FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State Sociology vrutter@gmail.com Men pick up (some) of the slack at home: New national survey on the pandemic at home For many couples, family work at home has increased, but for most of those couples, even when women are still doing more than their partners, women’s relative share […]
Men and Women Agree: During the COVID-19 Pandemic Men Are Doing More at Home. They Differ Over How Much, but in Most Households the Division of Housework and Childcare Has Become More Equal A briefing paper prepared by Daniel L. Carlson (University of Utah), Richard J. Petts (Ball State University), and Joanna R. Pepin (University […]
Topics: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Work & Family
CCF MEDIA BRIEF – MAY 6, 2020 NEW FROM CCF! Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: Can This Time at Home Help Your Marriage? All the Things We Have to Mourn Now The “women’s work” of the pandemic How Coronavirus Exposes the Great […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State Sociology vrutter@gmail.com Cohabiting in the Time of Covid19: The good, the bad, and the need for support Eighteen million people in the U.S. are cohabiting, and half are under age 35. Cohabiting couples are more egalitarian; but they are younger, poorer, and more vulnerable at work […]
Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis A briefing paper prepared by Amanda Miller, University of Indianapolis, and Sharon Sassler, Cornell University, for the Council on Contemporary Families. Much has been written about the challenges couples face as they adjust to “shelter in place” policies triggered by the coronavirus. […]
Topics: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Division of Labor in Families / Domestic Violence & Child Abuse / Economic Inequality / Marriage & Divorce / Public Policy / Trauma and DisasterCCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: Think Before You File for Divorce After Lockdown Women living alone during coronavirus Singles say they’re better prepared to self-quarantine, but many fear getting shortchanged in medical treatment NEW ON THE CCF BLOG: Fixing Parental Leave: The Six Month Solution OTHER NEWS: RaceWorks Toolkit Women and COVID-19: Studying the Impact […]
CCF MEDIA BRIEF – APRIL 8, 2020 CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: As Children Face Disappointments, Parents Can Help Them Develop Resilience How to celebrate Easter and Passover during a pandemic 9 ways millennials and Gen Zers are approaching marriage differently than their parents How to get your family to help with household chores, starting […]
CCF MEDIA BRIEF – MARCH 24, 2020 CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: Online learning will be hard for kids whose schools close – and the digital divide will make it even harder for some of them What’s the cost when a helicopter parent volunteers at school — and who pays it? How helicopter parenting creates […]
Are you having trouble convincing your family to take COVID-19 seriously? CCF senior fellow Joshua Coleman has some advice! Read his thoughts in The Atlantic’s “What Do You Tell Someone Who Still Won’t Stay Home?” Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/convince-family-take-coronavirus-seriously/608356/
Topics: Health & Illness / Trauma and DisasterCCF MEDIA BRIEF – MARCH 4, 2020 NEW FROM CFF: When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind? CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: Parents need help driving kids. Are ride-sharing apps the answer? Is a booming economy hiding working-class suffering? A look at who is thriving and who is not […]
When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind? A briefing paper prepared by Jessica McCrory Calarco, Indiana University, for the Council on Contemporary Families. We’ve all read about – and maybe even known – the “helicopter” parents who sweep into K-12 schools, demanding special treatment for their children, second-guessing teachers’ […]
Topics: Child Welfare / Children / Economic Inequality / Parenthood: Motherhood/FatherhoodFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State Sociology vrutter@gmail.com Uber-rich parents and their fixers may be just the tip of the iceberg. Turns out it’s hard for teachers to resist pushy parents. Most Americans applaud the prison sentences given college admissions scandal parents like actor Felicity Huffman and “fixers” like tennis coach Michael […]
Listen here to see what CCF President of the Board Kristi Williams had to say about romantic love and the modern American marriage on WHYY Philadelphia’s “Solitude and the creative life”. Link: https://whyy.org/episodes/solitude-and-the-creative-life/
Topics: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Singles & Dating
Five years after marriage equality, CCF Director of Research and Public Education Stephanie Coontz asks: What can different-sex couples learn from same-sex couples? Featuring research by CCF experts Joanna Pepin, Dan Carlson, Virginia Rutter, Amanda Miller, Deb Umberson, Kristi Williams, Sharon Sassler and many more, Coontz highlights the role of gender expectations in shaping marital dynamics […]
Topics: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Division of Labor in Families / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / LGBTQ Partnering & Families / Parenthood: Motherhood/FatherhoodCCF MEDIA BRIEF – FEBRUARY 19, 2020 CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: How to Make Your Marriage Gayer Don’t Marry a Man Who Doesn’t Vacuum 6 signs you’re pushing away your adult children Solitude and the creative life The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake If the Nuclear Family Has Failed, What Comes Next? Men Who […]
