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“The Tool We Have”: Why Child Protective Services Investigates So Many Families and How Even Good Intentions Backfire

Posted on August 11, 2020 in Brief Reports

“The Tool We Have”: Why Child Protective Services Investigates So Many Families and How Even Good Intentions Backfire A briefing paper prepared by Kelley Fong (Georgia Institute of Technology) for the Council on Contemporary Families. August 11, 2020 In recent months, conversations around the role of the police have drawn mainstream attention to what contemporary […]

Long-term Risks to Children from Economic Toll of COVID-19

Posted on July 19, 2020 in CCF News, Fact Sheets

Experts: Kristi Williams

Long-term Risks to Children from Economic Toll of COVID-19 A fact sheet prepared by Kristi Williams, Ohio State University for the Council on Contemporary Families Although children appear to be less vulnerable than adults to serious COVID-19 medical complications, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that they are disproportionately endangered by the pandemic’s […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Economic Inequality

New MAST Center Brief on Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability

Posted on June 2, 2020 in Members In The News

Experts: Karen Guzzo

The Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center (MAST) recently released a new research brief, “Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability in the United States: Dating, Cohabitation, Marriage, and Divorce.” Co-authored by CCF expert Dr. Karen Benjamin Guzzo, the brief is the first in a series aiming to provide an overview of the current state of […]

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

Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis

Posted on May 4, 2020 in Brief Reports, CCF News

Experts: Amanda Miller / Sharon Sassler

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 of Expertise: 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 Disaster

When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind?

Posted on March 1, 2020 in Brief Reports, CCF News

Experts: Jessica Calarco

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 of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Economic Inequality / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood

10 Scary Facts About Child Poverty

Posted on October 28, 2019 in Fact Sheets

Experts: Jennifer Glass

10 Scary Facts About Child Poverty A fact sheet prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Dr. Jennifer Glass, Executive Director, Council on Contemporary Families and Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin. Believe it or not, Halloween has its origins in folk customs designed to lower inequality between the rich and the […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Economic Inequality / Public Policy

CCF’s Stephanie Coontz on Paying Stay-at-Home Parents in The New York Times

Posted on October 1, 2019 in Members In The News

Experts: Stephanie Coontz

In a recent article for the New York Times, CCF Director of Research and Public Education Stephanie Coontz discusses the potential implications of paying stay-at-home parents, a role most often undertaken by women. Coontz notes, “without strong incentives for dads to take on some of those duties, this would simultaneously cement women’s second-class place in the […]

Topics of Expertise: Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Gender & Sexuality / Labor & Workforce / Work & Family

New from CCF: Even Gender Inequality is Unequal

Posted on January 16, 2019 in Press Releases

Experts: Virginia Rutter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Sociology @ Framingham State University vrutter@gmail.com Sociologist Jill Yavorsky conducted a field audit on gender discrimination in hiring and shares this early exclusive summary and commentary with CCF. Her brief report, Hiring-related Discrimination: Sexist Beliefs and Expectations Hurt both Women’s and Men’s Career Options, shows that men as […]

Topics of Expertise: Economic Inequality / Gender & Sexuality / Labor & Workforce

Hiring-related Discrimination: Sexist Beliefs and Expectations Hurt both Women’s and Men’s Career Options

Posted on January 16, 2019 in Brief Reports

Hiring-related Discrimination: Sexist Beliefs and Expectations Hurt both Women’s and Men’s Career Options A briefing paper prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Jill Yavorsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Organizational Science, University of North Carolina Charlotte January 16, 2019 Although many sexist prejudices have weakened over time, gender stereotypes still influence employers’ decisions […]

Topics of Expertise: Gender & Sexuality / Labor & Workforce / Work & Family

Three Q: Per Coontz, Equality Is an agenda for all working people, not just feminists.

Posted on January 16, 2019 in Brief Reports

Experts: Stephanie Coontz / Virginia Rutter

3q: Per Coontz, Equality is an Agenda for All Working People, Not Just Feminists Virginia Rutter interviews Stephanie Coontz on the new Council on Contemporary Families brief, Hiring-related Discrimination: Sexist Beliefs and Expectations Hurt both Women’s and Men’s Career Options, by Jill Yavorsky. VR: You edited Jill Yavorsky’s brief on hiring-related discrimination, where she reports […]

Topics of Expertise: Gender & Sexuality / Labor & Workforce / Work & Family

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