Council on Contemporary Families

CCF’s Weekly Media Roundup by Steve Mintz, May 30, 2019

CCF Briefing

  1. ‘A plunder of black wealth’: Predatory housing contracts gouged Chicago’s black homeowners, new report says
  2. Single Mothers Are Surging Into the Work Force By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER AND ERNIE TEDESCHI
  3. Want millennials to get married and have babies? Change the policies that stop us.
  4. The Loneliness Epidemic
  5. Parenting by the Numbers
  6. Young People’s Love of Cities Isn’t a Passing Fad
  7. Single Mothers Are Surging Into the Work Force
  8. The Hidden Consequences of the New Abortion Laws
  9. Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option
  10. Can an Abortion Affect Your Fertility?
  11. I Was an Anti-Abortion Crusader. Now I Support Roe v. Wade.
  12. Equity for Fathers in Parental Leave Is Affirmed in New Case
  13. Can You Actually Afford Your Rent?
  14. Mass Incarceration, Second Chance Pell, and the State of Postsecondary Education in Prison
  15. Joe Biden: Be Proud of Your Crime Bill
  16. ‘Why Are So Many of Our Girls Dying?’ Canada Grapples With Violence Against Indigenous Women
  17. Your Surgeon’s Childhood Hobbies May Affect Your Health
  18. New York’s Toughest Homeless Problem
  19. Stress Early in Pregnancy Tied to Lower Sperm Counts in Adult Sons
  20. When Trolls and Crybullies Rule the Earth
  21. Queer Muslims Are Still Rare on TV. One Writer Wants to Change That.
  22. Colleges Contest Anonymity of Women Suing Over Sexual Assault Cases
  23. Dog Owners Get More Exercise
  24. Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone
  25. Why There Has Been a Surge in Single Mothers Who Work
  26. Apps That Blast Out Crime Alerts Don’t Have to Rattle You
  27. Power Is Everywhere, but Love Is Supreme
  28. Why the Fight Over Abortion Is Unrelenting
  29. So You’re Back at Home for the Summer …
  30. Should You Be Able to Disinherit Your Child?
  31. You Accomplished Something Great. So Now What?
  32. How Republicans Hurt the Fight Against Abortion
  33. Rise in Unruly Behavior on Planes Tied to Stress of Flying
  34. Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees
  35. Half of H.I.V. Patients Are Women. Most Research Subjects Are Men.
  36. The Power of a Name: My Secret Life With M.R.K.H.
  37. 4 Years of College, $0 in Debt: How Some Countries Make Higher Education Affordable
  38. Why Won’t My Kid Stop Pretending to Be a Lion?
  39. The #MeToo Horror of ‘The Perfection’
  40. When a Traffic Ticket Costs $13,000
  41. A Secret to Better Health Care
  42. Ireland Votes Overwhelmingly to Ease Divorce Restrictions
  43. U.S. Army’s Tweet Prompts Stories of Harmful Effects of Military Service
  44. Older Women: We’re More Than Just How We Look
  45. The Indian Law That Helps Build Walls
  46. Give Up on Work-Life Balance
  47. The Collapsing Crime Rates of the ’90s Might Have Been Driven by Cellphones
  48. TV’s Reckoning with #MeToo
  49. America’s Millennial Baby Bust
  50. Planned Parenthood’s false stat: ‘Thousands’ of women died every year before Roe
  51. The Abortion Debate Is No Longer About Policy
  52. Inside the Reardon-Hanushek clash over 50 years of achievement gaps Stanford scholars disagree
  53. New economic research links legalized abortion to crime reduction
  54. See the World Like a Title IX Bureaucrat
  55. Think your mom is overbearing? Bonobos can relate.
  56. Why your chronological age doesn’t tell your doctor much about you
  57. What we’re talking about when we talk about the white working class in the Midwest
  58. The real reason rural America is doomed to decline
  59. Five myths about student debt

  1. ‘A plunder of black wealth’: Predatory housing contracts gouged Chicago’s black homeowners, new report says

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/30/18644165/chicago-redlining-racism-real-estate-contract-rent-mortgages-black-homeownership-racial-wealth-gap

A report released Thursday is the first to put a dollar amount on how much wealth was extracted from Chicago’s black community in the 1950s and 60s through home sale contracts.

