CCF Civil Rights Symposium: Racial-Ethnic Realities since the Civil Rights Act

Posted on February 5, 2014 in Brief Reports

Experts: Stephanie Coontz

Overview: Changing Racial-Ethnic Realities since the Civil Rights Act Remarks by: Stephanie Coontz Today the Council on Contemporary Families releases the second set of papers in a three part symposium marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Yesterday researchers described the rearrangement of America’s religious landscape over the past half century. Today’s four […]

CCF Civil Rights Symposium: Changes in America’s Racial and Ethnic Composition Since 1964

Posted on February 5, 2014 in Brief Reports

By Raha Forooz Sabet University of Miami When the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, racial differences in the United States were almost literally black and white. In the early 1960s, 85 percent of the population was white and 11 percent was black. Less than four percent of the population was Latino and less […]

Topics of Expertise: African American Families / Asian & Asian American Families / Immigrant, Mixed Status & Transnational Families / Latino Families / Race, Ethnicity & Culture

CCF Civil Rights Symposium: The State of Latino Children

Posted on February 5, 2014 in Brief Reports

By Rogelio Sáenz University of Texas at San Antonio Latinos are increasingly driving the demographic fortunes of the United States. Between 2000 and 2011, the number of white children in the country declined by 4.9 million, a decrease of 11 percent. Blacks and American Indians and Alaska Natives also saw their child populations decline. The […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Economic Inequality / Latino Families / Race, Ethnicity & Culture

Latinas’ Mystiques

Posted on February 18, 2013 in Brief Reports

Latinas are often described as being either too devoted to their cultural values or not sufficiently connected to them. They are often told that they must choose “one of way of being,” either Latina or American. This expectation not only implies that there is an “authentic” Latina femininity and American femininity, but that their success depends on enacting the “right” femininity.

Topics of Expertise: Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Latino Families / Race, Ethnicity & Culture

CCF Gender Revolution Symposium: Divergent Revolutions for Blacks, Latinos, and Whites

Posted on March 6, 2012 in Brief Reports

By Janelle Jones Labor Market Researcher, Center for Economic and Policy Research Phone: 202-293-5380 Email: jones@cepr.net As Cotter, Hermsen, and Vanneman argue, the extent of the gender revolution has been exaggerated. In the years between the passage of the Equal Pay Act in 1963 and 2010, the pay gap has closed at less than half-a-cent […]

Topics of Expertise: African American Families / Latino Families / Race, Ethnicity & Culture

Beyond the Stereotypes: Hispanic/Latino Families

Posted on September 15, 2009 in Fact Sheets

Over the last 30 years the Latino/Hispanic population in the United States has grown seven times faster than the population of the nation as a whole. Hispanics currently represent almost 15 percent of the U.S. population and within the next two decades are expected to constitute a full quarter of Americans. Although often treated as a monolithic ethnic group, Latina/os differ in their racial and ethnic identities, religious beliefs, health status, socioeconomic status, and language patterns. Lumping ALL these groups under the rubric of “Latino” or “Hispanic” masks important demographic and socioeconomic differences and perpetuates negative stereotypes.

Topics of Expertise: Immigrant, Mixed Status & Transnational Families / Latino Families / Race, Ethnicity & Culture

Recent Changes In Fertility Rates In The United States: What Do They Tell Us About Americans’ Changing Families?

Posted on February 11, 2008 in Brief Reports

The number of births in the US increased by 3 percent in 2006, and has now reached levels not seen since the baby boom (1961), according to a recent report released by the National Center for Health Statistics (1). This development has generated considerable excitement, because the slow but persistent revival of fertility over […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Health & Illness / Immigrant, Mixed Status & Transnational Families / Latino Families

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