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? […]
CCF Briefing The rich-poor ‘word gap’ and one city’s plan to close it Kids are living with their parents longer. It’s a good thing. A Conservative Christian Battle Over Gender How to Beat Asthma The Diminishing Role of Art in Children’s Lives Why Jane Austen’s novels are still so popular Confronting the Myths of Suburban […]
CCF Briefing How We Are Ruining America The Gentler Symptoms of Dying Data On Drug Use Is Disappearing Just When We Need It Most 7 counties On Campus, Failure Is on the Syllabus For Women in Blue, a Grim Measure of Their Growing Role and Risks E-Commerce as a Jobs Engine? One Economist’s Unorthodox View […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
CCF Briefing Why is it so hard to stop suspending kindergarteners? Why plummeting public support for the death penalty doesn’t mean it’s going away 19 kids are shot every day in the United States Oregon May Strip Portland of its NIMBY Powers Why Asthma Is a Housing Issue Kids left alone in hot cars: Data […]
CCF Briefing With each puff, a wider socioeconomic gap: The rich stopped smoking, the poor didn’t Don’t count on millennials to save the West The Car Was Repossessed, but the Debt Remains Five myths about fatherhood Stemming the Rise in Opioid Deaths China, Where the Pressure to Marry Is Strong, and the Advice Flows Online […]
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.
CCF Briefing ‘We Are Not Unusual Anymore’: 50 Years of Mixed-Race Marriage in U.S. Is Online Ed Missing the Mark? Trump is not destiny. Here’s what is. Having Friends Is Good for You When Opioid Addicts Find an Ally in Blue There’s No Magical Savings in Showing Prices to Doctors Sexual Abusers Shouldn’t Be Allowed […]
CCF Briefing From polygamy to pornography, Americans are getting more permissive In Cosby Trial, Treatment of Women by Powerful Men Has Its Day in Court When a Pet Dies, Helping Children Through the ‘Worst Day of Their Lives’ When Your Personal War on Cancer Is Exhausting The Benefits of Talking to Yourself How Prejudice Can […]
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 […]
CCF Briefing “What if marriage is overrated?” Why getting rid of grades would help rich students — and hurt poor ones As graduates obsess about jobs, colleges cut spending on career services Salaries Soar for the Class of 2017 Achievement Gap a National Crisis The Lonely Women of the Rust Belt What’s Behind the Rise […]
CCF Briefing Companies Compete but Won’t Let Their Workers Do the Same Lawsuit Presses the Issue of Lower Pay for Female Law Partners On Health and Welfare, Moral Arguments Outweigh Economics Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable Younger Men, Older Women: A Pairing Becomes More Common The ‘Best’ Places to Move in Retirement? They’re All […]
CCF Briefing Shaming Children So Parents Will Pay the School Lunch Bill Too Scared to Report Sexual Abuse. The Fear: Deportation. D.C. Vouchers Are Found to Bring Lower Test Scores but Higher Safety It’s a Good Time to Trade Your Student Debt for Home Debt What’s Not to Like About Pre-K? Tips for Living Together […]