  1. Single Mothers Are Surging Into the Work Force By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER AND ERNIE TEDESCHI

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/upshot/single-mothers-surge-employment.html

A booming economy is one reason, along with state and local family-friendly policies, but also a fraying federal safety net.

  1. Want millennials to get married and have babies? Change the policies that stop us.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/want-millennials-to-get-married-and-have-babies-change-the-policies-that-stop-us/2019/05/29/497ca3a6-824b-11e9-93-7501070ee669_story.html

Culture plays a role, but so does the prospect of impoverishing someone else. There’s a fix for that.

  1. The Loneliness Epidemic

https://www.city-journal.org/loneliness-epidemic

The decline of the family has unleashed an epidemic of loneliness.

  1. Parenting by the Numbers

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/03/parenting-by-the-numbers

The economist Emily Oster challenges the conventional wisdom on child rearing.

  1. Young People’s Love of Cities Isn’t a Passing Fad

https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/05/urban-living-housing-choices-millennials-move-to-research/590347/

New research suggests that younger Americans’ preference for urban living is real and not wearing off.

  1. Single Mothers Are Surging Into the Work Force

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/upshot/single-mothers-surge-employment.html

A booming economy is one reason, along with state and local family-friendly policies, but also a fraying federal safety net.

  1. The Hidden Consequences of the New Abortion Laws

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/opinion/abortion-birth-defects.html

They will force women to carry pregnancies to term despite the detection of painful and deadly fetal anomalies.

  1. Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/us/nonbinary-drivers-licenses.html

As nonbinary teenagers push for driver’s licenses that reflect their identity, a fraught debate over the nature of gender has arrived in the nation’s statehouses.

  1. Can an Abortion Affect Your Fertility?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/well/can-an-abortion-affect-your-fertility.html

Only abortions that are associated with complications could potentially impact future fertility.

  1. I Was an Anti-Abortion Crusader. Now I Support Roe v. Wade.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/opinion/abortion-schenck.html

Overturning the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision would not be “pro-life.” It would be destructive of life.

  1. Equity for Fathers in Parental Leave Is Affirmed in New Case

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/business/fathers-parental-leave-jpmorgan-chase.html

As more employers offer paid time off after childbirth, a class-action suit has yielded a settlement in which JPMorgan has pledged equal treatment for men and women.

  1. Can You Actually Afford Your Rent?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/realestate/can-you-actually-afford-your-rent.html

If you live in New York City, probably not.

  1. Mass Incarceration, Second Chance Pell, and the State of Postsecondary Education in Prison

https://sr.ithaka.org/blog/mass-incarceration-second-chance-pell/

  1. Joe Biden: Be Proud of Your Crime Bill

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/opinion/joe-biden-crime-bill.html

The Democratic front-runner helped make the country a lot safer.

  1. ‘Why Are So Many of Our Girls Dying?’ Canada Grapples With Violence Against Indigenous Women

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/world/canada/canada-indigenous-violence.html

As violence against Indigenous women and girls grows, a two-year inquiry into the causes is drawing to a close, with a report expected on June 3.

  1. Your Surgeon’s Childhood Hobbies May Affect Your Health

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/well/live/surgeons-hobbies-dexterity.html

Medical schools are noticing a decline in students’ dexterity, possibly from spending time swiping screens rather than developing fine motor skills through woodworking and sewing.

  1. New York’s Toughest Homeless Problem

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/nyregion/homeless-nyc.html

Thousands of people live in the streets and refuse to leave. A modest number now accept shelter in ‘safe havens.’

