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 […]
CCF Briefing Singles may be free, but it’ll cost them There are more single people than ever before. But do they want to get married? I’m not going to marry myself. But I understand the appeal. Stop asking people why they’re married – even as an ice-breaker Higher Ed’s Latest Taboo Is ‘Bourgeois Norms’ Hurricanes […]
CCF Briefing Metro Incomes Rise, But Inequality Remains Stubborn The Fantasy of Skills-Based Immigration Same-sex marriage in Australia: Your questions answered The Millennial Success Sequence: A Cautionary Tale of Family Planning Bump in U.S. Incomes Doesn’t Erase 50 Years of Pain New York Times publishes eye-popping correction on campus-sexual-assault book review How segregation is changing […]
CCF Briefing Power couples: Seattle ranks No. 2 in country for income of married people Feeling Older? Here’s How to Embrace It Right and Left on Betsy DeVos’s Changes to Campus Sex Assault Rules With a Groundbreaking Handbook and a Dystopian Tale, Women Gain a Voice The Ever-Changing Business of ‘Anti-Aging’ Blaming Medicaid for the […]
A fact sheet prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families to mark Unmarried and Single Americans Week, September 17-23, by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D., Academic Affiliate, Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara. September 17-23, 2017 is Unmarried and Single Americans Week. Today, more than 45 percent of all Americans 18 and older […]
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 Briefing The labor market: Who is in and who is out? Celebrate Labor Day by supporting national paid family leave Here’s the most significant thing Democrats could do to help working families now I was born in poverty in Appalachia. ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ doesn’t speak for me. Why Are Some People Attracted to New Religions? […]
CCF Briefing How Friends Become Closer ‘I’m 63 and I’ve been single my whole life’ What Is Outercourse? For Women, It’s More Important Than Intercourse, Study Finds Gay in America: The Fight Against Discrimination Emotional Intelligence Needs a Rewrite Court Bans Ex-Cadet’s Lawsuit Against West Point Superiors New Fathers Are Older Than Ever Moving When […]
CCF Briefing 1. Are Women Full Citizens?: The Abortion Debate and the “Gifts” of Life and Poverty 2. Quiet Epidemic of Suicide Claims France’s Farmers 3. The newest advantage of being rich in America? Higher grades 4. How Cities Can Rebuild the Social Safety Net 5. A Striking Rise in Serious Allergy Cases 6. Preschool […]
On August 26, 2017, Women’s Equality Day Turns 44. A fact sheet compiled for the Council on Contemporary Families by Nika Fate-Dixon and Stephanie Coontz, The Evergreen State College. Executive summary/advisory available. August 25, 2017 Ninety-seven years ago on Saturday, Congress certified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting American women the […]
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 […]
CCF Briefing What Happens to Creativity as We Age? Sharing Secrets to a Successful Marriage Aging Parents With Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t Want It Evidence of a Toxic Environment for Women in Economics Hard-Won Advice in Books on Aging and Elder Care Low-Skilled Immigrants? When Families Lead Themselves Out of Poverty Conversions […]
CCF Briefing Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? Why Do Women Bully Each Other at Work? Your Smartphone Reduces Your Brainpower, Even If It’s Just Sitting There ‘Free lunches’ like the $15 minimum wage may hurt the people they’re meant to help The Numbers and the Arguments on Asian Admissions ‘Diagnosing’ Trump Is More About Politics […]
CCF Briefing The Serial Killer Test: Biases Against Atheists Emerge in Study Medicare Advantage Spends Less on Care, So Why Is It Costing So Much? Most Mothers Feel Judged, With Families Often the Worst Critics For Parents of Children Like Charlie Gard, Learning to ‘Redefine Hope’ Shown the Door, Older Workers Find Bias Hard to […]
CCF Briefing Is the upper middle class really hoarding the American Dream? Hearing loss, diminished verbal fluency among possible warning signs of Alzheimer’s, studies find As companies relocate to big cities, suburban towns are left scrambling Sexual Harassment Isn’t Just A Silicon Valley Problem If Workers Are Scarce, Is It the Work or the Wages? […]
