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Divorce is damaging and often unfair, says CCF’s Philip Cohen

Posted on January 14, 2019 in Members In The News


In a new opinion piece for CNN, CCF Expert Philip Cohen reflects on the divorce of Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos and sheds light on the burden divorce places on regular people. Cohen says: “We don’t need to worry about the Bezoses. But we should worry about two things: First, no one should be able to […]

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CCF Experts Featured in Review of What We Learned About the Family in 2018

Posted on December 28, 2018 in Members In The News
Experts: Daniel Carlson / Stephanie Coontz

According to The Deseret News, CCF experts played a big role in shaping what we learned about the family in 2018 (“Here are 10 things studies taught us about the family in 2018”). CCF Director of Public Education, Stephanie Coontz, wrote a piece for The New York Times that informed the (shrinking) role of marriage in the […]

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CCF’s Stephanie Coontz Writes for Harvard Business Review

Posted on April 20, 2018 in Members In The News
Experts: Stephanie Coontz

In her piece for Harvard Business Review, CCF Director of Research and Public Education, Stephanie Coontz, writes about a pernicious form of nostalgia – a collective nostalgia that involves people identifying more closely with their own group and judging members of other groups more negatively. Coontz writes, “When such nostalgia gets politicized, it can lead […]

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Topics of Expertise: History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life
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CCF’s Kuperberg and Walker Publish New Research on College Hookups

Posted on April 20, 2018 in Members In The News
Experts: Alicia Walker / Arielle Kuperberg

New research by CCF Board Member, Arielle Kuperberg, published with CCF Member Alicia Walker in the Archives of Sexual Behavior examines heterosexual college students who hook up with same-sex partners. This research, featured in Marie Claire, finds that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 8.5 men in college whose most recent hookup was with a […]

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Topics of Expertise: Gender & Sexuality / Singles & Dating / Transition - Adolescents to Adulthood
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Men are helping more around the house and favor more gender equality, new research shows

Posted on April 4, 2018 in Members In The News
Experts: Daniel Carlson

New research by CCF members Daniel Carlson and David Cotter is featured in the Deseret News. Carlson and Cotter presented two new reports to CCF about gender differences in household work and attitudes about gender equality.    

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Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Feminism & Families / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life
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Stephanie Coontz Writes about Marriage for the New York Times

Posted on April 4, 2018 in Members In The News
Experts: Stephanie Coontz

In an opinion piece for the New York Times, CCF Director of Research and Public Education Stephanie Coontz writes about the importance of cultivating “the skills of successful singlehood.” These skills are just as important for people who are married as for people who will never marry. According to Coontz, “Marriage can provide a bounty of […]

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Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage
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Unmarried Americans are Changing Everything, says CCF’s Stephanie Coontz

Posted on September 22, 2017 in Members In The News
Experts: Stephanie Coontz

The third week of September is Unmarried and Single Americans week. In a new opinion piece for CNN, CCF Director of Research Stephanie Coontz reflects on the changes in perceptions, trends, and outcomes related to unmarried Americans. Citing research from Bella DePaula, Coontz says that unmarried and single people lead happy and health lives. “We […]

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

Posted on July 10, 2017 in Members In The News
Experts: Stephanie Coontz

In a letter to The Wall Street Journal, Ivanka Trump defended the Trump administration’s proposed family leave program, stating that it is not an “entitlement” program, but an “investment” in working families. In a new opinion piece for CNN, CCF Director of Research Stephanie Coontz takes a look at Ivanka Trump’s claims and concludes that, […]

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Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / TANF & Public Assistance
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Millennials Aren’t Traditionalists, Says CCF President Barbara Risman

Posted on June 27, 2017 in Members In The News
Experts: Barbara Risman

CCF President Barbara Risman weighs in on recent findings that millennials want more traditional gender roles at home in a recent article in the GoodCall. Despite these findings, Risman says that millennials are not more conservative than previous generations when it comes to roles in a family. “There are no traditionalists, as defined as people […]

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Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Feminism & Families
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Daniel Carlson and Amanda Miller Shed Light on Couples’ Sex Lives

Posted on June 16, 2017 in Members In The News
Experts: Amanda Miller / Daniel Carlson

CCF members Daniel Carlson and Amanda Miller respond to new research on declining sexual frequency among American couples. In their Op-ed, they debunk four common myths about couples’ sex lives, highlighting important factors that predict sexual frequency and relationship satisfaction. Read the Op-ed on CNN here.

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Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life
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CCF Chair’s New Book Reveals What Your Underwear Drawer Can Say About You

Posted on May 24, 2017 in CCF News, Members In The News
Experts: Michelle Janning

Michelle Janning’s recent release, The Stuff of Family Life, offers a timely look at how modern society and technology shapes our relationships and our lives. Like an archaeologist studying ancient civilizations through the things they left behind, Janning excavates contemporary life through our houses and possessions, from childhood stuffed animals and security blankets to retirement […]

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Topics of Expertise: History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life
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CCF ADVISORY: Debra Umberson reports on African-Americans’ much greater exposure to the early death of close family members

Posted on January 27, 2017 in CCF News, Members In The News, Press Releases
Experts: Debra Umberson

AUSTIN, Texas — Black Americans are more likely than whites to experience the loss of a parent during childhood and to be exposed to multiple close family member deaths by mid-life, according to a study at the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin. These losses are likely to be damaging to […]

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Topics of Expertise: African American Families
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Kristi Williams Updates Ann Fisher on the Health Benefits – and Risks – of Marriage

Posted on December 8, 2016 in Members In The News
Experts: Kristi Williams

CCF Board Secretary, Kristi Williams, joined All Sides with Ann Fisher to discuss the links between marriage and health in an episode of Wellness Wednesday entitled: Marriage, Prescribing Opioids, Caring for Cancer Patients. This episode of All Sides with Ann Fisher aired on WOSU Public Radio December 7th, 2016 (Wed.) at 11:00 am – 11:20 am.  Click on the hyperlink […]

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Topics of Expertise: Health & Illness
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CCF member Lynn Prince Cooke gets us conversant on this election cycle’s gender divide

Posted on November 1, 2016 in Members In The News


In a new piece for the Conversation, CCF Member Lynn Prince Cooke takes a look back at the history of chauvinism since World War II in order to contextualize the current presidential election – ultimately answering the question as to Why Trump’s male chauvinism appeals to some voters more than others.  

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

Posted on September 27, 2016 in Members In The News


In Why the ‘ethnic’ aisle is merging with the ‘beauty’ one Kristal Brent Zook explains the significance behind the maintstreaming of the black hair care industry.

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Topics of Expertise: African American Families / Race, Ethnicity & Culture
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