemic at home

New from CCF! Cohabiting in the Time of Covid19: The good, the bad, and the need for support

Having Trouble Convincing Your Family to Take COVID-19 Seriously? CCF's Joshua Coleman Has Some Tips

New from CCF! When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind?

CCF's Kristi Willams on WHYY Philadelphia

CCF's Stephanie Coontz for The New York Times: What Can Different-Sex Couples Learn From Same-Sex Couples?

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CCF’s Kristi Williams on WHYY Philadelphia

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