  1. Stress Early in Pregnancy Tied to Lower Sperm Counts in Adult Sons

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/well/family/stress-early-in-pregnancy-tied-to-lower-sperm-counts-in-adult-sons.html

“The time to get pregnant is when you’re healthiest, both physically and psychologically,” said one researcher.

  1. When Trolls and Crybullies Rule the Earth

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/opinion/online-trolling-empathy.html

How technology reshapes consciousness.

  1. Queer Muslims Are Still Rare on TV. One Writer Wants to Change That.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/arts/television/the-red-line-gay-muslims.html

A recent episode of the CBS drama “The Red Line” featured a gay romance involving a Muslim character. Fawzia Mirza, the episode’s writer, discusses how it came to be.

  1. Colleges Contest Anonymity of Women Suing Over Sexual Assault Cases

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/us/college-sexual-assault-anonymous.html

Efforts to publicly disclose the identities of women suing universities represent a more aggressive approach toward students, lawyers said.

  1. Dog Owners Get More Exercise

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/well/move/dog-owners-get-more-exercise.html

Dog owners spent close to 300 minutes each week walking with their dogs, about 200 more minutes of walking than people without dogs.

  1. Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/technology/cell-phone-usage.html

While parents are, of course, worried about their teenagers’ phone use, that concern goes both ways, a new study found.

  1. Why There Has Been a Surge in Single Mothers Who Work

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/upshot/single-mothers-surge-employment.html

A booming economy is one reason, along with state and local family-friendly policies, but also a fraying federal safety net.

  1. Apps That Blast Out Crime Alerts Don’t Have to Rattle You

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/technology/personaltech/neighborhood-crime-apps.html

Neighborhood-watch networks are on the rise, even though crime is not. Here’s how to put the data into perspective.

  1. Power Is Everywhere, but Love Is Supreme

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/opinion/cornel-west-power-love.html

Even when intellectual, moral and spiritual power are under siege, they have the potential to be the most profound.

  1. Why the Fight Over Abortion Is Unrelenting

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/opinion/abortion-restrictions-politics.html

The abortion-rights debate raises questions about women’s rights that remain unresolved 46 years after Roe v. Wade.

  1. So You’re Back at Home for the Summer …

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/style/summer-break-parents-home.html

A survival guide for spending the summer at your parents’ house.

  1. Should You Be Able to Disinherit Your Child?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/opinion/johnny-hallyday-inheritance.html

This is the question at the heart of a case over the French celebrity Johnny Hallyday’s millions.

  1. You Accomplished Something Great. So Now What?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/smarter-living/you-accomplished-something-great-so-now-what.html

Career success doesn’t always equal happiness, so here’s how to deal when achieving a goal leaves you feeling empty inside.

  1. How Republicans Hurt the Fight Against Abortion

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/opinion/republicans-abortion-pro-life.html

The party’s commitment to life has often been inconsistent, even hypocritical.

  1. Rise in Unruly Behavior on Planes Tied to Stress of Flying

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/business/unruly-behavior-planes-inequality.html

One of the stresses of flying, researchers have found, is inequality. Planes, one expert said, “are a social ladder made of aluminum and upholstery.”

  1. Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html

The tech company has long used contractors, but some employees worry that a growing reliance on them represents a shifting, less admirable work culture.

  1. Half of H.I.V. Patients Are Women. Most Research Subjects Are Men.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/health/women-hiv-trials.html

Trials of vaccines and treatments have not included enough female participants. Now that scientists are exploring possible cures, the need to enroll women is greater than ever.

  1. The Power of a Name: My Secret Life With M.R.K.H.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/well/live/mrkh-syndrome-uterus.html

I had no uterus, but until I learned the name for my syndrome, I couldn’t connect with others. I felt defective, marginalized and alone.

  1. 4 Years of College, $0 in Debt: How Some Countries Make Higher Education Affordable

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/reader-center/international-college-costs-financing.html

When we asked people around the world what sort of financial burden they bore for their higher education, we heard how much it varies from country to country.

  1. Why Won’t My Kid Stop Pretending to Be a Lion?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/parenting/pretend-play.html

Extended imaginary play is normal for preschoolers. Here are some tips for corralling your little animals.

