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CCF’s Media Roundup – February 3, 2020

Posted on February 3, 2020 in Biweekly Briefings

CCF MEDIA BRIEF – February 3, 2020

NEW FACT SHEET FROM CCF!

  1. National Spouses Day Is This Sunday…. Feeling Any Pressure?

CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:

  1. First Comes Love Then Comes The Epic Marriage Proposal. When Did Engagements Become So Elaborate?
  2. Why is the Census Bureau cheering laws that make it easier for people to get divorced?
  3. Maternal Gatekeeping Affects Grandparents, Too

NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:

  1. Being More ‘Open:’ Black Women Negotiate Dating and Marrying White Men
  2. Giving Up Marriage for the Baby Carriage?
  3. Marital Strain Increases Psychological Distress for Couples in Both Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marriages, but Women in Different-Sex Marriages Suffer More
  4. The Company We Keep: Interracial Friendships and Romantic Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood

OTHER NEWS:

  1. The 30-something life crisis
  2. Polyamory: When three isn’t a crowd
  3. When a Promotion Leads to Divorce
  4. We finally have a new US maternal mortality estimate. It’s still terrible.
  5. Going Gray Early? Blame Your Kids
  6. Did ’13 Reasons Why’ lead to a spike in adolescent suicides? Researchers are divided
  7. Paid Family Leave Is Finally Getting the Push it Deserves
  8. The Outsize Influence of Your Middle-School Friends
  9. Women literally pay the price of being denied an abortion
  10. Pregnant and shackled: why inmates are still giving birth cuffed and bound
  11. Puberty blockers can be ‘life-saving’ drugs for trans teens, study shows
  12. What It’s Like to Date After Middle Age

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  1. National Spouses Day Is This Sunday…. Feeling Any Pressure?
    https://contemporaryfamilies.org/national-spouses-day-fact-sheet/
  1. First Comes Love Then Comes The Epic Marriage Proposal. When Did Engagements Become So Elaborate?
    https://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2020/01/14/65232/first-comes-love-then-comes-the-epic-marriage-prop/
  1. Why is the Census Bureau cheering laws that make it easier for people to get divorced?
    https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/1/2/21035589/census-bureau-divorce-laws-no-fault-marriage
    A recent report said divorce laws can have a ‘positive effect’ on society and the economy, as U.S. divorce rate hits a 40-year low
  1. Maternal Gatekeeping Affects Grandparents, Too
    https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/relationships/maternal-gatekeeping-grandparents/
    Do mom’s parents have an advantage over dad’s? Not necessarily. But, as the role of gatekeeper is often thrust upon women, it’s natural to lean on maternal grandparents.
  1. Being More ‘Open:’ Black Women Negotiate Dating and Marrying White Men
    https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2020/01/07/being-more-open-black-women-negotiate-dating-and-marrying-white-men/
  1. Giving Up Marriage for the Baby Carriage?
    https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2020/01/28/giving-up-marriage-for-the-baby-carriage/
  1. Marital Strain Increases Psychological Distress for Couples in Both Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marriages, but Women in Different-Sex Marriages Suffer More
    https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2020/01/21/marital-strain-increases-psychological-distress-for-couples-in-both-same-sex-and-different-sex-marriages-but-women-in-different-sex-marriages-suffer-more/
  1. The Company We Keep: Interracial Friendships and Romantic Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood
    https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2020/01/14/the-company-we-keep-interracial-friendships-and-romantic-relationships-from-adolescence-to-adulthood/
  1. The 30-something life crisis
    https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/1/23/21077392/crisis-thirtysomething-in-my-30s
    The pressure to hit adult milestones is out of sync for many of today’s 30-somethings.
  1. Polyamory: When three isn’t a crowd
    https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/28/health/polyamorous-relationship-meaning-wellness/index.html
  1. When a Promotion Leads to Divorce
    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/whos-afraid-of-ambitious-women/604855/
    People cling to the traditional notion that career success is a male drama in which women must do their best in a supporting role.
  1. We finally have a new US maternal mortality estimate. It’s still terrible.
    https://www.vox.com/2020/1/30/21113782/pregnancy-deaths-us-maternal-mortality-rate
    Among 10 similarly wealthy countries, “the US would rank 10th.”
  1. Going Gray Early? Blame Your Kids
    https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/going-gray-early-stress-kids/
    Gray hair isn’t just a matter of genes and timing. A new study finds that stress can speed up the process. So go ahead and blame your kids.
  1. Did ’13 Reasons Why’ lead to a spike in adolescent suicides? Researchers are divided
    https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/18/health/13-reasons-why-study-suicides-trnd/index.html
  1. Paid Family Leave Is Finally Getting the Push it Deserves
    https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/paid-family-leave-push/
    Paid family leave leads to healthier families and happier marriages. It also helps the economy. And it seems the government is finally interested in pursuing it in a bipartisan manner.
  1. The Outsize Influence of Your Middle-School Friends
    https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/friendship-crucial-adolescent-brain/605638/
    The intensity of feelings generated by friendship in childhood and adolescence is by design.
  1. Women literally pay the price of being denied an abortion
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/26/being-refused-abortion-high-cost-american-women
    As well as the emotional toll, they are much more likely to be made bankrupt or be evicted
  1. Pregnant and shackled: why inmates are still giving birth cuffed and bound
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/24/shackled-pregnant-women-prisoners-birth
    Despite a federal law that prohibits the shackling of expectant mothers, the 85% of incarcerated women who are in state prisons or county jails often remain at the mercy of guards
  1. Puberty blockers can be ‘life-saving’ drugs for trans teens, study shows
    https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/health/transgender-puberty-blockers-suicide-study/index.html
  1. What It’s Like to Date After Middle Age
    https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/dating-after-middle-age-older/604588/
    Newly single older people are finding a dating landscape vastly different from the one they knew in their 20s and 30s.

 

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