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Same-Sex Couples Devote More Attention to End-of-Life Plans than Heterosexual Couples

Posted on June 19, 2018 in Brief Reports

A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Mieke Beth Thomeer, Rachel Donnelly, Corinne Reczek, and Debra Umberson Introduction End-of-life planning enhances the quality of later-life caregiving, health, and death. Ideally, informal planning—conversation with loved ones about future care and end-of-life preferences—and formal planning—wills, healthcare proxies, advance […]

Topics of Expertise: Aging / Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Gender & Sexuality / LGBTQ Partnering & Families

Cohabitating Couples With Lower Education Levels Marry Less. Is This Because They Do Not Want To?

Posted on May 15, 2018 in Brief Reports

Experts: R. Kelly Raley

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Kelly Raley Introduction Today, nearly two-thirds of first marriages are preceded by cohabitation, but even as living together has increasingly become part of the marriage process, fewer cohabitating couples get married and an increasing proportion break up within three years. This […]

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Economic Inequality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life

Perceptions of Shared Power, Gender Conformity, and Marital Quality in Same- and Different-Sex Marriages

Posted on May 15, 2018 in Brief Reports

Experts: Debra Umberson

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Amanda M. Pollitt, Brandon A. Robinson, and Debra Umberson Introduction Marriage is a key institutional context for the study of gender and gender inequality. One way in which gender inequality is maintained in marriage is through gender norms, which […]

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / LGBTQ Partnering & Families

Men are helping more around the house and favor more gender equality, new research shows

Posted on April 4, 2018 in Members In The News

Experts: Daniel Carlson / David Cotter, Ph.D.

New research by CCF members Daniel Carlson and David Cotter is featured in the Deseret News. Carlson and Cotter presented two new reports to CCF about gender differences in household work and attitudes about gender equality.

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Feminism & Families / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life

Stephanie Coontz Writes about Marriage for the New York Times

Posted on April 4, 2018 in Members In The News

Experts: Stephanie Coontz

In an opinion piece for the New York Times, CCF Director of Research and Public Education Stephanie Coontz writes about the importance of cultivating “the skills of successful singlehood.” These skills are just as important for people who are married as for people who will never marry. According to Coontz, “Marriage can provide a bounty of […]

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage

Millennials Aren’t Traditionalists, Says CCF President Barbara Risman

Posted on June 27, 2017 in Members In The News

Experts: Barbara Risman, PhD

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 […]

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Feminism & Families

Daniel Carlson and Amanda Miller Shed Light on Couples’ Sex Lives

Posted on June 16, 2017 in Members In The News

Experts: Amanda Miller / Daniel Carlson

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.

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life

Stephanie Coontz Comments on Adult Child and Parent Cohabitation for WP

Posted on May 24, 2016 in Members In The News

Experts: Stephanie Coontz

In a Washington Post article, “Young people now more likely to live with parents than partners“, CCF Board Member and Director of Research Stephanie Coontz comments on the positive aspects of the growing trend of young adults living with their parents.

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage

Pepper Schwartz comments in USA Today on Kelly Musick’s new report

Posted on October 29, 2015 in CCF News, Members In The News

Experts: Kelly Musick, MPA, PhD. / Pepper Schwartz, PhD.

Check out CCF boardmember Pepper Schwartz’s comments on member Kelly Musick’s report on pre-marital parenting.

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Transition - Couples to Parenting

CCF Press Advisory: Attention Cohabitors: Having a baby before you marry no longer raises your risk of divorce.

Posted on September 16, 2015 in CCF News, Press Releases

Experts: Kelly Musick, MPA, PhD.

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 & Marriage

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