CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com CCF Press Advisory In Time to Join #MeToo, Research Highlights Men’s Growing Support for Gender Equality April 3, 2018, Austin, TX: Two new studies, presented today to the Council on Contemporary Families, reveal that despite the serious obstacles still standing in the way of […]
Press Releases
The Council on Contemporary Families releases Unconventional Wisdom, Volume 7
CCF releases the 7th Edition of Unconventional Wisdom, highlighting new and under-reported research on creating and conceiving families in the 21st Century. AUSTIN, TX/March 1, 2018 — In preparation for the Council on Contemporary Families’ March 2 Annual Conference, Conceiving Families in the 21st Century, the Council asked speakers and CCF Senior Scholars to […]
CCF Press Advisory: CCF Announces Nina Martin (ProPublica) as 2018 Award Recipient for Outstanding Media Coverage of Family Issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 14, 2018 CONTACT: Christie Boxer, cboxer@adrian.edu Council on Contemporary Families Honors Nina Martin (ProPublica) for Outstanding Media Coverage of Family Issues (2018) Austin, TX–The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) is pleased to present its Thirteenth Annual Media Awards at 5:30 pm on Friday, March 2nd at the DoubleTree Hotel, Austin, TX, […]
2018 Media Awards: CCF Now Accepting Nominations
Have you read an outstanding news story that covers family-related topics in a particularly insightful way? Have you circulated thought-provoking articles in your Family, Gender, or other social science courses, or referred them to your clients? If so, let us know about them by nominating these pieces for a CCF Media Award! We are currently […]
CCF ADVISORY: Reminder – Marriage is No Longer the Mode
Experts: Bella DePaulo / Stephanie Coontz / Virginia Rutter, PhD.
CCF PRESS ADVISORY: Reminder – Marriage is No Longer the Mode September 14, 2017, Austin, TX: The week of September 17-23 is Unmarried and Single Americans Week. In honor of the 110 million unmarried adults in America today — 45.2 percent of all U.S. residents over 18—the Council on Contemporary Families releases this new […]
CCF ADVISORY: On August 26, 2017, Women’s Equality Day Turns 44
Experts: Philip Cohen, Ph.D. / Stephanie Coontz / Virginia Rutter, PhD.
ADVISORY: Women’s Equality Day Turns 44. Gains, stalls, and setbacks August 25, 2017, Austin, TX: Since 1973, August 26th has been designated as Women’s Equality Day, offering a chance to assess the current status of gender equity. In a fact sheet compiled for the Council on Contemporary Families, Nika Fate-Dixon and Stephanie Coontz (The […]
Topics of Expertise: Division of Labor in Families / Economic Inequality / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Work & FamilyCouncil on Contemporary Families Announces Media Awards for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues
Council on Contemporary Families 2018 Media Awards for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) announces the opening of nominations for its Thirteenth Annual Media Awards competition. We honor outstanding journalism that contributes to the public understanding of contemporary family issues, in particular the story behind the story: how diverse families are coping with […]
CCF Press Advisory: Gender and Millennials Online Symposium
Experts: Virginia Rutter, PhD.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology / vrutter@gmail.com Gender, Politics, and Millennials? Research to sort out a hot mess. CCF’s Gender and Millennials Online Symposium presents new research on how Millennial men and women are changing—and how they are not changing. Countering the recent trend of ignoring inconvenient facts, this […]
CCF ADVISORY: Debra Umberson reports on African-Americans’ much greater exposure to the early death of close family members
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 […]
Topics of Expertise: African American FamiliesCCF ADVISORY: Research is in on sexual satisfaction for today’s marrieds
Experts: Sharon Sassler, PhD.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 Sharing is Sexy: The research is in on gender and sexual satisfaction for today’s marrieds, and shared tasks rather than different ones deepen desire AUSTIN TX, June 20, 2016—Remember that 2014 New York Times Magazine cover story on the […]
CCF ADVISORY: Parents’ Happiness Deficit: Must Parents Sacrifice Happiness for Meaning?
Experts: Jennifer Glass
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 Parents’ Happiness Deficit: Must Parents Sacrifice Happiness for Meaning? AUSTIN TX, June 16, 2016—Over the past decade, numerous studies have found that parents, especially in the United States, report lower levels of happiness than nonparents, despite the fact that […]
Topics of Expertise: Parenthood: Motherhood/FatherhoodThe Way We Still Never Were: Which “family values” have changed or stayed the same since the tumultuous 1992 presidential campaign?
Experts: Stephanie Coontz
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 The Way We Still Never Were: Which “family values” have changed or stayed the same since the tumultuous 1992 presidential campaign? AUSTIN TX, MARCH 30, 2016: In 1992—the year the presidential campaign erupted into a culture war over […]
New from CCF: How Much Does America Really Value Care Work?
Experts: Paula England, PhD.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 Census Documents Women’s Low Wages: How Much Does America Really Value Care Work? AUSTIN TX, MARCH 15, 2016: By now everyone knows that women are paid less than men. But the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal […]
New from CCF: The Valentine’s Day News that Is Good for Everybody
Experts: Arielle Kuperberg, Ph.D. / Stephanie Coontz
For Immediate Release Contact: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 Does “Netflix and Chill” Ruin Your Chances for True Love? Scholars have an answer. AUSTIN, TX, FEBRUARY 11, 2016: Yes, Valentine’s Day. It is 2016, time to put away some of the panic about hooking up and men’s—or women’s—advantage […]
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 4, 2016 CONTACT: Christie Boxer, cboxer@adrian.edu Council on Contemporary Families Honors Dan Carsen (WBHM & Southern Education Desk) and Ashley Cleek (Al Jazeera America) for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues (2016) Austin, TX–The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) is pleased to present its Twelfth Annual Media Awards at 4:15pm […]
Topics of Expertise: Immigrant, Mixed Status & Transnational Families / Race, Ethnicity & Culture