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 […]
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CCF Press Advisory: Gender and Millennials Online Symposium
Experts: Virginia Rutter
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
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
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 / 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 & Culture2015 Media Awards: CCF Now Accepting Nominations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Christie Boxer/Awards Chair cboxer@adrian.edu Council on Contemporary Families 2015 Media Awards for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues * Nominations are open! AUSTIN, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 12–The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) announces the opening of nominations for its Twelfth Annual Media Awards competition. We honor outstanding journalism that contributes to the public understanding […]
New from CCF: November is National Entrepreneurship Month
For Immediate Release Contact: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 New from CCF: November is National Entrepreneurship Month What Promotes Women’s Business Innovation and Growth? November 5, 2015, Austin, TX— Americans have always valued the free enterprise system for encouraging innovative start-ups. Silicon Valley is an example of how […]
CCF Press Advisory: Attention Cohabitors: Having a baby before you marry no longer raises your risk of divorce.
Experts: Kelly Musick
For Immediate Release Contact: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 CCF PRESS ADVISORY: Attention Cohabitors: Having a baby before you marry no longer raises your risk of divorce September 16, Austin, TX— Today the majority of weddings take place between couples who already live together. And recent research shows […]
Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & MarriageCCF PRESS ADVISORY: It Got Better! Data show gender revolution’s benefits to families
Experts: Stephanie Coontz
For Immediate Release Contact: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 CCF PRESS ADVISORY: It Got Better! Data show gender revolution’s benefits to families August 25, 2015 / Austin, TX: A briefing report by University of Maryland demographer Frances Goldscheider, prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families, summarizes new […]
In online dating, (some) multiracial daters fare especially well
Experts: Stephanie Coontz
For Immediate Release Contact: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 CCF PRESS ADVISORY: In online dating, (some) multiracial daters fare especially well AUSTIN, TX, July 1: How do multiracial daters fare in a mainstream online dating website? A new study presented today to the Council on Contemporary Families by […]
Remarriage is–and is not–what it used to be: new report outlines diverse trends
Experts: Stephanie Coontz / Virginia Rutter
For Immediate Release Contact: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State University Sociology vrutter@gmail.com / 206 375 4139 Remarriage is–and is not–what it used to be: new report outlines diverse trends AUSTIN, TX, June 2: It is early June: Wedding season is here again, and for many couples that is literally true, states sociologist Wendy Manning in […]