  1. The #MeToo Horror of ‘The Perfection’

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/movies/the-perfection.html

The creators of the bonkers Netflix movie about female cellists and their male teacher explain their thought process: each plot twist was a feminist statement.

  1. When a Traffic Ticket Costs $13,000

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/opinion/drivers-license-suspension-fees.html

Suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid fees buries poor people in debt.

  1. A Secret to Better Health Care

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/opinion/health-care-social-services.html

It seems obvious: better social services. So why are things like food stamps and housing not part of the conversation?

  1. Ireland Votes Overwhelmingly to Ease Divorce Restrictions

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/world/europe/ireland-divorce-referendum.html

With the change approved by 82 percent of voters, the country is taking another step toward liberalizing a Constitution dominated by the teachings of the Catholic Church.

  1. U.S. Army’s Tweet Prompts Stories of Harmful Effects of Military Service

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/us/us-army-twitter.html

The Army asked on Twitter how military service had affected people. Replies described health complications, sexual assaults and struggles with PTSD.

  1. Older Women: We’re More Than Just How We Look

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/opinion/letters/elderly-women-appearance.html

Readers say a focus on appearance is not the only option for older women today.

  1. The Indian Law That Helps Build Walls

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/opinion/american-indian-law-trump.html

The Supreme Court’s legal abuse of Native Americans set the stage for America’s poor treatment of many of its vulnerable populations.

  1. Give Up on Work-Life Balance

https://springhoa.buildinglink.com/V2/Tenant/Home/DefaultNew.aspx

Despite the pressure to have it all, many workers still feel they are failing both in the office and at home.

  1. The Collapsing Crime Rates of the ’90s Might Have Been Driven by Cellphones

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/how-mobile-phones-could-have-changed-the-drug-game/590503

Did technology disrupt the drug game, too?

  1. TV’s Reckoning with #MeToo

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/03/tvs-reckoning-with-metoo

Many creators are visibly struggling to adjust to the changing landscape, rejecting the “very special episode” path and seeking something more honest and original.

  1. America’s Millennial Baby Bust

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-millennial-baby-bust-11559086198

Profound cultural shifts can’t be overcome by pro-natalist subsidies.

  1. Planned Parenthood’s false stat: ‘Thousands’ of women died every year before Roe

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/29/planned-parenthoods-false-stat-thousands-women-died-every-year-before-roe/

  1. The Abortion Debate Is No Longer About Policy

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/abortion-debate-no-longer-about-policy/590323

This is what happens when the side with all the political power feels culturally embattled.

  1. Inside the Reardon-Hanushek clash over 50 years of achievement gaps Stanford scholars disagree about academic gaps between rich and poor students

https://hechingerreport.org/inside-the-reardon-hanushek-clash-over-50-years-of-achievement-gaps

  1. New economic research links legalized abortion to crime reduction

https://journalistsresource.org/studies/economics/abortion-crime-research-donohue-levitt

  1. See the World Like a Title IX Bureaucrat

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/princeton-title-9-bureaucracy/589855/

At Princeton, activists concerned about sexual violence want to solve bureaucratic failures with more bureaucracy.

  1. Think your mom is overbearing? Bonobos can relate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/05/20/think-your-mom-is-overbearing-bonobos-can-relate

  1. Why your chronological age doesn’t tell your doctor much about you

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/why-your-chronological-age-doesnt-tell-your-doctor-much-about-you/2019/03/25/e84beb24-4437-11e9-aaf8-4512a6fe3439_story.html

  1. What we’re talking about when we talk about the white working class in the Midwest

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/20/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-white-working-class-midwest/

  1. The real reason rural America is doomed to decline

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/24/real-surprisingly-comforting-reason-rural-america-is-doomed-decline/

  1. Five myths about student debt

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-student-debt/2019/05/24/3543bca4-7d81-11e9-a5b3-34f3edf1351e_story.html

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