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How Religious Institutions Can Bridge Class Gaps to Support Families
Mother Bodies, Father Bodies : How Parenthood Changes Us from the Inside Out
Leading scholars from the natural and social sciences explore what it means to be a mother or a father in the 21st century. They investigate whether mothers and fathers experience parenthood in the same ways. They posit whether parenting is just something some of us do, or does it go deeper? Among t...
'Hitching up,' for a strong middle class: Strengthening the Middle Class Starts at Home
The "Knot Yet" report shows that Middle American young adults still aspire to marriage--about 80 percent say that marriage is an "important" part of their life plans. But before they reach the altar, most are having their first child outside of marriage, often in a cohabiting relationship. Indeed, m...
Gender and Parenthood : Biological and Social Scientific Perspectives
Can the First Husband talk about marriage?
At its root, the decline of marriage in Middle America imperils the middle class and fosters a society of winners and losers. Those born to married, well-educated parents are increasingly likely to have the same advantages when they become adults, graduating from four-year colleges and establishing ...
How to Keep Parenthood From Making Your Marriage Miserable
We also found that the impact of parenthood is not negative on outcomes such as marital stability or whether one perceives one's life to have meaning. In fact, married parents — especially women — are significantly more likely to report that their “life has an important purpose,”...
Must parenthood make your marriage miserable?
Today, a growing proportion of young adults in the United States worry that having both a good marriage and a happy family life with children is unattainable. And their worries are mirrored in much of the commentary, television shows, and movies that dwell on relationships and family life in America...
Men were dealt a blow in recession
High rates of joblessness among working–class and poor men are likely to harm married life among lower-income couples. Job loss and instability can be a big blow to a man's sense of self–worth, can undercut his wife's faith in him and can cause considerable financial stress for the couple....
Is Religion an Answer? : Marriage, Fatherhood, and the Male Problematic
One of the most important consequences of the family revolution of the last half-century – a revolution marked by dramatic increases in divorce, nonmarital childbearing, and cohabitation – is that ever larger numbers of men are becoming disconnected from family life.
Protectors or Perpetrators? : Fathers, Mothers, and Child Abuse and Neglect
This research brief explores what role fathers play in perpetrating or protecting their children from child neglect and abuse, and it explores the social, emotional, and economic factors associated with paternal abuse and neglect.
Religion, Race, and Relationships in Urban America
This brief is the first published research on the link between religiosity and relationship quality among unmarried couples in fragile families.
Marriage and Mental Health in Adults and Children
Research strongly supports the idea that marriage matters for women's, men's, and children's mental health.
Marriage and Mental Health in Adults and Children
Research strongly supports the idea that marriage matters for women's, men's, and children's mental health.