CCF MEDIA BRIEF – February 3, 2020
NEW FACT SHEET FROM CCF!
- National Spouses Day Is This Sunday…. Feeling Any Pressure?
CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
- First Comes Love Then Comes The Epic Marriage Proposal. When Did Engagements Become So Elaborate?
- Why is the Census Bureau cheering laws that make it easier for people to get divorced?
- Maternal Gatekeeping Affects Grandparents, Too
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
- Being More ‘Open:’ Black Women Negotiate Dating and Marrying White Men
- Giving Up Marriage for the Baby Carriage?
- Marital Strain Increases Psychological Distress for Couples in Both Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marriages, but Women in Different-Sex Marriages Suffer More
- The Company We Keep: Interracial Friendships and Romantic Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood
OTHER NEWS:
- The 30-something life crisis
- Polyamory: When three isn’t a crowd
- When a Promotion Leads to Divorce
- We finally have a new US maternal mortality estimate. It’s still terrible.
- Going Gray Early? Blame Your Kids
- Did ’13 Reasons Why’ lead to a spike in adolescent suicides? Researchers are divided
- Paid Family Leave Is Finally Getting the Push it Deserves
- The Outsize Influence of Your Middle-School Friends
- Women literally pay the price of being denied an abortion
- Pregnant and shackled: why inmates are still giving birth cuffed and bound
- Puberty blockers can be ‘life-saving’ drugs for trans teens, study shows
- What It’s Like to Date After Middle Age
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- National Spouses Day Is This Sunday…. Feeling Any Pressure?
https://contemporaryfamilies.org/national-spouses-day-fact-sheet/
- First Comes Love Then Comes The Epic Marriage Proposal. When Did Engagements Become So Elaborate?
https://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2020/01/14/65232/first-comes-love-then-comes-the-epic-marriage-prop/
- Why is the Census Bureau cheering laws that make it easier for people to get divorced?
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/1/2/21035589/census-bureau-divorce-laws-no-fault-marriage
A recent report said divorce laws can have a ‘positive effect’ on society and the economy, as U.S. divorce rate hits a 40-year low
- Maternal Gatekeeping Affects Grandparents, Too
https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/relationships/maternal-gatekeeping-grandparents/
Do mom’s parents have an advantage over dad’s? Not necessarily. But, as the role of gatekeeper is often thrust upon women, it’s natural to lean on maternal grandparents.
- Being More ‘Open:’ Black Women Negotiate Dating and Marrying White Men
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2020/01/07/being-more-open-black-women-negotiate-dating-and-marrying-white-men/
- Giving Up Marriage for the Baby Carriage?
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2020/01/28/giving-up-marriage-for-the-baby-carriage/
- Marital Strain Increases Psychological Distress for Couples in Both Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marriages, but Women in Different-Sex Marriages Suffer More
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2020/01/21/marital-strain-increases-psychological-distress-for-couples-in-both-same-sex-and-different-sex-marriages-but-women-in-different-sex-marriages-suffer-more/
- The Company We Keep: Interracial Friendships and Romantic Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2020/01/14/the-company-we-keep-interracial-friendships-and-romantic-relationships-from-adolescence-to-adulthood/
- The 30-something life crisis
https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/1/23/21077392/crisis-thirtysomething-in-my-30s
The pressure to hit adult milestones is out of sync for many of today’s 30-somethings.
- Polyamory: When three isn’t a crowd
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/28/health/polyamorous-relationship-meaning-wellness/index.html
- When a Promotion Leads to Divorce
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/whos-afraid-of-ambitious-women/604855/
People cling to the traditional notion that career success is a male drama in which women must do their best in a supporting role.
- We finally have a new US maternal mortality estimate. It’s still terrible.
https://www.vox.com/2020/1/30/21113782/pregnancy-deaths-us-maternal-mortality-rate
Among 10 similarly wealthy countries, “the US would rank 10th.”
- Going Gray Early? Blame Your Kids
https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/going-gray-early-stress-kids/
Gray hair isn’t just a matter of genes and timing. A new study finds that stress can speed up the process. So go ahead and blame your kids.
- Did ’13 Reasons Why’ lead to a spike in adolescent suicides? Researchers are divided
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/18/health/13-reasons-why-study-suicides-trnd/index.html
- Paid Family Leave Is Finally Getting the Push it Deserves
https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/paid-family-leave-push/
Paid family leave leads to healthier families and happier marriages. It also helps the economy. And it seems the government is finally interested in pursuing it in a bipartisan manner.
- The Outsize Influence of Your Middle-School Friends
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/friendship-crucial-adolescent-brain/605638/
The intensity of feelings generated by friendship in childhood and adolescence is by design.
- Women literally pay the price of being denied an abortion
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/26/being-refused-abortion-high-cost-american-women
As well as the emotional toll, they are much more likely to be made bankrupt or be evicted
- Pregnant and shackled: why inmates are still giving birth cuffed and bound
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/24/shackled-pregnant-women-prisoners-birth
Despite a federal law that prohibits the shackling of expectant mothers, the 85% of incarcerated women who are in state prisons or county jails often remain at the mercy of guards
- Puberty blockers can be ‘life-saving’ drugs for trans teens, study shows
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/health/transgender-puberty-blockers-suicide-study/index.html
- What It’s Like to Date After Middle Age
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/dating-after-middle-age-older/604588/
Newly single older people are finding a dating landscape vastly different from the one they knew in their 20s and 30s.
